Sarah and Devlynn discuss:
- AOTA’s Vision 2025: “As an inclusive profession, OT maximizes health, well-being and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities, through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living.": https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/vision-2025.aspx
- Role of incorporating inclusion into the vision
- Respect for identity and use of pronouns
- Overview and definition of the letters of LGBT+
- Importance of identify, pronouns, and personal aspects
- Incorporating identity into our client’s occupational profiles
- Important statistics involving the LGBT+ community and healthcare
- Positives and challenges he has faced as a gay therapist and working in healthcare
- Advice for therapists experiencing difficulty with their identity within their clinical role
- Devlvynn’s discussion with Taelormade OT on OTea Time:
- https://www.facebook.com/TaelorMadeOT/videos/648430935609510/
- @taelormadeot on Instagram
- Devlynn’s posts on Shannen Marie OT’s ABCs of OT:
- https://shannenmarieot.com/
- @shannenmarieot on Instagram
- ADL specific tasks for the LGBT+ community
- Importance of access to appropriate public restrooms
- Resources for therapists
- National Alliance for Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org
- The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org
- LGBT Health Edcuation: https://www.lgbthealtheducation.org
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s Provider Directory: http://www.glma.org/
- Person Centered Care: https://www.healio.com/nursing/journals/jgn/2018-2-44-2/%7B4f46d2c3-4daf-4f4f-8950-70ea1093f985%7D/person-centered-care-for-lgbt-older-adults
- LGBTQ+ & OT: https://www.lgbtq-ot.com/
- Healthcare Disparities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478215/
- LGBTQ CCD: https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/index.htm
- LGBTQ Task Force: https://www.thetaskforce.org/
Email: devlynnneu@gmail.com
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