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Training Opportunities in the Austin Area

PowerPoint presentations you’re welcome to download to use

Information about SAGE

 Information about SAGECare Training

Article from The Gerontologist Journal on Successful Aging among Older LGBT Adults

Books on Caring for LGBTQ Residents & Patients

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PowerPoint Presentations from the ALGBTCOA

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HIV and Aging

AARP survey PowerPoint Slides

The AARP Study itself is posted to Research & Links

 


Training in the Austin Area

Family Eldercare offers a range of services for Senior populations, including LGBTQ+. Staff at Family Eldercare also provide training for other agencies.

For information about Family Eldercare LGBTQ+ Training, contact: 
Cheryl Young, LCSW-S, Clinical Director/Program Manager Counseling Services at cyoung@familyeldercare.org

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If you know of other trainers or training opportunities, please contact us at contact@algbtcoa.org. We’d be happy to post the information.


National organizations for LGBT Seniors

SAGE

Click on the name SAGE to access their website.

Here is a link to a video training about service provision issues for this population. This video could be useful for planning in-service training of agency personnel.

“Understanding and Supporting LGBT Older Adults” is a recorded presentation. This presentation provides a basic introduction and understanding of LGBT older adults. Viewing the online presentation takes approximately 30 minutes.

Click on the link below to register and then view the video.
https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/training/understanding/

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Here is a Guide done by the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging along with SAGE. It is entitled Inclusive Services for LGBT Older Adults, A Practical Guide for Creating Welcoming Agencies.
 

SAGECare Training

Click on link below for schematic of SAGE Training in PDF format

SAGEtrainingsheet

Here is a text description of SAGECare Training.

Info below was obtained from the link below.

http://sageusa.care/our-services/coaching-training/

SAGECare trainings are designed to be suitable for all levels of employees. 1 hour trainings can be delivered in-person, via live webinar, or through a digital training platform. 4-hour trainings for Executive/Administrative staff are facilitated in-person* by a SAGECare Certified Trainer.

1 Hour Training for Employees/Staff:

These trainings provide an overview of the needs, concerns and unique history of LGBT older adults, as well as meaningful steps that staff can take to immediately improve the quality of support and services they provide. Staff are required to complete one hour of training annually:

  • Supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults
    • Explain the terms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
    • Understand why LGBT older adults may hide their identity
    • Incorporate LGBT concerns into person-directed care
    • Connect to local and national resources
  • Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBT Older Adults
    • Designed for staff working in nursing care or other residential care settings
    • Learn about the unique needs of LGBT older adults
    • Get an overview of the various rights and protections extended to LGBT residents
    • Learn other best practices for creating communities welcoming to LGBT older adults, their loved ones, and their caregivers
  • Welcome Home: LGBT Older Adults and Housing
    • Designed for staff working in any housing environment
    • Learn tips for responding to bias behavior between roommates or neighbors
    • Get an overview of federal protections that apply to LGBT people
    • Learn best practices to help create a supportive environment for current and future older LGBT residents

Specialized Topics (1 hour each):

Participants who have already completed an introductory training have the option to take advanced trainings in specialized topics such as:

  • Embracing LGBT Older Adults of Color
    • Discuss the ways race and ethnicity intersect with LGBT identity
    • Learn about the unique vulnerabilities and resiliencies of LGBT older adults of color
    • Consider changes that can make your organization welcoming for LGBT older adults of color
  • Transgender Aging: What Service Providers Need (and Don’t Need!) to Know
    • Answer common questions about the transgender experience and transitioning
    • Learn best practices for providing transgender affirming care
    • Discuss the unique needs of transgender older adults
  • Respected and Whole: Preventing Anti-LGBT Bias Between Constituents, Staff, and Across Aging Services
    • Explore our 8 suggestions for preventing bias and creating inclusive services
    • Discuss concrete programming ideas and policies to ensure staff and constituents feel respected and safe
    • Learn how an inclusive environment can improve the health and happiness of both staff and constituents
  • Asking Demographic Questions About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
    • Learn practical tips from experts about how to ask questions related to sexual orientation and gender identity
    • Understand why these questions are important for all service organizations
    • Learn the nuances of asking these questions to older adults
    • Learn how to respectfully respond to questions and concerns that arise in these conversations

4 Hours Training for Executives/Administrators*:

These trainings provide an in-person learning experience designed to help executives/administrators/leadership understand the cultures, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults. Executives/Administrators are expected to complete four hours of training every three years. Trainings that satisfy this requirement include:

  • Improving Aging Services for LGBT Older Adults
    • Learn about the culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults
    • Consider why LGBT older adults are less likely to access health and social services
    • Learn practices for helping LGBT older adults to feel more included in aging network organizations
  • Including Older Adults in LGBT Organizations
    • Learn about the culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults
    • Consider why LGBT older adults are less likely to access social services
    • Identify best practices and tools to better serve the LGBT older adults who currently access your services or are in need of your services
  • Psychosocial Needs of LGBT Veterans
    • Learn about the culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT veterans
    • Consider the impact of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell on LGBT veterans
    • Discuss existing VA benefits and protections for LGBT veterans
  • Hospice and Palliative Care for LGBT Patients and Families
    • Learn about the culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults
    • Consider the specific psychological, emotional, and legal situation faced by many LGBT people at the end of life
    • Build the professional skills and knowledge base needed to provide high-quality care for LGBT people and their families

* If your organization has fewer than 10 employees this requirement can be fulfilled by Executive/Administrative staff completing four of the 1 hour trainings. For more information, please contact us.

SAGECare LGBT Aging Self-Report:

Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels require that Executive and Administrative staff receive training every three years. During years in which Executive and Administrative staff are not being trained, participating agencies must submit a SAGECare LGBT Aging Self-Report. This short questionnaire is a way for your agency to update SAGECare staff on your success providing LGBT inclusive services, as well as any questions or feedback on the SAGECare credential program.

After reviewing your agency’s report, SAGECare staff are available for one hour of consulting or technical assistance.SAGEtrainingsheet-03


Here’s an article from The Gerontologist Journal (2015, Vol. 55, No. 1, 154–168), titled:

Special Issue: Successful Aging Among LGBT Older Adults.

Purpose: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are a health disparate population as identified in Healthy People 2020. Yet, there has been limited attention to how LGBT older adults maintain successful aging despite the adversity they face. Utilizing a Resilience Framework, this study investigates the relationship between physical and mental health-related quality of life (QOL) and covariates by age group.
Design and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of LGBT adults aged 50 and older (N = 2,560) was conducted by Caring and Aging with Pride: The National Health, Aging, and Sexuality Study via collaborations with 11 sites across the U.S. Linear regression analyses tested specified relationships and moderating effects of age groups (aged 50–64; 65–79; 80 and older).
Results: Physical and mental health QOL were negatively associated with discrimination and chronic conditions and positively with social support, social network size, physical and leisure activities, substance nonuse, employment, income, and being male when controlling for age and other covariates. Mental health QOL was also positively associated with positive sense of sexual identity and negatively with sexual identity disclosure. Important differences by age group emerged and for the old–old age group the influence of discrimination was particularly salient.
Implications: This is the first study to examine physical and mental health QOL, as an indicator of successful aging, among LGBT older adults. An understanding of the configuration of resources and risks by age group is important for the development of aging and health initiatives tailored for this growing population.

Click on the link below to download the PDF file.

LGBT Aging Successfully Study


 
PART OF “THE PRIDE OF CARING: ISSUES FOR LGBTQ CAREGIVERS” SERIES.     Listen to the previously recorded program
by Dr. Elliot Montgomery Sklar, a public health professional with vast experience in managing health programs and initiatives.
 

Books on Caring for LGBTQ Residents & Patients

Welcoming LGBT Residents

by Tim R. Johnson

Welcoming LGBT Residents is the first comprehensive guide to working with LGBT older adults in senior living settings.

The LGBT older adult population represents one of the fastest-growing subpopulations within our aging society. Despite the increasing demand for LGBT-affirming services there is an absence of training books for care providers. This dual-purpose text is appropriate for training and as a guide to answer questions that may come up during daily tasks. It is based on the most recent research and includes stories and testimonials from LGBT older adults and providers in the field.

This timely book will be of interest to professional care providers, from long-term care nurses and assisted living administrators to staff in retirement communities, as well as students in gerontology, health care administration, and social work courses. $32 paperback


LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice 1st Edition
by Kimberly Acquaviva (Author)

This is the only handbook for hospice and palliative care professionals looking to enhance their care delivery or their programs with LGBTQ-inclusive care. Anchored in the evidence, extensively referenced, and written in clear, easy-to-understand language, LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care provides clear, actionable strategies for hospice and palliative physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, and chaplains. $25 paperback

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TRANScestors: Navigating LGBTQ+ Aging, Illness and End of Life Decisions

Volume I: Generations of Hope
Edited by Jude Patton and Margot Wilson

click on cover for ordering info

 This volume (and the ones that follow) have been in the works for some time. What finally emerges after many months of assiduous advertising, recruiting, editing, and organizing is a volume of intimate, nuanced, and heartfelt stories that reflect the wide diversity in the ways in which trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit people have come to recognize, signify, embody, and celebrate their difference as their authentic selves. Moreover, with an increasing emphasis on the experiences of trans youth, elders constitute a routinely overlooked, disregarded, and/or silenced segment of the community. In response, this volume documents the myriad ways in which trans elders are coming to terms with the real-life challenges of aging, illness, and end of life decision-making. $19.99 paperback. Also available in ebook formats.

TRANScestors is planned as a series of edited volumes that address the issues of LGBTQ+ aging, illness, and end of life decision-making and will be published by TransGender Publishing. Additional volumes include: Volume II: Generations of Change, Volume III: Generations of Pride, and Volume IV: Generations of Challenge.