Toolkit for LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency
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ABOUT OUTREACH FOR SAFE OLDER ADULT LIVING
OUTReach for Safe Older Adult Living (OUTReach) is a program to improve culturally competent care for LGBTQ+ older adults in long-term care facilities in the Chicago area by raising awareness around issues facing this community.
This program is thanks to the generous support of Chicago Community Trust’s LGBT Impact Fund and the RRF Foundation for Aging.
BASIC LGBTQ+ TERMS FOR HEALTH CARE TEAMS
BEST PRACTICES ON PROVIDING INCLUSIVE SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ OLDER ADULTS
- Inclusive Services for LGBTQ+ Older Adults: a Practical Guide to Creating Welcoming Agencies
- A Practical Guide to Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Strengthen Your State and Local Aging Plan: Expanding the Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Older Adults
- LGBTQ+ Older Adult Community Assessments and Reports
- Disrupting Disparities: Challenges and Solutions for 50+ LGBTQ+ Illinoisans
- Supporting Trans & Nonbinary Clients in Experiencing Gender Euphoria
CULTURAL HUMILITY AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS
- CULTURAL HUMILITY: SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND ANOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE
- How Cultural Humility and Cultural Competence Impact Belonging
- Cultural Humility vs. Cultural Competence -and Why Providers Need Both
- What is Cultural Humility? (video)
- How to Provide Culturally Responsive Care to Gender-Diverse Communities
LGBTQ+ COMPETENT CARE IN ACTION
- LGBTQ+ Inclusive Services Readiness Checklist
- Commitment to Caring Pledge
- HRC Foundation/SAGE Long-Term Care Equality Index
- Person Centered, Trauma Informed Care of Older Transgender Adults (SAGE/FORGE)
National Resources:
- Gen Silent Cultural Competency Training
- Boulder County
- Example of AAA LGBTQ+ Inclusive Landing Page
- Diverse Elder Coalition’s Resources for Providers: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Family Caregivers Toolkit
- LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency for Clinicians Interactive Tutorial (University of Southern California)
