Professional Expectations of Provider LGBTQ Competence: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

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• Alternative Title:
  J Gay Lesbian Ment Health
• Personal Author:
  Williams, Natasha D. ; Winer, Brennan ; Aparicio, Elizabeth M. ; Smith-Bynum, Mia A. ; Boekeloo, Bradley O. ; Fish, Jessica N.
• Description:
  Introduction:
  
  Mental and behavioral health professional organizations use their governing documents to set expectations of provider competence in working with LGBTQ+ clients.
  
  Method:
  
  The codes of ethics and training program accreditation guidelines of nine mental and behavioral health disciplines (n=16) were analyzed using template analysis.
  
  Results:
  
  Coding resulted in fives themes: mission and values, direct practice, clinician education, culturally competent professional development, and advocacy. Expectations for provider competency vary greatly across disciplines.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Having a mental and behavioral health workforce that is uniformly competent in meeting the unique needs of LGBTQ populations is key for supporting the mental and behavioral health of LGBTQ persons.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Cultural Competency LGBTQ Mental Health Care Policy Mental Health Services Provider Training
• Source:
  J Gay Lesbian Ment Health. 80(8)
• Pubmed ID:
  37200538
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10187662
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  80
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:927de8f6f7357f0b677ff0d3645edca2173ddcc4c8a8a923d6eb2406d80501997afd8bb6490782321cc9ec42e40f21f7ec0433473f8c540d6f0861c0cab056ad
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