Resources for Occupational Therapy Practitioners,
Educators, and Students
Understanding LGBTQ+ culture enables practitioners to better understand and communicate with LGBTQ+ clients, and, therefore, provide more effective treatment. There are many resources that have been developed to help healthcare providers and other professionals improve their LGBTQ+ cultural awareness.
Below are resources for professionals in many different fields, as well as trainings designed for practitioners in specific fields. If you know of additional resources that should be added to these lists, please click here.
In Person:
Canada
Quebec
Coalition des Familles LGBT (LGBT Family Coalition)
The Canadian Center for Gender + Sexual Diversity
Ontario
Rainbow Health Ontario
United States
Alaska
Identity, Inc.
Arizona
LGBTQ Consortium
The University of Arizona LGBTQ Affairs
Arkansas
Center for Artistic Revolution: Safe Schools
California
Family Acceptance Project
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Colorado
Out Boulder County
RANGE Consulting
Connecticut
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Delaware
Planned Parenthood of Delaware
Pride Council: Training for Delaware Schools
Florida
ElderSource Institute
JASMYN
Georgia
Illinois
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Indiana
Iowa
Heartland Area Education Agency
Louisiana
Louisiana State University: The LGBTQ+ Project
NOAGE (New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Jersey
Hudson Pride Center
QSpot
New Mexico
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
New York
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
New York State United Teachers
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
LGBT Community Center - Greater Cleveland
Oregon
Oregon Safe Schools & Communities Coalition
Pennsylvania
Texas
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation
Texas Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling
Utah
Vermont