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Professional development

AFFIRM NYC

An ACS Workforce Institute capstone focused on responsiveness to LGBTQIA+ young people.

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The practice question

Affirming services require practice knowledge, organizational commitment, and attention to how LGBTQIA+ youth experience child-welfare systems.

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The approach

The capstone integrated workforce learning, program thinking, child-welfare context, and affirming-practice principles.

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The contribution

A project designed to move affirming values into the routines, relationships, and decisions that shape young people’s care.

Next projectLGBTQIA+ Community Needs Assessment

Practice in perspective

Leadership, scholarship, and community engagement.