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The editors of the Continued family of learning sites have rounded up courses focused on serving LGBTQ+ people. Continued works with leading experts and organizations such as The Fenway Institute to equip professionals with education and resources to most effectively serve LGBTQ+ people and their families.
EDITOR ROUNDUP | LGBTQ+:
♦ Learning To Practice With Cultural Humility — Available on AudiologyOnline, OccupationalTherapy.com, PhysicalTherapy.com, Continued Respiratory Therapy, and SpeechPathology.com
♦ LGBTQ Cultural Competence: Improving Care to the LGBTQ Community — Available on AudiologyOnline, OccupationalTherapy.com, and PhysicalTherapy.com
♦ Clients and Their Gender Identities: Working with Transgender Clients Part I — Available on Continued Social Work Part 1 and Part 2
♦ Cultural Competence With Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, and Questioning Individuals — Available on Continued Early Childhood Education
♦ Gender Minorities and The Military — Available on Continued Social Work
♦ Supporting the LGBTQ Senior in Healthcare — Available on OccupationalTherapy.com, PhysicalTherapy.com, Continued Respiratory Therapy, and Continued Social Work
♦ Mental Healthcare for Parents of Gender Minority Youth — Available on Continued Social Work
♦ Mental Healthcare for Siblings of Gender Minority Youth — Available on Continued Social Work
♦ An Introduction to Health Equity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) People — Available on AudiologyOnline, OccupationalTherapy.com, PhysicalTherapy.com, Continued Respiratory Therapy, and SpeechPathology.com
♦ Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood — Available on Continued Early Childhood Education
♦ Best Practices for Rehab Professionals When Caring for Patients Across the Gender Identity Spectrum — Available on PhysicalTherapy.com
♦ Transgender Healthcare Primer for Clinical Audiologists — Available on AudiologyOnline
"Creating an inclusive environment for people who are LGBTQ+ is important regardless of your profession or work setting, and it goes well beyond the basics like avoiding bias and ensuring non-discrimination." — Carolyn Smaka, AuD
“Creating an inclusive environment for people who are LGBTQ+ is important regardless of your profession or work setting, and it goes well beyond the basics like avoiding bias and ensuring non-discrimination,” said Carolyn Smaka, AuD, Continued editor in chief. “We are committed to providing meaningful education and resources for professionals in this important topic area and will continue to update our course offerings."