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LGBTQ+ Awareness in Care

Learn how to support LGBTQ+ individuals in later life with inclusive, compassionate, and respectful care. This course covers key topics like LGBTQ+ history, inclusive language, intersectionality, and safeguarding, helping you ensure dignity and respect for all.

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LGBTQ+ Awareness in Care

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About The Course

The LGBTQ+ Awareness in Care course is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver inclusive, affirming, and compassionate care for LGBTQ+ individuals, especially in later life and ageing contexts. This course explores key themes such as the history and experiences of LGBTQ+ people, respectful language and communication, intersectionality, and the legal and ethical frameworks supporting LGBTQ+ care. You’ll learn to challenge discrimination, understand diverse needs, and create supportive environments that honour the unique lived experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals.

By the end of the course, you will be able to identify and address the specific challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in later life, including issues related to dementia, caregiving, and spirituality. This course empowers you to uphold human rights principles, promote dignity, and provide sensitive, affirming support for LGBTQ+ people across various care settings.

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Learning Outcomes

Awareness of LGBTQ+ history and culture
Language, terminology, and communication skills
Legal framework, human rights, and ethics in LGBTQ+ care
Understanding family, kinship, and community structures
Strategies for challenging discrimination, oppression, and violence
Intersectionality in LGBTQ+ ageing
Providing support and care for LGBTQ+ individuals with dementia
Understanding the role of LGBTQ+ carers
Trans and non-binary affirming care practices
Safeguarding LGBTQ+ adults in later life
Supporting sexuality and intimacy in later life
Understanding HIV and LGBTQ+ ageing

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Course Modules

Chapter 1 LGBTQ+ awareness and affirming practice

Chapter 2 Health and wellbeing in later life

Chapter 3 Personalised care and support

Chapter 4 Religion, spirituality, and sexuality in later life

Chapter 5 Summary

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