The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss the importance for healthcare organizations to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and promote a more inclusive definition of culture to include sexual orientation and gender identity, in order to better serve the LGBTQ community.
OBJECTIVES:
Highlights of the enhanced CLAS Standards
Relevant insights on the impacts of disparities and societal stigma on the mental health and personal safety of LGBTQ individuals
Heightened awareness, knowledge, and skills that address the needs of LGBTQ and substance use and/or other BH disorders
PRESENTERS:
Jacqueline Coleman
MEd, MSM, BA, CPC
Certified Professional Coach
Kate Bishop
Education Coordinator
LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton
