Family Q

 

 

 

 

 

ihi (the institute for human identity) proudly offers Family Q, a ground-breaking new support program of workshops and counseling for LGBTQ parents and prospective parents.While LGBTQ persons now more freely contemplate marriage and family life, they still face more difficult challenges than their straight counterparts. The Family Q workshops alert the participants to the emotional issues they and their children will face and gives them the insights and tools needed for productive family building. Family Q also provides follow-up counseling for workshop participants who would like more support in working through some of the emotional complexities that LGBTQ parents must deal with. ihi is pleased that this program is available free of cost to our community through the generous funding of the New York State Department of Health.

Family Q grows out of the earlier and ongoing efforts of such organizations as the LGBT Center’s Center Kids, COLAGE, and the Family Equality Council. ihi hopes that its unique program will fulfill unmet needs of LGBTQ folks in the parenting realm by providing a safe, congenial ground to explore difficult emotional issues. The workshops are led by esteemed experts in the field, most of whom combine their expertise with their own practical experience of being parents themselves.

Family Q Workshops began in October 2008. They are scheduled from October to May and will continue annually until 2014.

Past workshop leaders included:
Deborah Glazer, Ph.D., co-editor of Gay and Lesbian Parenting
Suzanne M. Johnson, Ph.D., co-author of For Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Proud, and The Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenthood
Elizabeth O’Connor, Ph. D., co-author of For Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy, Healthy, and Proud, and The Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenthood
Terry Boggis Director of Center Kids, who has contributed to articles and essays on lgbtq family issues including The New York Times, Our Right to Love,  the Lesbian and Gay Almanacs, Queer Families, Queer Politics and Home Fronts: Controversies in Nontraditional Parenting
April Martin, Ph.D. the author of The Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook
Michele, Schwartz, LCSW, a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in working with LGBTQ individuals, couples and families

The workshops at the ihi office, located at 322 Eighth Avenue, Suite 802 (entrance on 26th Street) in the Chelsea neighborhood, in NYC.

The 2009-2010 schedule includes:

If you have any questions about Family Q, please call Dr. Otto Ehrenberg at 212-243-2830.


To make a reservation for any workshop, contact:
ihi Family Q @ 212-243-2830 or ihi-lgbt@juno.com

 

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