LGBTQI+ Culturally Appropriate Care for NSW Palliative Care Volunteers

About: As a palliative care volunteer, you play a vital role in supporting some of the most vulnerable members of the LGBTQI+ community. But are you truly prepared to provide culturally appropriate, affirming care? Our upcoming training session, "LGBTQI+ Culturally Appropriate Care for NSW Palliative Care Volunteers," is designed to give you the knowledge and tools to create a safe, inclusive environment for your LGBTQI+ clients. Over the course of this interactive session, you'll learn:

Setting the context and creating safety for the session
Unpacking the acronym
Understanding the difference between sex/gender/sexuality
The impact of history on queer people (especially in the context of older people/ end of life/ trusting healthcare)
Overview of flags/symbols/etc
Inclusive language/pronouns/etc
How to be an ally
Small but achievable steps people can take in their roles to be more inclusive

Who: Palliative care volunteers
Cost: Free, although registration is essential.
Date: Thursday 20th of March 2025
Time: 9:30AM - 11:00AM (AEDT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Facilitator: Jen Walsh (they/them) a proud trans non-binary person living on Wadawurrung land in Ocean Grove, VIC. Jen has worked across multiple sectors in the US and Australia including disaster response, volunteer management, palliative care, LGBTIQA+ inclusive health care, and research. Jen’s passion is working to make the world safer for queer people of all ages. During their career in palliative care they lead the co-design of a queer inclusive palliative care “toolkit,” and in their personal life they have founded an all-gender cricket team in Geelong. Jen truly believes that changing hearts and minds starts with a simple conversation (or in this case – training session!)