LGBTQIA+ Youth and Sexual Health
True or False: There is a difference between behavior and orientation.
True
These are the 6 Sexual Health Principles adapted by Harvey Institute.
1. Consent 2. Honesty 3. Non-Exploitive 4. Protected from STI, HIV, & pregnancy 5. Shared Values 6. Pleasure
According to research, mothers with PTSD are more likely to give birth to babies with an increase of this specific hormone.
What is Cortisol?
What number of children in America are living in poverty?
A. 1 in 4
B. 2 in 7
C. 1 in 6
D. 3 in 4
1 in 6 kids in America live in poverty and nearly 3 in 4 are kids of color.
This word refers to an individual who uses their privilege or power to speak out against the oppression of a marginalized individual or group.
Ally
This term is a positive and negative umbrella term used for a minority group who identifies themselves as this.
What is queer?
Male victims are often assessed more ________ for their assaults than female victims.
What is blame?
According to the lecturer, it can be tempting for clinicians to blame this system for a youth's lack of progress
Who is the family?
What percentage of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck?
A. 33%
B. 64%
C. 48%
D. less than 10%
64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck
One definition for this term is "a racially motivated stressor that overwhelms a person’s capacity to cope."
This is a term used by some Native American/Alaskan Natives/ Indigenous people to describe variations in sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
What is 2 Spirited?
According to several studies, male victims tend to be these 3 things.
What is young, single, and somewhat emotionally vulnerable?
Isolation, guilt, resentment, disrupted relationships are possible consequences when an individual chooses _____ and ______ over family?
What is health and healing?
True or False: People earning less than $25,000/yr are LESS LIKELY than people earning $100,000 to have had an incarcerated family member.
FALSE
People earning less than $25,000/yr are 61% MORE LIKELY than people earning $100,000 to have had an incarcerated family member.
This word refers to unwelcome behavior that makes a person feel belittled, intimidated, offended or apprehensive and, taking into account all the circumstances, could reasonably have been anticipated to have this effect.
Harassment
According to the Trevor Project, this percentage of LGBTQ respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past 12 months.
A. 20%
B. 15%
C. 40%
What is 40 percent?
The fear of this was a factor that precluded disclosure of a boy's abuse.
What is the fear of getting in trouble?
When it comes to treatment, we are encouraged to not only screen for intergenerational trauma and risk factors but also screen for intergenerational _________.
What is resilience?
and/or
What are protective factors?
What are some potential impacts that living in poverty have on a child?
Family turmoil, exposure to violence, separation from family, depressed parental mood, marital conflict, underfunded schools, poor performing schools, less access to learning materials/books/toys, lower academic achievement, less likely to complete high school, higher risk for ACEs, higher risk for incarceration, etc.
What word means the recognition and redistribution of power within systems, policies, and practices which results in the individuals having equal advantage
Equity
Name at least 3 potential risk factors for LGBTQIA+ Youth who experience rejection and discrimination.
Bullying, Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Suicide, Exploitation, Homelessness
When having Sexual Health Conversations it's important express or explain at least one or all of these.
What are limits to confidentiality?
What is respect for client's boundaries.
These are potential barriers to treatment when working with clients who have diverse racial and cultural backgrounds? Name at least 3.
What is...
The invisibility of Microaggressions
The power differential which can make it harder to assess whether racist acts have occurred in session which can minimize harm)
The client will be less likely to confront the therapist
Transference and countertransference
Unconscious and unintentional nature of microaggressions
Western society's values and imposing them on a client.
True or False: Female prisoners have their parental rights taken away more often than male inmates.
TRUE:
Female prisoners, whose children are five times more likely than those of male inmates to end up in foster care, have their rights taken away most often.
This word refers to "prejudice, discrimination or antagonism directed against someone of a different race, based on the belief that one's own race* is superior."
Racism
*Race can be defined as not only background but also family, culture, history, beliefs, a sense of place and belonging with others who share those same or similar things.