STRUTS Team Workshop Offerings
These workshops are available to area schools. Please contact presenter
for speaker fee/expense reimbursement information. Speaker fees are
paid as a contribution to the STRUTS program.
Workshop Title: Breaking the Silence: GLBTQ Youth in Schools
Overview: To enhance awareness and understanding of GLBTQ issues.
Target Audience: Middle and High School Students.
Length: 45-50 Minutes.
Presenter: Norma Bailey, Ed.D., Professor, Teacher Education, CMU.
Contact: Norma Bailey, 989.774.5404, baile1nj@cmich.edu
Workshop Title: TBA
Overview: To enhance awareness and understanding of GLBTQ youth issues.
Target Audience: Teachers and school staff.
Length: Varies.
Presenter: Norma Bailey, Ed.D., Professor, Teacher Education, and Jodi Brookins-Fisher, Health Education, CMU.
Contact: Norma Bailey, 989.774.5404, baile1nj@cmich.edu; or Jodi Brookins-Fisher, 989.774.3392, fishe1jb@cmich.edu
Workshop Title: Addressing the Needs of Sexual Minority Youth in the School Setting
Overview: To help school mental health professionals better address the needs of GLBTQ students.
Target Audience: School Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors.
Length: 2-3 hours.
Presenter: Susan Jacob, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, CMU.
Contact: Susan Jacob, 989.774.6447, jacob1s@cmich.edu
Workshop Title: Biological Foundations of Sexual Orientation: A Review of Recent Research
Overview: Summary of research that examine whether homosexuality is learned or an aspect of biological diversity.
Target Audience: Teachers, Parents, School Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors.
Length: 1 hour.
Presenter: Susan Jacob, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, CMU.
Contact: Susan Jacob, 989.774.6447, jacob1s@cmich.edu