Providing Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ People in Substance Use Treatment Settings
The Opioid Response Network (ORN), in partnership with Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Division on Substance Use Disorders, has created a one-of a-kind web-based training that will help substance use disorder treatment
providers deliver more affirming care to their LGBTQ+ clients. The course will:
- Provide an introduction to terminology related to gender, sexuality and LGBTQ+ communities; - Discuss why substance use uniquely impacts LGBTQ+ communities; - Include stories from LGBTQ+ individuals about their experiences in
substance use treatment and perspectives from providers who work with LGBTQ+ clients; and - Include instructive videos featuring simulated interactions between staff and LGBTQ+ clients in substance use treatment settings.
This new training will help participants identify key components of care for LGBTQ+ people, and how to make the treatment environment and staff interactions more welcoming for LGBTQ+ clients by:
Participants will develop skills to improve their delivery of affirming care to LGBTQ+ people and determine changes they would like to make in their own organizations with support from the ORN.
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