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Trainers: Elizabeth Theodora, MSW, LICSW and Len Amundson
Length: 4.0 Training Hours
Objectives:
- Participants will increase their understanding of the definitions related to the LGBTQ+ community
- Participants will review terminology pertaining to sex, gender identity, gender expression, gender role, and orientation – and the impacts on the lives of people who identify as LGBTQ+
- Participants will become familiar with historical events pertaining to mental health, historical criminalization, social rights movements, and civil rights within the U.S.
- Participants will gain understanding of current events
- Participants will review common barrier and corresponding interventions pertaining to social, medical and systemic factors
- Participants will become familiar with some of the health care services in the LGBTQ+ community
- Participants are encouraged to explore their own biases related to this subject
- Participants are encouraged to consider their role as an ally or as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and their work with individuals served