PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
6.0 CEUs for: SWs, RNs, Case Managers, MDs
**This Training provides 2 hours LGBTQ for DC licensed SWs, RNs and
MDs and 4 hours of Ethics for DC and MD licensed SWs
_Susan Westgate, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C_
_National Director of __Behavioral Health AbsoluteCARE, Instructor_
LGBTQI+ individuals face a myriad of social challenges and adversities
including higher suicide rates, increased likelihood of mental health
concerns, poverty – all resultant from the stress of being one’s
true self. LGBTQI+ individuals are more likely to experience
healthcare access-related challenges and profound disparities in care.
These challenges add to prevailing patterns of individual and
structural trauma and are complicated by the culture of healthcare and
the dominant medical model that edits out the personal details of the
individual receiving care. However, these challenges are ultimately
preventable if we as practitioners change our respective lens and
advocate on behalf of those we serve. This training is designed to
highlight the relevancy and ethics of competent care for LGBTQI+
individuals as well as the ethical need to infuse core social justice
concepts into healthcare practice settings.
Attendees will:
* Recognize how perceptions and value systems impact the care
provided to LGBTQI+ patients
* Determine health structural disparities that impact the provision
of care with attention to the SDoH
* Examine the effects of the _lived experience_ of LGBTQI+
individuals accessing disparate care
* Identify meaningful strategies based on the ETHICAL PRINCIPAL OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH LGBTQI+ individuals and
families _by blood and by choice_
* Employ empowerment-based language that translates to the provision
of affirming care
AGENDA
8:00 – 8:45 AM REGISTRATION, VENDOR NETWORKING,
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:45 – 9:00 AM WELCOME REMARKS, ACMA MARYLAND CHAPTER
BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
9:00 – 10:30 AM DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO HEALTH
AND IDENTIFICATION AS
LGBTQI+
10:30 – 10:45 AM BREAK (NETWORK WITH VENDORS AND EACH OTHER)
10:45 – 12:15 PM THE IMPACT OF BIAS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
ON DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO
LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS.
12:15 – 1:00 PM LUNCH (PROVIDED), VENDOR NETWORKING &
DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
1:00 – 2:30 PM HEALTH DISPARITIES AND UNDERSTANDING THE
NEEDS OF LGBTQI+ PATIENTS WHILE
EMPHASIZING A
STRENGTHS BASED APPROACH
2:30 – 2:45 PM BREAK
2:45 – 4:15 PM INFUSING PRINCIPLES OF TRAUMA INFORMED
CARE WHILE PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO
LGBTQ+ PATIENTS.
4:15 – 4:30 PM CLOSING REMARKS, ACMA MARYLAND
CHAPTER BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
_BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED, COMPLIMENTARY PARKING AVAILABLE_
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_ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: SUSAN WESTGATE, MBA, MSW, LCSW-C IS THE
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT ABSOLUTECARE AND A CLINICAL
INSTRUCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. SHE
PARTICIPATED IN A CSWE-SPONSORED NATIONAL TRAUMA TASK FORCE WORK-GROUP
THAT FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF ETHICS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED
PRACTICE. SHE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS TEACHING AWARDS AND IS PUBLISHED
IN SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS._ SUSAN, IS KNOWN AS INSIGHTFUL,
INTERESTING AND INTERACTIVE WITH INCREDIBLE KNOWLEDGE. SHE IS ONE OF
THE FEW ACADEMICS WHO ALSO WORKS IN THE WORLD OF HEALTHCARE CASE
MANAGEMENT AND WITH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING
SOCIAL WORKERS AND NURSES, SUSAN ALSO ROUTINELY EDUCATES PHYSICIANS
AND MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
VALARIE BARNES 301-877-5569 OR EMAIL: VDBMOORE@GMAIL.COM
JANET BLONDO 301-356-0224 OR EMAIL JBLONDO2@GMAIL.COM
MAIMUNA JAH AT 301-877-4255
EVENTBRITE ISSUES: ACMAMARYLAND@GMAIL.COM
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