Putting Out the Welcome Mat: Making Your Agency, Office, or Organization Welcoming to the Transgender Community
Workshop Description
More agencies and healthcare providers are responding to the needs of the transgender community, but it is sometimes difficult to understand the needs of clients and how small details can be perceived as offensive or dismissive. Even the most well-meaning office staff can find themselves making mistakes in communication, treatment planning, and community involvement that make it challenging for a transgender client to feel safe and understood.
Creating a safe space for the transgender and NB/NGC community starts from the very first points of contact and needs to be practiced to the very highest levels of any organization. This highly interactive workshop will build on the OASIS model of community care using lecture, discussion, and skill building exercises.
Conference Track
Professional
Primary Contact
john sovec, The Life Group Los Angeles - Clinical Consultant
Workshop Presenters
john sovec
Presenter Bio
John Sovec, MA, LMFT, is a nationally recognized expert on the topic of creating affirmative support for the LGBTQ community, whose work has been featured on The Rikki Lake Show, OWN, FOX, The Advocate, YHTV, LA Talk Radio, Broad Topics, and regular columns for Huffington Post and Good Therapy. In addition, John offers trainings to organizations, schools, and nonprofits, and professional consultations on how to successfully support the LGBT community. John is also an advocate and educator in the HIV/AIDS community and is the clinical consultant for The Life Group LA as well as adjunct faculty at Phillips Graduate University.