LGBTQIA+ Ethical Best Practice in Residential Treatment Center will outline best practices when working with the LGBTQIA+ community as patients. This workshop will include LGBTQIA+ inclusion in the setting and treatment, honoring and respecting patient choice, inclusive policies, and how to establish healthy and equitable treatment in Residential and other settings.
Participants in this session will leave able to:
1) Outline common best practices when working with individuals with issues of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This shall include, but not be limited to honoring patient choice, applying the most recent changes in medical practice rules, and establishing healthy and equitable treatment venues (residential to outpatient); and,
2) Report on some of the common ethical issues confronting clinicians who work with these populations as well as suggested methods to insure that these issues are handled in the most efficacious and ethical ways. This may include, but not be limited to treatment of minors whose parents / guardians do not support the patient’s choices.