PRIDE at Home - Platinum Rainbow Guidance for Home Care

Receive training in LGBTI+ care and inclusion to enhance healthcare equality

Discover the transformative power of inclusive care with Dublin City University’s specialised course tailored for older LGBTI+ individuals. Equip yourself with essential skills to foster equality, respect, and dignity in healthcare settings while enhancing your professional competencies.

Enhance your understanding of older LGBTI+ care needs

On this three-week course, you’ll gain insights into the unique challenges and requirements faced by older LGBTI+ individuals. You’ll learn how to tailor your approach to provide sensitive and effective care that acknowledges these distinct needs.

Promote safety and autonomy in home healthcare settings

The course explores strategies to create a safe and empowering environment for LGBTI+ individuals within their homes. It emphasises the importance of respect for autonomy and individual preferences in care delivery.

Implement person-centred homecare practices to cultivate respect and dignity

Next up, you’ll adopt best practices in person-centred care to ensure a respectful and individualised approach, focusing on delivering care that aligns with the specific needs and life experiences of older LGBTI+ individuals.

The course provides various methods for you to uphold respect and dignity in all interactions and understand the importance of recognising personal histories and identities in the provision of homecare services.

Create an LGBTI+ friendly care environment

You’ll foster an inclusive atmosphere that celebrates diversity and promotes equality. Implement measures to ensure that care environments are welcoming and affirming for LGBTI+ individuals.

As the course concludes, you’ll be empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to transform the care experience for older LGBTI+ individuals.

This course is designed for home carers, health and social care professionals, as well as students and academics in sociology, sexuality and gender studies, nursing, medicine, public health, LGBTI studies, psychology, and community health.

This course is designed for home carers, health and social care professionals, as well as students and academics in sociology, sexuality and gender studies, nursing, medicine, public health, LGBTI studies, psychology, and community health.

• The ability to contribute to a culture of equality in homecare through the recognition of the distinct care requirements of the older members of the LGBTI community.
• Achieve self-reflexivity, humility, commitment to learning, and respect for LGBTI care-recipients’ values and ways of living.
• Develop competence in navigating health and social care interactions with older community dwelling LGBTI folks