Professional Training
I have been providing professional development training for eight years, often with the focus of improving outcomes for LGBTQ+ clients, patients, and students. I am the North Dakota expert in LGBTQ+ data and outcomes. My training is modeled and scaled to your specific demographic, beginner friendly, and understands the cultural barriers of individuals who grew up in North Dakota. Email [email protected] to discuss specific training opportunities!
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Cost: $250 Per Hour |
Location: Online or Fargo |
Train-the-Trainer Offered |
Speaker Quality and Review Data
My presentations come highly rated and a detailed breakdown from one of my conference speaking engagements to over 150 professionals can be found here! I've given over a hundred trainings on LGBTQ+ topics to major conferences, non-profits, and various other organizations looking to improve outcomes.
Typical Training Goals
My presentations come highly rated and a detailed breakdown from one of my conference speaking engagements to over 150 professionals can be found here! I've given over a hundred trainings on LGBTQ+ topics to major conferences, non-profits, and various other organizations looking to improve outcomes.
Typical Training Goals
- Understand how illicit/implicit bias impacts LGBTQ+ Individuals
- Gain a better cultural understanding of the LGBTQ+ demographic
- Become knowledgeable about the transgender experience
- Awareness around institutionalized discrimination and that impacts of this on the services LGBTQ+ individuals receive
- Learn methodology and tools to promote positive outcomes for the LGBTQ+ population
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One Hour |
Professional Development Training Crash Course |
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Training Style One: Basic
(15 Min Each) Cultural Understanding, Reviewing Data, Process Improvement, Q&A Training Style Two: Deep Dive (45 Min) Cultural Understanding or Reviewing Data or Process Improvement + 15 Min Q&A Training Style Three: Active 15-45 Minute Guided Exercise + 15-45Minute Discussion |
Two Hours |
Comprehensive Professional Development Training |
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Training Style One: Foundational
(45 Min Each) Cultural Understanding, Outcome Discrepancy, Process Improvement + 15 Min Q&A This is the recommended training to serve as a baseline for professions. |
MISC |
Miscellaneous Presenting |
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I can also present for whatever increment your organization needs and be part of other speakers presentations. I can focus on any area or subject I have knowledge or experience in.
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Trainer |
Train-the-Trainer Programming |
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This is intended for me to teach someone at your organization how to give the training I do, but personalize it to their experiences and enhance it with their organizational knowledge and background. This typically takes 12 to 16 hours for approximately $1,500.
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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
DOES MY ORGANIZATION NEED LGBTQ+ FOCUSED CONSULTING OR TRAINING?
All organizations can benefit from training or consulting. Most professionals already have the tools they need to teach students, heal patients, or help clients, but they may not be aware of the unique struggles that queer individuals face or how those struggles will impact service or suicidality. Training like this is extremely important for three main reasons:
IT IS AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
Sexual orientation and gender identity are considered protected classes at various levels and infringing on LGBTQ+ individuals could result in lawsuits. More importantly, without adequate training or understanding of LGBTQ+ demographics, it is difficult to gauge if they are even able to access or are utilizing services.
IT WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND OPERATIONAL GOALS
Queer individuals experience significantly worse outcomes across the board due to bias, prejudice, discrimination, and violence. If an organization doesn't intentionally take steps to reduce cultural bias and to understand the specific ways that it impacts this community, they are not going to be able to serve this community's needs and they are instead very likely to reinforce the disparities that already exist.
LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ARE A SIZABLE DEMOGRAPHIC
Recent survey data suggests that 20% of generational Z identifies within the LGBTQ+ community. Approximately 2% identifying as transgender and 10% identifying as non-binary. Not every organization is youth oriented, but these are the adults of tomorrow and the population size we can expect to serve.
IT IS AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
Sexual orientation and gender identity are considered protected classes at various levels and infringing on LGBTQ+ individuals could result in lawsuits. More importantly, without adequate training or understanding of LGBTQ+ demographics, it is difficult to gauge if they are even able to access or are utilizing services.
IT WILL IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND OPERATIONAL GOALS
Queer individuals experience significantly worse outcomes across the board due to bias, prejudice, discrimination, and violence. If an organization doesn't intentionally take steps to reduce cultural bias and to understand the specific ways that it impacts this community, they are not going to be able to serve this community's needs and they are instead very likely to reinforce the disparities that already exist.
LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ARE A SIZABLE DEMOGRAPHIC
Recent survey data suggests that 20% of generational Z identifies within the LGBTQ+ community. Approximately 2% identifying as transgender and 10% identifying as non-binary. Not every organization is youth oriented, but these are the adults of tomorrow and the population size we can expect to serve.
WHAT IF MY STAFF ISN'T RECEPTIVE OR WE ARE COMPLETELY NEW TO QUEER ISSUES?
The training or consulting is not about being an ally. My work is designed specifically around getting better outcomes within the context of the many cultural barriers that exist in North Dakota. We can achieve this in a number of ways:
NON-JUDGMENTAL AND ACCESSIBLE
This work understands that everyone has had different experiences and barriers coming into the conversation. This work invites people in to learn. It does not hold them accountable to the past, but gives them opportunities to make a better future. It is accessible and approachable by individuals regardless of their background on the topic previously.
RESEARCH AND DATA DRIVEN
The information we provide is always geared towards what the research and data says are best practices in the field.
OUTCOME FOCUSED
The work we do is always oriented around improving outcomes. The consulting and training I provide always has components detailing what individuals can meaningfully do to impact change. There are exercises to improve ability and apply knowledge to organizational and logistical operations. The training I provide is not simply a discussion piece on a topic, but it actively gives listeners the tools they need to make change. When consulting an organization, I will look at the organization from the bottom to the top to ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals are safe at every step.
NON-JUDGMENTAL AND ACCESSIBLE
This work understands that everyone has had different experiences and barriers coming into the conversation. This work invites people in to learn. It does not hold them accountable to the past, but gives them opportunities to make a better future. It is accessible and approachable by individuals regardless of their background on the topic previously.
RESEARCH AND DATA DRIVEN
The information we provide is always geared towards what the research and data says are best practices in the field.
OUTCOME FOCUSED
The work we do is always oriented around improving outcomes. The consulting and training I provide always has components detailing what individuals can meaningfully do to impact change. There are exercises to improve ability and apply knowledge to organizational and logistical operations. The training I provide is not simply a discussion piece on a topic, but it actively gives listeners the tools they need to make change. When consulting an organization, I will look at the organization from the bottom to the top to ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals are safe at every step.
WHAT EXPERIENCE CAN YOU BRING TO OUR ORGANIZATION?
I have spent the majority of my adulthood researching and analyzing queer outcome data across multiple sectors. I have personal experience and connection with these issues. I've a lead a research project into understanding how to specifically give training to organizations in the North Dakota sectors of Healthcare, Education, Government, Business, and Outreach. While I am not an expert on being a doctor or a teacher, I can teach either of these individuals how to use the tools they have to make sure they're getting healthy and happy queer students.
Beyond being a subject matter expert, I'm also a statewide organizer, award winning activist, and I'm dedicated to doing this work for the rest of my life. This isn't a business for me or something that will close if I don't make enough. This website is only here to formalize work I've been doing for the last several years. If you're interested in ensuring that your patients, students, or clients have real hope in this state, I will make something work out.
Beyond being a subject matter expert, I'm also a statewide organizer, award winning activist, and I'm dedicated to doing this work for the rest of my life. This isn't a business for me or something that will close if I don't make enough. This website is only here to formalize work I've been doing for the last several years. If you're interested in ensuring that your patients, students, or clients have real hope in this state, I will make something work out.
"The presentation today by Faye Seidler was really good. I had a couple of our teachers comment to me how great it was too. That would be a good presentation for any and all school staff to be exposed to. Informational, real and straight forward. Nice to see our state and community data throughout it too."
