The goal of Project Visibility is to co-create an aging services community that is informed, sensitive to, and supportive of LGBT elders.
The course reviews LGBT history and terms, and teaches skills we hope will open the hearts and minds of those caring for this often invisible population.
These skills include:
- Make no assumptions
- Ask open-ended questions
- Affirm resident rights
Studies have shown that LGBT elders are four times less likely to have children, and twice as likely to live alone, yet are five times less likely to access senior services than their heterosexual peers. This lack of support increases the risk of depression, substance abuse, unnecessary institutionalization and premature death.
Registration for this event is closed.