Three Things to Practice Before Using Any Gender-Inclusive Strategies
Practicing “they/them” pronouns? Reading books that feature children of all genders? These are powerful strategies that say “everyone’s welcome here. You belong.” But there are three more practices that can level up your gender-inclusive care in early care and education, home visiting, research, policy, and administration. The thing is these three practices are often overlooked.
In this 90-minute workshop, you’ll explore three TRANS-formative ways to understand gender. You’ll engage in group discussions, storytelling activities, and interactive exercises that help you put these concepts into action. You’ll walk away with confidence as a more effective ally and a more inclusive care provider for the LGBTQIA+ families and children (0-8) you serve.
Come curious, come as you are.
Objectives:
The participants will explore developmental theories of gender from psychoanalytic and Black Feminist theories lenses.
The participants will practice gender-inclusive language with the clients.
The participants will understand the LGBTQIA+ families’ lived experiences and adapt their service delivery to be more gender affirming.
Bonus Care Package:
The participants will receive a downloadable workbook PDF that outlines gender-affirming children's books, videos, and discussion questions they can use in their home visits and classrooms. The workbook also has the key summary of the workshop, a reference of gender-affirming language, and a list of articles and podcasts.
Facilitated by Nat Nadha Vikitsreth, LCSW (she/her), Founding Steward of Come Back to Care and host of the Come Back to Care Podcast
Workshop Details
Date: June 9, 2025
Time: 12-1:30 MST/1-2:30 CST/11-12:30 PST.
Where: Zoom
No recording provided due to the immersive nature of the facilitation.
Thank you for your understanding.
Nat Nadha Vikitsreth, LCSW (she/her)
Is a dot connector, norm agitator, and lover of liberation who supports social justice curious families in their efforts to practice social justice in their parenting while re-parenting their inner child. Nat works as a nationally award-winning decolonized therapist and facilitator, a trans rights activist, and a host of the Come Back to Care Podcast. She founded Come Back to Care for anyone who loves and raises children to heal as we get free.
Because knowing about oppression doesn’t automatically birth a revolution, Come Back to Care serves as a radical healing and (un)learning space. A space that nurtures experimentation which puts social justice awareness into action. A space that aligns social justice actions with clinical practices. A space that invites you to reclaim your whole self and bring it to our liberatory work.
Rooted in Healing, Transformative, and Disability Justice lineages, Come Back to Care weaves play, embodiment, political education, and spiritual storytelling into experiential teach-ins for families, activists, and IECMH providers raising and loving young children.
Nat believes that when parents and providers alike heal our inner child and internalized oppression wounds in a community, we put fragmented pieces of ourselves together to show up to both parenting and community organizing with our whole selves. Then, we can dismantle systemic oppression and rebuild a culture that's rooted in liberation for our future generations.