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Announcing a new training opportunity
June 14, 2012 1:00pm-5:00pm
3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.
Public Hearing Room, First Floor, Administration East Building Snohomish County Campus.
Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Environments to serve older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender
If a gay older man or a lesbian who is living with a partner were to atend your program or to your facility, how confortable would they be?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults make up a significant, and growing, share of America's 65+ population.
Topics covered in training inclue:
- Terms and definitions
- Culture, needs, and concerns of LGBT older adults
- Why LGBT Older audlts are less likely to access health and social services
- Best practices, policy and pratic area for increasing inclusieness and safety for LGBT older adults.
- Sponsored by Snohomish County Long Term Care and Aging.