LGBT Elder Cultural Competency Training

Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/01/2024
12:00 am

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This is a 1.5 hour interactive and comprehensive online course. This course is designed to fill an educational gap for professionals who work with older adults; to help them to better understand key concepts, vocabulary, and the many barriers faced by older adults in the LGBT community.

Learning Outcomes:

-Increased understanding of diversity among seniors, their families and caregivers
-Better understanding of the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity
-Increased awareness of environments that are characterized by inclusion, respect, and dignity
-Tools for learning inclusive communication skills with LGBT seniors, their families, and caregivers
-Lessons on how to use affirmative language for appropriate interaction with the LGBT community
-Action plans to care for LGBT seniors

For this training, the following disciplines can 1.5 receive FREE CEUs*

Registered Nurses, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists, Respiratory Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors, Nursing Home Administrators, Occupational Therapists, and Dietitians and Nutrition Boards.

*Note: At this time CEUs are only offered to individuals in the state of Florida. If you purchase this course outside the state of Florida we cannot guarantee credit and you will not be refunded.