When

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
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Where

The Mental Health Association of Nassau County 
16 Main Street
Hempstead, NY 11550  

 
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Contact

Yvonne Lyon 
The Mental Health Association of Nassau County, Inc. 
516-489-2322 ext.1257 
ylyon@mhanc.org 
 

Best Practices in working with LGBT older adults 

This training event will award 1 contact hour for licensed Social Workers with the NYSED State Board for Social Work* and licensed Mental Health Counselors* and licensed Marriage and Family Therapists* with the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners  and 1 CASAC renewal credit.**

The LGBT Older Adult Experience will provide health and human service providers of staff levels on the community of individuals who comprise the LGBT older adult population. LGBT older adults (50 and older) often face myriad challenges in addition to those experienced by their heterosexual counterparts; in particular, social isolation, familial estrangement, increased health risks, and lack of culturally competent health and human services. This workshop will describe in depth the dynamic of the LGBT aging community and best practices for working with this population. A Q&A will close the session.

Trainer: Amy Angelone, LMSW, SAGE-LI/ LGBTQ Network. In her role as the SAGE-LI Program Coordinator, Amy Angelone coordinates and delivers social and supportive programming for LGBT older adults, as well as delivering community education and training services to increase awareness and cultural competency of older adult-serving providers to serve LGBTQ older adults.

Date and time: Tuesday, August 7, 2018: 2:45PM-4PM (Sign-in opens at 2:30PM)

Registration fee (non-refundable): $5 per person

Location: Mental Health Association of Nassau County, 16 Main St, 2nd Floor Training Room, Hempstead, NY 11550.

Sponsored by:

The Nassau County Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health, Chemical Dependency & Developmental Disabilities Services’ Behavioral Health Awareness Campaign.
 
Please note that late arrival, late return from breaks, and/or early departure, will disqualify you from receiving a certificate of completion.
 
*Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0083.
*Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0042.
*Nassau County OMHCDDDS & MHA of Nassau County is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0027