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Looking to hire a professional speaker to present to your company, organization or at a private event about LGBTQIA+ topics? Virtual or In-Person services available. To request more information or to set up a discovery call, click the Let’s Talk button below.

Implicit Bias Training

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The LGBTQIA+ Compass Series

True North Coaching Services presents The LGBTQIA+ Compass Series which is an online guided adventure of the queer landscape - candid and intimate conversations about the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Who This is For: 

• Those seeking Implicit Bias training to meet professional requirements

  Implicit Bias training is for those in healthcare seeking mandatory education for license renewal in the states of Michigan and Illinois. Professions that require Implicit Bias training:

  acupuncture, athletic trainers, audiology, chiropractic, counseling, dentistry, dental assistant, dental hygienist, dental therapy, marriage and family therapy, massage therapy, medicine, midwifery, nursing, nursing home administrators, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician’s assistants, podiatric medicine and surgery, psychology, respiratory care, sanitarians, social work, speech - language pathology, veterinary medicine.

• Parents of LGBTQIA+ children

• Those who identify as personal, social, and/or professional allies to the LGBTQIA+ community

• Members of the LGBTQIA+ population

Packing List Must Haves: 

• Sense of humor

• Open mind

• Curiosity

• Zoom Account/Access to a Computer

Series Roadmap:

All sessions include: mindfulness practice, improvisation games and strategies for creative learning, small interactive group conversation, and presentation on terminology (what does it all mean?), stereotypes and more.

• For those specifically seeking Implicit Bias training: Participant will receive 2 contact hours plus a certificate of completion, which meets the current required criteria.

• For allies, parents, and those not seeking formal training: Four pack of 90 minute sessions, held 1x per week. *Sessions can also be taken individually instead of in a session four pack

Cost:

·       Implicit Bias Training: $75 per person

·       Group rates are available by request

When: To register for a private group or Implicit Bias training session with your organization or company, please contact us via the button below.

To Register: click the button below. Please specify if you’d like formal Implicit Bias training or to participate in a non-formal session, as well as the date(s) you’d like to attend.

The Guides: Colleen McFawn and Ashley Whitehurst

Colleen McFawn has been traversing the queer globe, and just the regular globe seeking adventure and new experiences for the past 30 something years. She’s a crafty bitch (no literally, she has a plaque in her office with that title), who is always ready to brainstorm, offer a kind word or engage in any sort of humorous banter.  Colleen is the founder and creator of True North Coaching Services, is a practicing occupational therapist and educator.

Ashley Whitehurst has been writing, performing, teaching, and directing improv and sketch comedy throughout the Chicagoland area for a decade. She facilitates/teaches/whatever word you want to use for “bosses people around” improv to encourage innovation to design meaningful educational activities, help with physician wellness, and support emotional connections within communities. Ashley’s happy place is sharing how improv and comedy fundamentals can truly change your life and turn us all into better humans.. You can see what she’s up to at ashleywhitehurst.com.