ACE AND ARO CULTURAL COMPETENCIES: UNDERSTANDING THE ACE AND ARO COMMUNITIES

This training combines focuses on providing a comprehensive introduction to the ace and aro communities. We’ll go beyond just definitions and the standard 101 into ace and aro demographics, the ways ace and aro individuals are marginalized in society, and the practical needs that impact ace lives across different stages of our lives.

Target Audience: This workshop is designed for schools, organizations and businesses looking to bring their existing cultural competencies on queer communities up to speed by including ace and aro communities.

Duration: 60 or 120 minutes.

Who should book this training?: Schools looking to increase queer-friendly inclusivity training for their staff; organizations that work with young people (libraries, community centers, etc.) looking to increase their queer-friendly inclusivity training for staff.

This workshop can be delivered in person or virtually.

As an LGBTQ+ agency, we lacked staff competency on supporting our aro and ace spectrum young people. Cody’s training really kicked down the door on aro/ace visibility for us and I was surprised by how much I learned as someone on the spectrum. The training went from A-Z on the theoreticals of split attraction model and micro labels to practical scenarios on how to affirm youth coming out and include the community in sex positive group spaces. Cody's presentation style is true to the Ace Dad Advice brand as he speaks with so much care and quiet authority that is as soothing as it is engaging. By popular demand, we will definitely have Cody host this training again in the future.

• Kevin Borneo (he/him) - Director of Training and Capacity Building at The Ali Forney Center

THINGS YOU’LL LEARN:

• The current ways ace and aro communities speak about themselves and define their experience.

• The important demographics of the ace and aro communities, and how they impact your work.

• What ace and aro marginalization looks like and how ace and aro communities are addressing it.

• How being ace and aro impacts the real-world conditions like housing, employment, healthcare and the like across a number of age groups.

• Scenarios and solutions that are designed specific to your community and your work. I build these with you so our time together speaks specifically to your community.