What Clinicians Need to Know

February 27, 2018, 9am to noon
Pryzbyla 351
3 continuing education credit hours
Michael Mancilla, MSW

Registration

Regular Registration: $ 60.00
Current NCSSS Registration: $45.00
NCSSS Student: $25.00

Michael Mancilla

Michael Mancilla ( Pronounced Man-See-Ya) LICSW currently  at  Children’s National  where he is  a Therapist In The Youth Pride Clinic   as well  in Private Practice   at Pride Therapy DC.   He was a  co-investigator of a grant to provide health education on the unique needs of LGBTQ youth to clinical providers and staff at Children’s National and in the community  . As a psychotherapist he co-authored the book “Love in the Time of HIV: Gay Man’s Guide to Sex Dating and Relationships which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. He has 20 years’ experience providing services to the GLBTQ community and has been profiled in front page stories of the Washington Post, New York Times and two documentaries by CNN.

Description

Need for Culturally Competent Care for LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ youth are continually marginalized by the health care system.  The inability to get sensitive and respectful care results in increased morbidity and mortality for LGBTQ youth.  Social science research continues to show that LGBTQ youth are at greater risk for negative health outcomes including HIV/STD infection, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. The 2012 DC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report the following disparities among public and public charter high school students in DC:

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth were twice as likely as heterosexual youth to report being bullied at school; questioning youth were three times as likely to report the same.

Compared to heterosexual youth, LGB and questioning (LGBQ) youth were 2.3 times more likely to report having made a suicide plan and 2.7 times more likely to report having attempted suicide in the past year.

LGB youth were more likely than their heterosexual peers to report smoking cigarettes (2.0x), drinking alcohol (2.3x), smoking marijuana (2.3x), and using cocaine (1.7x).

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Agenda

 

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify sources of stigma and discrimination against GLBTQ Children adolescents and the impact it has on their healthcare

 2. Discuss  work with LGBTQ  youth  population and explore reasons why they are at increased risk of  a variety of negative health outcomes  that go beyond but also incorporates HIV/AIDS infection

3: Identify and discuss the unique health care needs of this population and identify additional resources of the Youth Pride Clinic at Children’s National which includes Transgender affirming care.

4. Identify and discuss methods that demonstrate sensitivity and awareness of the unique healthcare needs of LGBT patients.

Target Audience: Social Workers, Healthcare Providers

Content Level: Intermediate: 

Learning Methods: Case discussion, Lecture

Contact Information: mikemancilla211@gmail.com

Continuing Education Credit Hours

 This organization (NCSSS, ACE#1424) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. The (NCSSS) maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval period: (2.2.17 to 2.2.20). Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this course will receive (3.0) Continuing Education clock hours.

 All participants will receive Continuing Education Credit Hours Certificates in hand following completion of the workshop and the course evaluation. Participants must attend the complete workshop in person.