Supporting the LGBTQIA+ Community with Debbie Victor

The first Trauma Informed Pelvic Health CertificationGet Lindsey's 9 page OTs Map to the World of Pelvic Health.Meet Lindsey on the OTs for Pelvic Health Facebook Group!Check Out More OT Pelvic Health Content here.Find Lindsey on IG! @functionalpelvisWhat we talked about in today's episode:What are some of the challenges that LGBTQIA+ community may be facing, including political/legal barriers, societal concerns, health care trauma, lack of supportive environment, and mental health concerns? How might these challenges affect the care that OT's provide? What are some of the strengths of the LGBTQ+ community?What are some practical, day to day ways that  OT's can create a welcoming space for LGBTQ+ clients?Can you share some attitude changes that OT practitioners can be make to be more inclusive of LGBTQ+ clients?What is the potential for OT practitioners to make a significant change in the lives of clients?References we discussed during our convo:Trevor Project: 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental HealthGuide to Being an Ally from Trevor ReportFor Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health CareLambda Legal Report How you can make the gender question on an application form more inclusive  Introduction to LGBTQ+ Competency Handbook for Physical Therapy AOTA DEIJA toolkit____________________________________________________________________________________________Pelvic OTPs United - Lindsey's off-line interactive community for $39 a month! Inside Pelvic OTPs United you'll find:​Weekly group mentoring calls with Lindsey. She's doing this exclusively inside this community. These aren't your boring old Zoom calls where she is a talking head. We interact, we coach, we learn from each other.​Highly curated forums. The worst is when you post a question on FB just to have it drowned out with 10 other questions that follow it. So, she's got dedicated forums on different populations, different diagnosis, different topics (including business). Hop it, post your specific question, and get the expert advice you need.More info here. Lindsey would love support you in this quiet corner off social media!