Providing Affirmative Care to the LGBTQ+ Military Community

About This Webinar:

This webinar focuses on the continuums of identity (sexual orientation, gender identity, biological sex, gender expression), the impact of discrimination, relevant healthcare disparities, and ways to encourage a welcoming care environment for all. Join this webinar to learn about practical skills for integrating LGBTQ+ affirmative care principles into clinical practice for the military-connected community.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

1. Identify terminology relevant to the LGBTQ+ Community
2. Understand the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity
3. Describe the role of minority stress theory on relevant healthcare disparities
4. Identify ways to enhance cultural competence and integrate affirmative care principles into clinical practice

This webinar is the first of two webinars with Dr. Lange on competent and affirmative LGBTQ+ care. RSVP for the second webinar, Care Considerations for the Transgender and Gender-Diverse Military Community.

Presenter

Dr. Tiffany Lange, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and earned a doctoral degree from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. She completed an advanced fellowship in Women’s and LGBTQ+ Health within the Veterans Health Administration and has served in senior leadership roles in non-profit, government, and private healthcare organizations. Currently, she is the Senior Clinical Director of Utilization Review at one of the nation’s largest managed care organizations where she oversees the care management of Medicaid behavioral health programming.

Continuing education credit is available.

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