Parts+of+Workshop

Goal: The participant will increase their awareness of their interests while acknowledging perceived barriers due to their sexual identity. Objective: (1) The participant will complete a career interest exercise online during the one hour session. (2) The participant will articulate three perceived barriers to careers based on their interests. Interventions: (1) The facilitators will lead a discussion about the participants interests and the perceived barriers to jobs that may not allow them to pursue their interests. (2) The facilitators will guide the participants through the Target your interests website.
 * __8am-9am__: Interests and Barriers to Careers**

- Complete Career Interest Survey [] -Discuss results and ask participants about perceived barriers to these suggestions -Lists of jobs.
 * 1) how you feel you relate to these jobs
 * 2) how you believe society feels you should fit in with these jobs
 * 3) implications of this in your own personal life

Goal: The participant will be able to identify their stage of sexual identity in the workplace. Objective: (1) The participant will complete the Workplace Sexual Identity Management Measure during the one hour session. (2) The participant will be able to identify the four workplace sexual identity stages during the one hour session. Intervention: (1) The facilitators will administer the Workplace Sexual Identity Management Measure to the participants. (2) The facilitators will discuss each of the stages of the workplace sexual identity and will provide a handout describing the four stages.
 * __9am-915pm:__ BREAK**
 * __915am-1015am__: What is your Workplace Sexual Identity?**

Goal: The participant will acknowledge the difficulties involved with presenting their sexual identities in the workplace. Objectives: (1)The participant will indicate two concerns about being out at work. (2)The participant will indicate two pros and two cons about being out at work. (3) The participant will identify one aspect of the professionals' speechs that relates to them. (4) For transgendered participants, they will review the checklist of tasks for transitioning in the workplace and identify 1 task that they will the most apprehensive about doing. Interventions: (1) The facilitators will provide two GLBT professionals who are out in the workplace. These professionals will describe their experiences of coming out in the workplace and being out in the workplace to the participants. (2) The facilitators will engage the participants in a discussion about difficulties presenting their sexual identity in the workplace. (3) The facilitators will provide a checklist of tasks for transitioning in the workplace for transgendered invidivuals.
 * __1015am-1215pm__: Coming out or Transitioning in the Workplace**

[] Adam Lambert Coming Out Interview (approx 3 min)

Pros of Coming Out at Work** Cons of Coming Out at Your Job
 * You no longer have to lie about what you did over the weekend and who you did it with.
 * It may end rude jokes or comments about gays and lesbians from co-workers.
 * You may become closer to co-workers now that you are more open about yourself.
 * The stress of living a double life may go away. Your confidence and job performance could improve.
 * The stress of having to hide a part of yourself may go away.
 * You may be fired, or let-go.
 * Some co-workers may treat you differently now that they know you are gay.
 * Just because you are out at work does not mean your co-workers will treat your partner as they do partners of straight co-workers.
 * __1215pm-1pm__: Lunch, Opportunity to speak with Out Professionals**
 * __1215pm-1pm__: Lunch, Opportunity to speak with Out Professionals**
 * __1215pm-1pm__: Lunch, Opportunity to speak with Out Professionals**

Goal: The participant will improve comfort in responding to uncomfortable questions in the workplace. Objectives: The participant will be able to identify one written or verbal response to an uncomfortable question encountered in the workplace. Interventions: (1) The facilitators will ask for a volunteer and ask the volunteeer one of the uncomfortable questions. After the participant gives his/her response, the facilitator and the participant will discuss the response given. They then will continue to practice the question and answer until the participant feels confident in giving this response in a workplace setting. (2) The facilitators will provide a handout that lists difficult and uncomfortable questions that may be encountered in the workplace.
 * __1pm-1:30pm__: How do I answer that? Responding to Interview Questions and Uncomfortable Situations in the Workplace/ Discrimination**

- Behavioral rehearsals in which we (group members) simulate the potential bosses and the participants practice how they would respond to questions such as "Are you married?" or "How many children do you have?" Do you have a (opposite sex) partner (ex: boyfriend/girlfriend)? CLASS EXERCISE!!!! :)*

Goal: The participants will increase their knowledge about the career and support resources in the area. Objective: (1) The participant will peruse the provided websites during the ????? session. (2) The participant will write down 3 phone numbers or websites they could use in the future. Intervention: The facilitators will provide a listing of various resources with description of these resources and how to obtain to them (website). (2) The facilitators will mention the idea of job shadowing and the benefits it may for the participant.
 * __130pm-230pm__: Resources specific to this area**

[] Gives listings of various homosexual resources, statewide and by city [] Resources and community programs at Millersville University (Safe Zone program, M.U. allies, LGBTQIA committee

Job Posting Websites: [|www.GLPCareers.com] [|www.ProGayJobs.com] [|www.idealist.org] [|Out & Equal LGBT Career Link] [|Out Professionals Job Bank]

Goal: The participant will learn how to alter their thinking to a more positive perspective. Objectives: (1) The participant will give one negative thought and a reframe for that thought. Interventions: (1) The facilitators will psycho-educate the participants about the destructive quality of negative thoughts. (2)The facilitators will provide an example of a negative thought and a positive reframe for the thought. The facilitators will give a work-related example of a negative thought and a reframe for the thought. The facilitators will encourage the participants to give their own negative thoughts and subsequent reframes. FACILIATORS PRESENT and MODEL: "All of my plants died. I will never be a good parent." REFRAME: Just because I have no paid attention to plants does not mean I will not pay attention to my children. "I will never be accepted. No one will ever take me seriously." REFRAME: Although I may not feel accepted now, I need to continue to work because I am important, and I do matter to this company. Additional Possible Negative Thoughts: "People are laughing at me because I am different." "People will not feel comfortable around me when I tell them I am _(GLBT)_. "This company only filled me to fill a quota: I am only a statistic."
 * __230pm-245pm:__ BREAK**
 * __245pm-345pm__: Why do I feel Different?**

Goals: The participant will be educated on relevant work-related policies and laws that affect the GLBT population. Objectives: The participant will share one reaction to one of the policies shown. Interventions: (1) The facilitators will show 5 short summaries of Pennsylvannia laws relating to GLBT discrimination. (2) The facilitators will ask the participants for reactions and thoughts based on the PA Law of GLBT discrimination and encourage discussion.
 * __345pm-4pm__: BREAK**
 * __4pm-5pm:__ Policies and Legal Issues**

[]- website reference for relevant laws and policies