Creating a Trans-Inclusive and Affirming Workplace

Provides an introduction to terms and concepts related to diverse gender identities, introduction to the concerns of transgender and gender diverse individuals in health care settings.

Provides an introduction to terms and concepts related to diverse sexual identities, introduction to the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other individuals in health care settings. Some coverage of SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) collection.

Emphasizes why it is important to use correct pronouns, how to ask about pronouns, how to recover after making a mistake (such as misgendering a colleague or client).

Uses a Cultural Humility approach to foster increased awareness of and respectful behavior toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace.

Uses a Cultural Humility approach to foster increased awareness of and respectful behavior toward transgender, gender non-binary, and other gender non-conforming clients.

Assists service providers in asking questions about sensitive subjects like sex, sexuality, STIs, partner notification, PrEP, substance use, and SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity), across cultural differences.

Provides an introduction to LGBTQ+ terms and concepts, an understanding of some of the health and health care concerns of LGBTQ+ people, an understanding of the importance (and ethical responsibility) of health care professionals in facilitating health and well-being regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, case studies, collecting SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity), and identifies strategies for creating a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ patients.

Provides an introduction to LGBTQ+ terms/concepts, understanding some health and health care concerns of LGBTQ+ people, understand the importance (and ethical responsibility) of dental professionals in facilitating health and well-being regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity), identifying strategies for creating a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ dental patients.

Provides an introduction to mental health and psychosocial concerns of LGBTQ+ seniors, mental health and mental health care disparities, protective and resilience factors, how to create a welcoming mental health care environment for LGBTQ+ elders.

Provides an introduction to the mental health disparities of LGBTQ+ individuals. How do we count who is LGBTQ+? Research challenges in studying these populations, historical relationships between LGBTQ+ people and mental health professions, overview of LGBTQ+ mental health disparities, minority stress theory/ application, how we can best respond as providers.

Provides an introduction to health and psychosocial concerns of LGBTQ+ seniors, embedded in a historical and policy context, health and health care disparities, protective and resilience factors, and how to create a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ elders.