Component 1: Trainees
Trainees include behavioral health professionals; licensed and/or certified counselors; students enrolled in counseling education programs; conference and seminar attendees; staff at in-service training; primary, secondary, and tertiary caregivers; staff of health maintenance organizations (HMOs); case managers; primary care physicians; probation officers; and so forth.
Action Steps
• Recruit and select LGBT individuals of diverse ethnicity for counselor education programs and work settings.
• Develop students’ awareness of the need to understand LGBT issues.
• Provide counseling and other appropriate measures for students struggling with their own homophobia or negative attitudes toward LGBT persons.
Component 2: Faculty or Trainers
The faculty or trainers are members of counseling and social work departments responsible for curriculum development, course delivery, and practicum supervision. They prepare professionals and support staff for the behavioral health professions and provide training at seminars and workshops as well.
Action Steps
• Develop faculty and agency awareness of the need for improved understanding of LGBT issues.
• Attain and maintain a diverse faculty with theoretical and practical expertise in LGBT treatment and care.
• Recruit LGBT faculty and staff who can provide instruction, supervision, and services.
• Encourage and support all faculty and staff to continue their e...
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