Details

Title
Gay , Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) and Behavioral Health Issues

Course Reference	Course Start Day	Course End Day	Sponsor
TH5	Thursday	Thursday	THE DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Course Description
This course will provide the participant with an understanding of behavioral health issues (mental health, substance abuse, STDs/HIV) unique to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Population (GLBT) and primary preventative health care best practices to care for their patients/clients identifying as members of the GLBT community. Besides the dissemination of information and knowledge, the attendees will have an opportunity to participate in various group activities (“hands on”) that will assist them as professionals in developing a better understanding of an GLBT person and how better to meet their behavioral health needs.

Course Description

This course will provide the participant with an understanding of behavioral health issues (mental health, substance abuse, STDs/HIV) unique to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Population (GLBT) and primary preventative health care best practices to care for their patients/clients identifying as members of the GLBT community. Besides the dissemination of information and knowledge, the attendees will have an opportunity to participate in various group activities (“hands on”) that will assist them as professionals in developing a better understanding of an GLBT person and how better to meet their behavioral health needs.

Speaker
Richard Meriwether, Program Manager/Health Educator, University of Alabama at Birmingham AIDS Training & Education Center, Alabama-North Carolina STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases

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