Training, Talks & Consultancy
Proud 2 b Parents goes beyond traditional diversity training, offering a comprehensive package that addresses the unique challenges faced by LGBT+ parents and carers.
Proud 2 B Parents offers training to help organisations create inclusive, affirming environments for LGBT+ parents, carers, and their children. Developed from research and lived experiences, our sessions build confidence, understanding, and practical strategies for change, while ensuring all perspectives are acknowledged. The principles can also support inclusivity for other marginalised groups.
“The whole team thoroughly enjoyed the training and and learnt a lot. By the end we all realised that our practice was not up to date as we thought… The training has challenged us, and we will be far more mindful going forward!”
- NHS Director
Our Training Sessions
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This training will look specifically at the traumas that affect the LGBT+ community and the impact they have when individuals become parents/carers, and what we can do to support individuals moving forward.
Our training is bespoke and designed to fit around your individual requirements. You can pick and choose from a menu of objectives and activities below:
Sexual Orientation Terminology: Understanding terminology and terms to avoid
Gender Identity Terminology: Understanding terminology and terms to avoid
Routes to Parenthood
Microaggression and Unconscious Bias
Trauma and LGBT+ Parents and Carers
Effect of Trauma on Parenting Styles
Tackling Trauma: Strategies and interventions for addressing trauma and building resilience within LGBT+ families.
Creating an LGBT+ Affirming Environment
Q&A
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This training programme is specifically designed to support health care settings, service providers, corporate organisations and family based services
Within this training programme you will be able to pick from the following topics and develop your own package depending on lengthen of time and need:
Sexual orientation terminology and terms to avoid
Gender identity terminology and terms to avoid
Lived experiences from the community (In relation to health services and/or adoption and fostering agencies)
Routes to parenthood available to the LGBT+ community
Trans pregnancy information
Relevant up to date research about the LGBT+ parent and carer community
Community isolation and lack of visibility
Recommendations for inclusive practice
LGBT+ intersectional diversity
Unconscious bias/ microaggression
Allyship
Management training to look at improving inclusion in the workplace, as well as supporting staff inclusivity.
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This training programme is aimed at Adoption and fostering agencies
Within this training programme you will be able to pick from the following topics and develop your own package depending on lengthen of time and need:
Sexual orientation terminology and terms to avoid
Gender identity terminology and terms to avoid
Practical changes to ensure inclusivity both for the panel and Social Workers
Lived experiences from the community recommendations for inclusive practice both for the panel and Social Workers
Meeting the child's needs including relevant research building confidence to engage positively with LGBT+ adopters and foster carers
Appropriate and inappropriate questions at panel and during assessment (with case studies)
LGBT+ intersectional diversity
Unconscious bias/ microaggression
Allyship
Legislative history guide and the impact on LGBT+ adopters and foster carers Relevant up to date research about the LGBT+ parent and carer community Expectations of LGBT+ parents and carers
Community isolation and lack of visibility - what you can do to support new adopters and foster carers
Recommendations for inclusive practice LGBT+ adoption and fostering through an intersectional lens
State of the nation quiz (full day)
Fact sharing (half day)
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Powerful stories and meaningful insights that shift perspectives and drive lasting change. These sessions are delivered by Proud 2 b Parents founder and CEO - Matt Taylor-Roberts.
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Proud 2 b Parents wants to support change and we know that many organisations therefore need opportunity to talk through their inclusion development, with a trusted, understanding organisation. We are more than happy to help with your Consultancy need, we can offer support with:
Policy and practice development
Organisational culture
Support and mentoring
Assessment tools and frameworks
Contact Us to Arrange a Consultancy Session.
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The Proud 2 b Parents team has a wealth of experience in many areas that support the advocacy of LGBT+ parents/carers and their children. We have offered talks within the health sector , corporate discussions, and higher education.
We offer Conference Speaking with expertise in:
LGBT+ family inclusion
LGBT+ adoption and fostering
LGBT+ family inclusion in healthcare
LGBT+ routes to parenthood
LGBT+ inclusion with perinatal care
The needs of LGBT+ parents/carers and their children
Microaggressions and unconscious bias
Trauma informed practice
Contact Us to Arrange a Speaking Engagement or Conference.
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These sessions are delivered by Zari Syed and are aimed at building a greater understanding of the issues that face LGBT+ young people with cared for experience.
Common LGBTQ+ language and terminology
Cisnormativity and heteronormativity
Microaggressions
Lived experiences of LGBTQ+ young people in care
Gender norms and stereotypes
Unconscious bias - reflecting on your beliefs
Recommendations for inclusive practice
Intersectionality
Allyship
Key LGBTQ+ legislation
Safeguarding
Reflective scenario activities
Opportunity for discussion/Q&A
Certificate of completion
PDF of resources, presentation and terms provided via email
“The training has given me more confidence in asking questions sensitively to gather an understanding of a family and not feel that I am expected to always know the answer/circumstances. It's OK to ask!”
- Proud 2 b Parents Training Attendee
FAQs
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This varies depending on your requirements. Please Contact Us with specific details and we will send you a quote. We offer discounts for multiple bookings.
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Training is typically delivered digitally which we have found is more accessible for participants and enables us to offer it at a reduced cost.
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Up to 25 per session for Zoom training.