Visibility Matters: LGBTQI+ and Aging
Schedule
Mon Mar 03 2025 at 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
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About this Event
Visibility Matters: LGBTQI+ and Aging – Live Virtual Training
Join us for an enlightening live training session aimed at equipping service providers with the knowledge and tools necessary to offer aging-related care that is welcoming, respectful, and safe for older LGBTQI+ adults. This interactive program delves into the unique challenges faced by LGBTQI+ seniors and provides actionable strategies to enhance inclusivity within your services.
What You'll Learn:
- Historical Context: Gain insight into the complex relationship between LGBTQI+ individuals and community institutions, understanding how past experiences shape present needs.
- Intersectional Impacts: Explore how additional identities, such as race and ability, influence health outcomes, financial resources, and personal support systems for LGBTQI+ older adults.
- Specific Vulnerabilities: Identify the particular challenges LGBTQI+ seniors face concerning end-of-life planning, palliative care, hospice care, and memory care.
- Creating Welcoming Environments: Learn practical steps to make your organization's efforts visible and inviting, ensuring that LGBTQI+ older adults feel safe and valued.
- Support and Resources: Discover how to provide the best support and resources to LGBTQI+ older adults as they navigate the aging process.
Why Attend?
This training is ideal for staff and volunteers at long-term care facilities, senior centers, and medical professionals, in-home care providers, case managers, and anyone serving older adults. By participating, you'll enhance your cultural responsiveness and contribute to a more inclusive community.
Please Note:
To maintain the integrity and interactive nature of this live training, recordings will not be distributed to non-attendees. We encourage you to attend the session to fully benefit from the material presented.
Supported By:
This project is supported in part by donors of the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.
Register Today:
Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your services and make a positive impact in the lives of LGBTQI+ older adults. Secure your spot now and join us for this transformative training.
Where is it happening?
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