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It's a Start: An Online, On-Demand LGBTQ+ Mental Health Training Session for Providers Nationwide
Dustin Z Nowaskie1, Stephen B Werner-Sleva1, Amy K Jacobs1
1Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Nowaskie); Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (Werner-Sleva); Department of Social Work, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor (Jacobs).
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an online, on-demand, and publicly accessible mental health training session on care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and all sexual-diverse and gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals could improve providers' preparedness, attitudes, and knowledge regarding care for LGBTQ+ patients.
Methods:
Between January and June 2022, participating mental health providers completed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS) before and after training.
Results:
Participants (N=322) represented various mental health specialties and all U.S. regions. LGBT-DOCSS scores significantly increased after training: for overall LGBT-DOCSS, Cohen's d=0.77 (p<0.001); for clinical preparedness, Cohen's d=0.68 (p<0.001); for attitudinal awareness, Cohen's d=0.14 (p=0.014); and for basic knowledge, Cohen's d=0.62 (p<0.001).
Conclusions:
Although participating mental health providers had improvements in the parameters assessed, small but notable gaps in their LGBTQ+ health awareness and practice remained, suggesting that LGBTQ+ education requires motivated, longitudinal, ongoing, and lifelong learning approaches.
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