Need for Culturally Competent Care for LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ youth are continually marginalized by the health care system. The inability to get sensitive and respectful care results in increased morbidity and mortality for LGBTQ youth. Social science research continues to show that LGBTQ youth are at greater risk for negative health outcomes including HIV/STD infection, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. The 2012 DC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report the following disparities among public and public charter high school students in DC:

  • Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth were twice as likely as heterosexual youth to report being bullied at school; questioning youth were three times as likely to report the same.
  • Compared to heterosexual youth, LGB and questioning (LGBQ) youth were 2.3 times more likely to report having made a suicide plan and 2.7 times more likely to report having attempted suicide in the past year.
  • LGB youth were more likely than their heterosexual peers to report smoking cigarettes (2.0x), drinking alcohol (2.3x), smoking marijuana (2.3x), and using cocaine (1.7x).

Special Focus will be given on working with Transgender Youth and Families

Course Curriculum

  LGBT Youth What Healthcare Providers Need To Know
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Hi, I’m Michael Mancilla LICSW


I have over 20 years’ experience providing services to the LGBTQ community as Psychotherapist and clinical educator

BIO

Mr. Mancilla has been profiled in multiple media outlets including Slate Magazine, and the Washington Post for his work with Transgender youth and HIV+ Children and two documentaries by CNN. He has served as a board member for Whitman Walker Clinic and as a field instructor for Columbia, Howard and Catholic Universities . Mr. Mancilla testified to help pass the LGBT Clinical Cultural Competency Training Law passed in 2016 before The DC Council and has trained over 3000 Healthcare Providers in this area . 

 Along with a Private Practice at www.PridetherapyDC.com He is proud to be an “Out” provider in the Youth Pride Clinic at Childrens National  where he works with a medical team with special focus on LGBT Youth and gender affirming care . He was nominated for the Lambda Literary award for his book "Love in The Time of HIV: The Gay Mans Guide To Sex, Dating and Relationships.


A Portion of Profits goes to support LGBT Health Programs at Childrens National where this webinar was filmed.

Michael Mancilla LICSW

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LGBTQ Cultural Competency (New Mandatory Requirements):
D.C. Law 21-95 requires that any continuing education requirements for the practice of any health occupation licensed, registered, or certified by a Health Occupation Board include two (2) credits of instruction on cultural competency or specialized clinical training focusing on patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer, or question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (“LGBTQ”).
Approved by N A S W DC for 2 CEUS of LGBTQ Cultural Competency Code: 2019000. And DC Department of Health for Psychology .Please Check with your individual licensing board for their requirements as many boards accept CEUS across disciplines.