Social Work Events Intersex Issues and Gender Identity

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This lunchtime learning seminar brought to you by Yorkshire and Rural Teaching Partnership and University of Huddersfield promotes communication and knowledge sharing between academics and social work and social care professionals.

This workshop is for social work practitioners who are interested in advancing intersex justice and equality. The purpose is to give practitioners a foundation for understanding intersex issues to work better with clients they might encounter in the field. The workshop will cover intersex history, terms and definitions, real-world application and discussion followed by Q&A.

Speaker

Dr Kate Wood is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of HuddersfieldShe is an experienced qualitative researcher with interests in gender, sexuality and family practices.

 

 

Sean Saifa Wall is an intersex activist, post-graduate researcher and Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the University of Huddersfield.  He is a committed community-based researcher that has worked extensively with vulnerable populations in the United States that include survival sex workers, formerly incarcerated individuals, marginalized housed populations in addition to LGBT and people of colour communities. He is co-founder of the Intersex Justice Project and is an activist committed to bodily autonomy for intersex people.

How to book

Before booking please check with your Line Manager/Workforce Development team to ensure that your application follows any local policy and procedures.  This is a free seminar for partnership local authorities

Delivery Method

This session will be delivered virtually via Teams.  Participants who have booked will be sent the event link during the week before the session.

Venue details
Virtual Teams Meeting