[Free] Creating A Healthcare Practice Welcoming To Lgbt Seniors
Learn concrete, simple ways to reduce health disparities by helping LGBT seniors feel safe, accepted and understood. – Free Course
What you’ll learn
- Learn concrete best practices in creating a welcoming setting
- Identify common health care issues among LGBT seniors
- Improve your intake and interview procedures and paperwork to give visibility to LGBT seniors
- Learn methods of breaking down disparities in health care access and support within the context of gender identity and sexual orientation of seniors.
- Better understand the social and health sequela of having grown up in the mid-late 20th century
- Learn simple steps to creating an LGBT friendly health care environment
Requirements
- Regardless of what you already know or don’t know about the unique and varied needs of LGBT seniors, we recommend you start this 5 part course with a fresh perspective. Open up your willingess to learn and serve and put aside any anxiety you might have on this topic. Enjoy!
Description
If you work at a clinic, hospital, independent practice or long-term-care facility, a percentage of the seniors currently in your care are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, whether or not they have felt safe enough to tell you about it. The common health issues faced by all older people are compounded for LGBT seniors, for whom the legacy of secrecy, social isolation and discrimination can gravely impact their physical and mental health. In this course we assume the viewer knows nothing (although we know you each know SOME things) as that is the best way to teach this subject to all.When LGBT seniors get the message that they are safe and welcome, they are more likely to access care, disclose relevant health and home information, and achieve more positive health outcomes. This course provides practical steps for both licensed and non-licensed professionals to better understand the needs of LGBT seniors, to practice more effective communication and to create a clinical environment that communicates a sense of safety and welcome.
The course includes four video segments (totaling 44 minutes) that covers LGBT history, first-hand stories from LGBT seniors, an overview of common health issues, terminology, communication strategies, dramatic scenes that demonstrate good communication, and a series of patient care best practices. Author(s): Lavender Seniors of the East Bay
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