This session of LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care awareness training provides introductory information regarding the experiences and needs of older LGBTI+ people to provide staff and services supporting older people in the community with basic awareness and a foundation on which to build LGBTI+ inclusive practice.
This 2-hour, online session is delivered via Zoom and is for staff working across CHSP and/or supporting older people in the community or care settings. The session will provide participants with the following:
- Information about the aged care sector requirements, frameworks & reforms regarding LGBTI+ inclusive practice
- Awareness of LGBTI+ people, communities: terminology, definitions & history
- Key aspects & issue of LGBTI ageing
* The focus of this session is on basic awareness. We also offer another session which focuses on the development of LGBTI+ inclusive practice for CHSP/community aged care services and staff.
This sessions is delivered via Zoom.
This session is funded through CHSP sector support and development, and is appropriate for all CHSP/community aged care services and staff. The session is open to a maximum of 4 participants per organisation.
Further information email: valslgbti@latrobe.edu.au
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
As places are limited please make sure you are able to attend and add this to your calendar.
Registration MUST include individual participants name and email - all bulk bookings (e.g. done by one person for others) will be deleted.
Val's provides provides an environment for safe, accessible and open discussion to foster an understanding of the histories and experiences of older LGBTI people and how these may impact their need for and access to aged care services. We have experience in working with older people and within the community and residential aged care sectors, and understand service delivery models, complexities and the range of staff providing support and care. We can assist staff and organisations to become LGBTI aware and also provide a session focusing on an introduction to LGBTI inclusive practice. This program has been developed by Val’s LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care, part of Rainbow Health Australia at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University.
