SOGI Training in Catholic Health Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Advocacy Organizations ◽  
Health Care Institutions ◽  
Catholic Health Care ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

In response to activists’ demands and new regulations and guidance, some Catholic health care institutions and systems have begun implementing mandatory sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) training programs for employees. The National Catholic Bioethics Center is con- cerned that such programs may be heavily influenced by, or adapted directly from, transgender advocacy organizations. If these programs fail to accurately reflect Catholic teaching, they can undermine the witness of the Church and create conflicts of conscience for many in Catholic health care.

Template Policy for Catholic Health Care and Gender Identity

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Jozef D. Zalot ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Gender Ideology ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Medical Interventions ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Catholic Health Care ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Policy Guidance ◽  
Church Teaching

Gender ideology and medical interventions for so-called transitioning pose profound challenges for Catholic health care. Unfortunately, many institutions do not offer clear, specific policy guidance addressing these issues. This template policy is offered to Catholic health care institutions and systems to assist them in drafting such guidance. The template defines the mission of Catholic health care, summarizes Church teaching with regard to gender ideology, and identifies both licit and illicit clinical interventions for gender dysphoria. The template also offers guidance on practical issues, including name and pronoun use, sex-specific facilities, employee training programs, and health benefits. An appendix offers model language that institutions can incorporate into employment documents to maintain Catholic identity and mission.

Assessing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Home Health Care: Perceptions and Attitudes of Nurses

LGBT Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 409-416
Author(s):  
Ragnhildur I. Bjarnadottir ◽  
Walter Bockting ◽  
MaryGrace Trifilio ◽  
Dawn W. Dowding
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals LGBTQ Bullying: Translating Research to Action in Pediatrics

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Earnshaw ◽  
Sari L. Reisner ◽  
Jaana Juvonen ◽  
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler ◽  
Jeff Perrotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Bullying Interventions

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth experience significant bullying that undermines their mental and physical health. National health organizations have called for the development of innovative strategies to address LGBTQ bullying. Pediatricians and other clinicians, medical and public health students, interdisciplinary researchers, government officials, school leaders, community members, parents, and youth from around the country came together at a national symposium entitled “LGBTQ Bullying: Translating Research to Action to Improve the Health of All Youth” in May 2016 to generate strategies to prevent LGBTQ bullying and meet the needs of LGBTQ youth experiencing bullying. This article describes key scientific findings on bullying, LGBTQ stigma, and LGBTQ bullying interventions that were shared at the symposium and provides recommendations for pediatricians to address LGBTQ bullying via clinical care, research, interventions, and policy. Symposium participants recommended that pediatricians engage in efforts to foster inclusive and affirming health care environments wherein LGBTQ youth feel comfortable discussing their identities and experiences, identify youth experiencing LGBTQ bullying, and prevent the negative health consequences of bullying among youth. Moreover, pediatricians can attend to how multiple identities (eg, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and/or ethnicity, disability, and others) shape youth experiences of bullying and expand intervention efforts to address LGBTQ bullying in health care settings. Pediatricians can further advocate for evidence-based, antibullying policies prohibiting bullying on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Collaboration between pediatricians and diverse stakeholders can contribute to the development and implementation of lasting change in all forms of bullying, including LGBTQ bullying.

scholarly journals Planning and implementing sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in electronic health records

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Grasso ◽  
Michal J McDowell ◽  
Hilary Goldhammer ◽  
Alex S Keuroghlian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Electronic Health ◽  
And Gender

AbstractLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people experience significant health disparities across the life course and require health care that addresses their unique needs. Collecting information on the sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) of patients and entering SO/GI data in electronic health records has been recommended by the Institute of Medicine, the Joint Commission, and the Health Resources and Services Administration as fundamental to improving access to and quality of care for LGBTQ people. Most healthcare organizations, however, have yet to implement a system to collect SO/GI data due to multiple barriers. This report addresses those concerns by presenting recommendations for planning and implementing high-quality SO/GI data collection in primary care and other health care practices based on current evidence and best practices developed by a federally qualified health center and leader in LGBTQ health care.

scholarly journals LGBTQ Bullying: Translating Research to Action in Pediatrics

2018 ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Earnshaw ◽  
Sari L. Reisner ◽  
Jaana Juvonen ◽  
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler ◽  
Jeff Perrotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Bullying Interventions

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth experience significant bullying that undermines their mental and physical health. National health organizations have called for the development of innovative strategies to address LGBTQ bullying. Pediatricians and other clinicians, medical and public health students, interdisciplinary researchers, government officials, school leaders, community members, parents, and youth from around the country came together at a national symposium entitled “LGBTQ Bullying: Translating Research to Action to Improve the Health of All Youth” in May 2016 to generate strategies to prevent LGBTQ bullying and meet the needs of LGBTQ youth experiencing bullying. This article describes key scientific findings on bullying, LGBTQ stigma, and LGBTQ bullying interventions that were shared at the symposium and provides recommendations for pediatricians to address LGBTQ bullying via clinical care, research, interventions, and policy. Symposium participants recommended that pediatricians engage in efforts to foster inclusive and affirming health care environments wherein LGBTQ youth feel comfortable discussing their identities and experiences, identify youth experiencing LGBTQ bullying, and prevent the negative health consequences of bullying among youth. Moreover, pediatricians can attend to how multiple identities (eg, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and/or ethnicity, disability, and others) shape youth experiences of bullying and expand intervention efforts to address LGBTQ bullying in health care settings. Pediatricians can further advocate for evidence-based, antibullying policies prohibiting bullying on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Collaboration between pediatricians and diverse stakeholders can contribute to the development and implementation of lasting change in all forms of bullying, including LGBTQ bullying.

scholarly journals “Conversion Therapy” Experiences in Their Social Contexts: A Qualitative Study of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Change Efforts in Canada: Les expériences de “thérapie de conversion” dans leur contexte social: une étude qualitative des efforts de changement de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité de genre et de l’expression de genre au Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372110304
Author(s):  
David J. Kinitz ◽  
Trevor Goodyear ◽  
Elisabeth Dromer ◽  
Dionne Gesink ◽  
Olivier Ferlatte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Conversion Therapy ◽  
Expression Change ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Change Efforts

Objective: To describe in what forms, with whom, where, when, and why Canadians experience sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE). Methods: This qualitative study is grounded in a transformative paradigm. We conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 22 adults recruited from across Canada who have experienced “conversion therapy.” Directed content analysis was used, employing deductive and inductive coding approaches, to synthesize the findings and address 5 policy-relevant questions. Results: What are SOGIECE? Formal and informal methods of SOGIECE were used, including pharmacologic interventions, denial of gender-affirming care, and coaching to repress sexual orientation and/or gender identity and expression. With whom did SOGIECE occur? Practitioners included religious leaders, licenced health-care professionals (e.g., psychiatrists and psychologists), peers, and family members. Where did SOGIECE occur? SOGIECE occurred in 3 predominant settings: faith-based, health care, and social life. When did SOGIECE occur? SOGIECE rarely occurred over a restricted time frame; often, SOGIECE began while participants were adolescents or young adults and continued multiple years under various forms. Others described SOGIECE as a context in which their life was embedded for many years. Why did people attend SOGIECE? Cisheteronormative social and religious expectations taught participants that being non-cisgender or non-heterosexual was incompatible with living a good and respectable life. Conclusions: SOGIECE are not a circumscribed set of practices. Our study shows that SOGIECE are a larger phenomenon that consists of intentional and explicit change efforts as well as heterosexual- and cisgender-dominant social norms expressed and enforced across a wide range of settings and circumstances. This study provides critical context to inform contemporary social and health policy responses to SOGIECE. Policies should account for the overt, covert, and insidious ways that SOGIECE operate in order to effectively promote safety, equity, and health for sexually diverse and gender-diverse people.

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