This course focuses on population-responsive care for LGBTQIA+ clients. To fully understand the importance of LGBTQIA+ affirmative care, we highlight some pertinent history, health disparities, and the communities' resiliency.  Then, we give Information and guidance on LGBTQIA+ affirmative care that you can utilize tomorrow in your clinical or educational practice regardless of setting, population, or age.  We provide tips for how to continue learning about LGBTQIA+ affirmative care and LGBTQIA+ individuals, perspectives, and experiences.  We compiled and offer over 50 resources to support you in this continued learning process. 

10% off sales from this course is gifted to The Network for LGBTQIA+ Concerns in Occupational Therapy to cover operations costs and scholarship funds. 

What learners are say:

“The fact that there were two presenters, who identify differently in terms of both pronouns and sexual preference. It offered a broader perspective and it didn't feel like cultural voyeurism. As a gay man myself I really appreciated Wades presence, participation and perspectives.” - Van, OT

"Despite my fluency and knowledge generally of LGBTQIA+ culture, I found the breakdowns and examples of the language used a helpful review. I valued the identification of the approaches used when applying inclusivity into practice such as cultural humility because I can further research these. The case examples also brought the previously learned information together." - Robin, OT

"I have never worked where there was any awareness of LGBTQ inclusivity practices despite co-workers who were LGBTQ. This was a burden for them to always be educating others.  All OTs need to do LGBT training and educate themselves.  Several examples were provided which are helpful to implement into clinical practice." - Melissa, OTA 

Learning objectives:

• Articulate understanding of terminology related to sexual orientation and gender

• Develop 1 strategy for adopting cultural humility as part of your own practice in order to better serve LGBTQ individuals

• Explain 4 inclusive practices applicable to your own practice which positively influence health factors of LGBTQ people using the sexuality identity affirmative care model

• List 3 Action Items you could adopt or translate into your clinical or educational practice to better serve LGBTQ folx

Instructors:

• Wade Robinson, OTD
• Kathryn Ellis, OTR/L, OTD

Contact Hours: 

The Institute for Sex, Intimacy & Occupational Therapy is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider ID# 11576. This Distance Learning - Independent activity is offered at 0.2 CEU/ 2 contact hours, introductory level, OT Service Delivery and Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Target Audience:

• Occupational therapy students, professors, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants 

Education Level:

• Introductory

Certificate of completion:

• Participants MUST complete (1) pre-course assessment of knowledge, (2) the course and quizzes, (3) the post-course assessment of learning, and (4) customer service survey in order to receive a certificate of completion. 
• Quizzes are for reflective learning and do not need to be answered correctly to move on.
• The post-course assessment of learning MUST be completed at 80% or above competency in order to advance to the final step – the customer service survey.

Script is available to support multimodal learning.

Please contact Kathryn at [email protected] with special needs or learning requests prior to purchasing.

Cancelation policy:

• All sales are final, please shop mindfully

AOTA Classification Codes:

• 1 – Domain of OT
• 2 – Occupational Therapy Process

Disclosures: 

The Institute for Sex, Intimacy, & Occupational Therapy & Kathryn Ellis have no financial and non-financial disclosures in this professional development activity.  

The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.