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.