Living the dream.
In my case, all of the above applies and I am the proud mom of two grown kiddos.
One kiddo happens to be gay.
I have always been an LGBTQ advocate, but having a kiddo in the fight changed my perspective and made me dig in even harder.
For real. All the humans. All the time.
Me and my happy gay kiddo!
Includes 2 animated videos (created by Schneidewind & Schneidewind), 1 infographic (created by TSER), and 3 modules (created by Fenway Health).
Animated Video 1 : (6 minutes)
Why's It So Important Anyway? LGBTQ Affirmation Training for Healthcare Teams
Animated video on YouTube from Schneidewind & Schneidewind
Topics: LGBTQ health disparities, minority stress, and importance of affirmation training
Animated Video 2: (12 minutes)
Class is in Session: LGBTQ Affirmation Training 101 for Healthcare Teams
Animated video on YouTube from Schneidewind & Schneidewind
Topics: implementing affirming care, the Gender Unicorn, SOGI, and anatomical indexes
Infographic: (covered in animated video 2 above)
The Gender Unicorn
Infographic from Trans Student Union Resources
Topics: the gender and sexual identity spectrum
Click on below image to be redirected to infographic
Module 1: (15-20 minutes)
Foundations of LGBTQIA+ Health: Part One
Online learning module from Fenway Health
Topics: LGBTQ health terms, concepts, and health disparities
Click on below image to be redirected to module 1 training
Must enroll (free), earns 1 CEU
Module 2: (15-20 minutes)
Foundations of LGBTQIA+ Health: Part Two from Fenway Health
Online learning module from Fenway Health
Topics: effective communication, collecting SOGI, and addressing health disparities
Click on below image to be redirected to module 2 training
Must enroll (free), earns 1 CEU
*Only complete one version of module 2 training*
Select the image that best matches your role on the healthcare team (Clinician, Non-clinical staff, Administrator)
Module 3: (13 minutes)
LBGTQ Voices: Perspectives on Healthcare
Short video from Fenway Health
Topics: personal stories told through eyes of LGBTQ patients
LGBTQ+ Glossary of Terms: https://pflag.org/glossary/
24/7 Crisis Support for LGBTQ+ Youth: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Modules, Webinars, Toolkits, and Videos from Fenway Health: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/
One Pager on LGBTQ Youth Suicide Facts
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2. Casey, L. S., Reisner, S. L., Findling, M. G., Blendon, R. J., Benson, J. M., Sayde, J. M., & Miller, C. (2019). Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans. Health Services Research, 54(Suppl 2), 1454–1466. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13229
3. Chidiac, C., Grayson, K., & Almack, K. (2021). Development and evaluation of an LGBT+ education programme for palliative care interdisciplinary teams. Palliative Care and Social Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524211051388
4. Donisi, V., Amaddeo, F., Zakrzewska, K., Farinella, F., Davis, R., Gios, L., Sherriff, N., Zeeman, L., McGlynn, N., Browne, K., Pawlega, M., Rodzinka, M., Pinto, N., Hugendubel, K., Russell, C., Costongs, C., Sanchez-Lambert, J., Mirandola, M., & Rosinska, M. (2020). Training healthcare professionals in LGBTI cultural competencies: Exploratory findings from the Health4LGBTI pilot project. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(5), 978-987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2019.12.007
5. Flores, A. R. (2019). Research that matters: Social acceptance of LGBT people in 174 countries, 1981 to 2017. UCLA School of Law Williamsburg Institute. https://globalphilanthropyproject.org/2018/06/13/new-global-acceptance-index-gai-reports/
6. Hafeez, H., Zeshan, M., Tahir, M. A., Jahan, N., & Naveed, S. (2017). Health care disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: A literature review. Cureus, 9(4), Article e1184. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1184
7. Henry, A. (2017). Educational program to improve provider knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender self-disclosure. Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 10(1), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.1891/2380-9418.10.1.65
8. The Joint Commission. (2011). The Joint Commission: Advancing effective communication, cultural competence, and patient and family centered care for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community: A field guide. The Joint Commission. http://www.lgbtfieldguide.pdf
9. Kaiafas, K. N., & Kennedy, T. (2021). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer cultural competency training to improve the quality of care: An evidence-based practice project. JEN: Journal of Emergency Nursing, 47(4), 654-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.12.007
10. Lelutiu-Weinberger, C., & Pachankis, J. E. (2017). Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-affirmative mental health practice training in a highly stigmatizing national context. LGBT Health, 4(5), 360-370. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2016.0194
11. Marcelin, J. R., Dawd, S. S., Victor, R., Kotadia, S., & Maldonado, Y. A. (2019). The impact of unconscious bias in healthcare: How to recognize and mitigate it. The Journal of Infectious Disease, 220(2), S62-S73. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz214
12. Mcnair, R. P., & Hegarty, K.. (2010). Guidelines for the primary care of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people: A systematic review. The Annals of Family Medicine, 8(6), 533–541. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1173
13. Mendoaz, N. S., Moreno, F. A., Hishaw, G. A., Gaw, A. C., Fortuna, L. R., Skubel, A., Porche, M. V., Roessel, M. H., Shore, J., & Gallegos, A. (2020). Affirmative care across cultures: Broadening application. Focus the Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry. http://doi.org/10.1176.appi.focus.20190030
14. Meyer, I. H. (2003) Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence. Psychological Bulleting, 129(5), 674-697. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.129.5.674
15. National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center a Program of Fenway Institute. (2017). LGBTQ voices: Perspectives on healthcare [Film]. https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/video/lgbt-voices-perspectives-on-healthcare/
16. National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center a Program of Fenway Institute. (2021a). Foundations of LGBTQIA+ health, part 1 [Interactive Module]. https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/courses/foundations-of-lgbtqia-health/
17. National LGBQTIA+ Health Education Center a Program of Fenway Institute. (2021b). Foundations of LGBQIA+ health, part 2 [Interactive Module]. https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/courses/foundations-of-lgbtqia-health/
18. Pepping, C. A., Lyons, A., & Morris, E. M. J. (2018). Affirmative LGBT psychotherapy: Outcomes of a therapist training protocol. Psychotherapy, 55(1), 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000149
19. Pratt-Chapman, M. L. (2020). Learning outcomes of diverse oncology professionals after the TEAM cultural competency training. Journal of Cancer Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01865-4
20. Raifman, J. (2018). Sanctioned stigma in health care settings and harm to LGBT youth. Journal of American Medical Association Pediatrics, 172(8), 713-714. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0736
21. Rhoten, B., Burkhalter, J. E., Joo, R., Mujawar, I., Bruner, D., Scout, N., & Margolies, L. (2021). Impact of an LGBTQ cultural competence training program for providers on knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and intensions. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1901505
22. Schneidewind, C. & Schneidewind, M. (2022a). Class in in session: LGBTQ affirmation training 101 for healthcare teams [Animated Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/55WKGhNLQh0
23. Schneidewind, C. & Schneidewind, M. (2022b). Why’s it so important anyway? LGBTQ affirmation training for healthcare teams [Animated Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/PSoybyP96po
24. Schweiger-Whalen, L., Noe, S., Lynch, S., Summers, L., & Adams, E. (2019). Converging cultures: Partnering in affirmative and inclusive health care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 25(6), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390318820127
25. Seay, J., Hicks, A., Markham, M. J., Schlumbrecht, M., Bowman-Curci, M., Woodard, J., Duarte, L. F., Quinn, G. P., & Schabath, M. B. (2020). Web-based LGBT cultural competency training intervention for oncologists: Pilot study results. Cancer, 126(1), 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.32491
26. Sekoni, A. O., Gale, N. K., Manga-Atangana, B., Bhadhuri, A., & Jolly, K. (2017). The effects of educational curricula and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: A mixed-method systematic review. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 20(1), 21624. https://doi.org/10.7448.IAS.20.1.21624
27. Shrader, A., Casero, K., Casper, B., Kelley, M., Lewis, L., & Calohan, J. (2017). Military lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) awareness training for health care providers within the military health system. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 23(6), 385-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078390317711768
28. Traister, T. (2020). Improving LGBTQ cultural competence of RNs through education. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 51(8), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20200716-05
29. Trans Student Educational Resources. (2015). The Gender Unicorn [Infographic]. https://transstudent.org/gender/
30. Walia, H., Banoub, R., Cambier, G. S., Rice, J., Tumin, D., Tobias, J. D., & Raman, V. T. (2019). Perioperative provider and staff competency in providing culturally competent LGBTQ healthcare in pediatric setting. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 10, 1097-1102. https://doi.org/10.2147/amep.s220578
31. Wandy, T., Gray, S., Durand, D. J., & Kadom, N. (2021). Improving awareness of LGBTQ patient preferences among radiology staff members. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.03.011
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Understanding The Gender Unicorn
Modified from Trans Student Union Resources
One page handout
Topics: gender identity, gender expression, sex assigned and birth, and sexual orientation