Continuing Education to Best Serve Our LGBTQIA Community
Great Lakes therapy Center saw this year’s Pride Month as an opportunity to deepen our commitment to being an LGBTQIA affirming practice. This population of our neighbors and community is near and dear to our hearts. We aim to stand in solidarity with other leaders in inclusivity and hope to actively reduce barriers for LGBTQIA folx seeking mental health services.
Every member of our team completed a training by experts in this area and we have listed those trainings below in case others are interested in learning from them as well.
For Clients:
OutCare, nonprofit in Indiana
“Founded in May 2015, OutCare Health is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the purpose of providing extensive information and education on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) healthcare. OutCare recognizes the unique health needs of LGBTQ individuals and connects them with the most appropriate healthcare providers, resources, and events. Likewise, OutCare strives to better educate medical students, supplement healthcare providers, and energize communities to deliver high-quality, culturally competent, unbiased healthcare.”
For Clinicians:
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration)
From suicide prevention to opioid assistance, to homelessness and housing resources, SAMHSA has compiled a wonderful list of organizations offering multiple trainings online.
American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association, in collaboration with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, proudly offers this FREE onlinez professional development course on LGBTQ-affirmative counseling competencies. This course also includes continuing education (CE) content from the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor CARE Trainings help adults who work with youth learn to “Connect, Accept, Respond and Empower” (CARE) for young people in crisis. This training discusses LGBTQ-specific risk factors for suicide, explores protective factors that can lower these risks and how to help youth get the support they need.