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LGBTQ+ Healthcare and Equity Training

Designed to improve knowledge, skills, and strategies regarding LGBTQ+ care and equity.

On-Demand Learning Opportunities

OutCare’s training is designed to improve knowledge, skills, and strategies regarding LGBTQ+ care and equity as well as patient, employee, and member outcomes. Led by OutCare educators, our curriculum covers an array of topics and is accessible to any learner through a variety of learning styles. Overall, you will gain knowledge on how to communicate with and create affirming environments for LGBTQ+ people with increased sensitivity and affirmation by addressing gaps, identifying current needs, and supplementing with up-to-date understanding and knowledge. All trained attendees receive OutCare certificates on completion. OutCare OutList providers also receive designation on their profiles.

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LGBTQ+ National Curriculum

The National LGBTQ+ Curriculum

The National LGBTQ+ Curriculum is an in-depth, comprehensive library of on-demand LGBTQ+ training modules covering a variety of topics, including history, mental health, primary care, and gender-diverse health. Enroll and support LGBTQ+ care and equity today!

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The LGBTQ+ Mental Health Training

The LGBTQ+ Mental Health Training

The LGBTQ+ Mental Health Training is a comprehensive module, covering history, minority stress, mental health disparities, interventions, and resources. The LGBTQ+ Mental Health Training is a foundational primer for all. Enroll and support LGBTQ+ care and equity today!

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The LGBTQ+ 101 Training

The LGBTQ+ 101 Training

The LGBTQ+ 101 Training is a comprehensive, foundational module, covering terminology, disparities, and communication. The LGBTQ+ 101 Training has been delivered to thousands of people with great results. Enroll and support LGBTQ+ care and equity today!

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More Learning Opportunities

OutCare offers a variety of learning opportunities geared toward individuals and larger groups. Our live training and consultation can be fully customized to meet the unique needs of your organization. Choose a training type below to learn more.

Live LGBTQ+ 101 Training

OutCare’s LGBTQ+ 101 one-hour training is available virtually to individuals, small groups, and large groups. Training is priced per attendee and is discounted at scale for larger groups. All fees support our trainers and the efforts of the organization. All trained attendees receive OutCare certificates. OutCare OutList providers also receive designation on their profiles for communities to see. See below for upcoming training webinars. Please contact us below for customized larger group trainings (e.g., provider practices, health systems, organizations, industries, etc.).

No live trainings are available. View our on-demand opportunities to sign up for the LGBTQ+ 101 training module.

Contact us below for small/large group training opportunities. 

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Live Specialized LGBTQ+ Training

LGBTQ+ Specialized Trainings are available virtually to small and large groups. Each training covers in-depth topics. Examples of past Specialized Trainings are below. OutCare can provide training on any LGBTQ+ topic.

Clinical Topics

  • Comprehensive LGBTQ+ history and information gathering
  • Minority stress theory
  • Psychiatry and mental health
  • Trauma and trauma-informed care
  • Substance use and addiction
  • Disordered eating and eating disorders
  • Personal and interpersonal dynamics
  • Psychopathology and diagnoses
  • Psychotherapy
  • Population and subgroup differences
  • Gender minority health
  • Gender affirmation: Evaluation and writing support letters
  • Primary care and physical health
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Aging and older adult health
  • Medical interventions and treatments

Non-Clinical Topics

  • Introduction to LGBTQ+ communities
  • LGBTQ+ terminology
  • Affirming communication
  • Stigma and discrimination
  • Creating welcoming environments
  • Allyship
  • Mentorship
  • Gender minority military service
  • Religion, faith, and spirituality
  • Resources and referrals
  • Family acceptance
  • Supporting parents
  • Travel
  • Legislation and legal issues
  • Violence

The training fee varies depending on the number of topics covered and the number of attendees. All fees support our educators and the efforts of the organization. Contact us below to request a custom training program. 

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Ongoing Training & Consultation

Whether your organization needs introductory, foundational training for the basics, to in-depth, advanced training on specialized topics, we’re here to craft a solution that works for you. Our consultative services include reviewing intake forms and company documentation, improving LGBTQ+ affirming language and terminology, how to create welcoming environments, how to be allies, identifying and resolving stigma/discrimination and microaggressions, coming out in the workplace, legal issues, how to identify and provide LGBTQ+ resources and referrals, and much more.

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Educators

Our training is led by affirming educators with excellence in teaching skills, previous experiences in training, and many years of experience in LGBTQ+ healthcare.

  • Dustin Nowaskie, MD
    Dustin Nowaskie, MD
    Founder & President

    Dr. Nowaskie is a queer, nonbinary psychiatrist. Their personal identification and civic commitment have cultivated into a passion to help the LGBTQ+ community. They are the Founder and President of the national nonprofit LGBTQ+ health equity organization OutCare Health, which provides access to LGBTQ+ information, resources, programming, mentorship, education, training, research, and providers for millions across the country. A Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Southern California and Gold Humanism Honor Scholar of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Nowaskie’s clinical and philanthropic work has led to several national accolades, presentations, and publications as well as diversity awards from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, American Medical Association, Tylenol Future Care Foundation, Gamma Mu Foundation, AGLP, WPATH, and NOGLSTP.m Their ultimate goal is to transform their might into a powerful unicorn of social and public health change for LGBTQ+ people.

  • Anuj Patel
    Anuj Patel
    Board Member & State Representative

    Anuj is a fourth-year dual degree MD and clinical research masters student at the University of Michigan. He learned about OutCare while at Purdue University during his undergraduate education. He is passionate about LGBTQ health and since joining OutCare, he has been involved with a number of LGBTQ health education research studies and led many cultural competency trainings for healthcare providers. In addition to his involvement with OutCare, he participates in numerous other LGBTQ health-related endeavors including serving in leadership positions within LGBTQ-focused student organizations and spearheading the creation of the first LGBTQ health elective for the University of Michigan Medical School. Outside of work, he enjoys playing Indian classical music and gardening!

  • Amy K. Jacobs, LMSW
    Amy K. Jacobs, LMSW
    Board Member

    Amy Jacobs, LMSW is a Clinical Social Worker and therapist who works in the HIV/AIDS Treatment Program at the University of Michigan. She has been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community for over 25 years and has worked in HIV specifically for almost 20 years. Amy has specific interest and experience in LGBTQ+ mental health, HIV, shared identities of providers and patients, consensual non-monogamy, BDSM/Kink, and erotic transference and countertransference.

  • Juan Carlos Venis, MPH, MD
    Juan Carlos Venis, MPH, MD
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine

    Dr. Venis is a board-certified family physician with a dedication to education and a broad scope of evidence-based practice for diverse populations. Trained in public health, Dr. Venis is passionate about social justice and reducing health disparities. He has clinical interests in reproductive and sexual health as well as care of LGBTQ+ patients and those impacted by HIV. Upon completing his training in 2017, Dr. Venis joined the faculty at the Indiana University School of Medicine where he spends the bulk of his time seeing patients in both a traditional FQHC and in an innovative gender-affirming clinical program. He has been instrumental to educating peers and students on care of the LGBTQ+ population and strives to implement new strategies to improve clinical training in the care of these patients.

  • John Sovec, LMFT
    John Sovec, LMFT
    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & OutTalk Moderator

    John Sovec, MA, LMFT is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for the LGBTQ community. He is the clinical consultant for The Life Group LA, adjunct faculty at Phillips Graduate Institute and guest lecturer at Alliant University, Antioch, Cal State Fullerton, and USC School of Social Work. John is currently a member of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    John is the author of multiple publications on providing LGBTQ support, speaks at conferences nationwide, and provides training for community agencies, schools, non-profits, and professional consultation on LGBTQ competencies. In addition, he consults and trains on the corporate level regarding diversity ad LGBTQ inclusion. 

    John is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative LGBTQ support with his work featured on The Riki Lake Show, OWN, FOX, The Advocate, Bravo, LA Talk Radio, The Washington Post, and columns for Huffington Post, Medium, and Good Therapy. John is the mental wellness expert for the Lisa Show in SiriusXM and the host of OutCare Chats.

  • Levi Wagner
    Levi Wagner
    OutReach Facilitator & Youth Housing Case Manager at Damien Center

    Levi Wagner, MA (he/him) is the Youth Housing Case Manager at Damien Center working with youth and young adults ages 18 to 24 who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. He has almost 20 years of experience in youth work and social services, a master’s degree in Education, and a heart for young people. He has been working with the LGBTQ+ community for most of his career and has a deep passion and knowledge of the Queer community and its history. He leads trainings on LGBTQ+ History, LGBTQ+ Terminology & Intersectionality, and Youth Housing.

  • Jay Callahan, MS, LPCC
    Jay Callahan, MS, LPCC
    OutReach Facilitator

    Jay is a licensed professional clinical counselor who focuses on supporting LGBTQ+  individuals healing from trauma.  He is an EMDRIA certified therapist and approved consultant and his areas of experience include residential treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, outpatient mental health care, and private practice. He has a certificate in Addiction Counseling and formerly worked as a licensed alcohol and drug counselor.  Away from work he enjoys rock climbing, brewing coffee by various means, and reading outside in the sunshine.

  • Benjamin Silverberg, MD MSc FAAFP FCUCM
    Benjamin Silverberg, MD MSc FAAFP FCUCM
    State Representative

    Benjamin Silverberg, MD MSc FAAFP FCUCM, is an associate professor in the departments of emergency medicine and family medicine at West Virginia University (WVU). He is also the medical director of the division of physician assistant studies within the department of human performance at WVU. His clinical work includes student health, urgent care, and travel medicine; his areas of academic focus include sexual and mental health, and health disparities. In his free time, Dr Silverberg enjoys photography, dining out, social dance, listening to music, and watching Bollywood films with his husband, two cats, and twin children.

  • Jennifer Valli, PhD, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist
    Jennifer Valli, PhD, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist
    Licensed Psychotherapist and a Certified Sex Therapist

    Dr. Jennifer Valli is a licensed psychotherapist and a certified sex therapist through AASECT, the American Association of Sexual Educators, Counselors and Therapists.  She received a post-graduate degree in Sexual Health at the University of Michigan, both as a Sex Therapist and Sex Educator.  She is an instructor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the College of Medicine. Along with the other sexual health content, she teaches both the sexual and gender minority in healthcare lectures to second year medical students.  She is on the Board of Advisors at Men’s Fitness Magazine and has been quoted in Contemporary Sexuality, The Guardian, CNN, Men’s Health Magazine and Men’s Fitness Magazine. 

    In her private practice, Valli focuses on both emotional and physical intimacy and she is an advocate in the field of Sexual Health.  For more information, please see www.JenniferValli.com.   

    She is happy to be joining us at OutCare.

  • David James, LCSW
    David James, LCSW
    Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    David James (he/him) earned his MSW from Washington University in St. Louis and is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice.  He has extensive experience in community mental health, trauma treatment, and dual diagnosis (SMI/SUD) treatment.  He specializes in working with queer clients, providing both gender transition-related care and general mental health treatment in a queer-affirming environment.  He loves being a transman and helping other queer folx flourish.  When he’s not in the office, he’s a love-struck husband and a helicopter dad to 2 adolescent humans, 6 cats and 3 degus.

  • Richard Brandon-Friedman, PhD, LCSW, LCAC
    Richard Brandon-Friedman, PhD, LCSW, LCAC
    Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Indiana University School of Social Work and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Indiana University School of Medicine

    Richard Brandon-Friedman, PhD, LCSW, LCAC (he/him/his) is an Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Indiana University School of Social Work and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Indiana University School of Medicine. His research foci are the impact of sociosexualization on youths' sexual identity development, gender identity development among gender-diverse youth, and sexuality discourse in social work. He also maintains a clinical practice focused on gender-diverse youth and their families. Additionally, he serves on several state- and national-level boards and councils focused on enhancing the well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals.

Testimonials

“My team that supports a highly visible client with a very engaging LGBTQ+ population attended the training with OutCare earlier in 2021. The content of the training was very much appropriate for our frontline Advocacy and Clinical teams who support the membership. Learning how unconscious bias exists, understanding the health disparities of the LGBTQ+ population, simple ways to engage with the right use of pronouns and terminology, as well as listening to develop the best plan of care for the member. The training was provided virtually over a Microsoft Teams format with visuals and Q&A sessions. The feedback from our teams is that the sessions were helpful in expanding the knowledge and getting a better sense of how to better support our LGBTQ+ population needs. Dustin has a great way of communicating and soliciting feedback from the audience with his wealth of research and knowledge.”
Nadine Hauf, VP, COO
UnitedHealthcare Premier and Health Hub Operations: Apple Health Hub
“Dr. Nowaskie recently provided a training to our home visiting nurses. Our site staff across the country has been raving about the experience and how much they learned. OutCare is an incredible resource that I’m looking forward to working with more in the future to continue serving ALL families with new babies and connecting them with culturally competent resources and providers in their communities.”
Mary Martin Vance, MSW
Family Connects International
“As an organization that provides sexual and reproductive health care it was important to us ensure that we were providing a safe and inclusive space for all of our patients to be their true and authentic selves. OutCare provided an effective training course that increased both our staff’s confidence and competence when caring for our LGBTQ+ patients. Since the training we have begun creating new policies and adjusting current ones, as well as modifying staff training requirements. OutCare was just the start of our cultural competency journey. I would recommend this training for all organizations – not only to make an inclusive environment for clients but also for employees. I look forward to watching the continuing growth of OutCare and am proud to be LGBTQ+ Inclusive OutCare Certified.”
Allyson Hunsinger, MSN, WHNP-BC
Pace Community Action Agency, Inc.
“We were pleased to feature Dr. Dustin Nowaskie of Outcare at our 44th Annual CME Symposium. Our attendees found him to be an extremely knowledgeable speaker that facilitated a great discussion on serving a patient population that often goes under represented. Dr. Nowaskie shared important techniques for treating patients of any identity compassionately so that they feel comfortable in opening up to their care team.”
Adam Haley, Executive Director
Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants (KAPA)
“Dr. Nowaskie provided a consult on 2 of my medical education lectures- one regarding sexual minorities and the other on gender minorities in healthcare. He was professional, knowledgeable, shared many insightful thoughts, and did this all with lots of kindness. He was wonderful. We are fortunate he is a provider in the field. I am lucky to know him and his advocacy firsthand.”
Jennifer Valli, PhD,
AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, LLC
“Dr. Dustin Nowaskie was gracious enough to give his time educating mental health professionals and behavioral health students about LGBTQ+ and mental health issues for the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Speakers Series. His presentation is jam packed with facts and research, but delivered in an open, accessible and digestable style. User-friendly resources and tools to foster communication were offered. This presentation was much needed to elevate providers’ awareness and sensitivity to the still challenging, marginalized environment that remains today’s reality for the LGBTQ+ community. OutCare is truly an amazing resource providers can look to when striving to up their cultural competency game and increase equity in healthcare for all. Sincere thanks, Dr. Nowaskie!”
Meg Kovacs, LCSW,
Behavioral Health Academy Coordinator Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center
“The trainings are helpful. It helps me to stay current with issues impacting the LGBTQIA community and do a better job with our service provision. My company is a strong supporter of the LGBTQIA community. We have a significant number of employees from this community, who provide outpatient mental health for youth who identify in the LGBTQIA community and are actively recruiting foster homes that will accept youth from this community. Of course, we offer foster parents who are LGBTQIA the opportunity to foster and adopt children in need. Thank you for what you do.”
Michelle Dipboye Sames, LPCC-S, NCC,
National Youth Advocate Program
“I loved the training I just took, and am looking forward to the growth of OutCare! I am only one of a handful of mental health professionals from my city listed on OutCare and I am excited to help clients find an affirming therapist close to them!”
Virginia Powell, LMFT-Associate,
Abilene Family Counseling
“Thank you for your very well-thought-out excellent presentation. I have learned so much!”
Catherine Marsteller, MD,
Meridian Health Services
“Dr. Nowaskie provided a consult on 2 of my medical education lectures- one regarding sexual minorities and the other on gender minorities in healthcare. He was professional, knowledgeable, shared many insightful thoughts and did this all with lots of kindness. He was wonderful. We are fortunate he is a provider in the field. I am lucky to know him and his advocacy firsthand.”
Jennifer Valli, PhD,
AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, LLC
“Dr. Nowaskie provided a consult on 2 of my medical education lectures- one regarding sexual minorities and the other on gender minorities in healthcare. He was professional, knowledgeable, shared many insightful thoughts and did this all with lots of kindness. He was wonderful. We are fortunate he is a provider in the field. I am lucky to know him and his advocacy firsthand.”
Jennifer Valli, PhD,
AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, LLC
“I just completed the Cultural Competency training & thought it was wonderful! Even though I have worked with the LGBTQ+ community for approximately 10 years, I learned many new things. I so appreciate Dr. Nowaskie taking the time to educate.”
Jessica Perrella,
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MEd, LCSW
“The OutCare Cultural Competency Training was very informative, and I will be recommending it to my colleagues. Thank you for putting this training together and making it available.”
Diana Kafoure,
LMHCA
“I am a psychotherapist and this was very informative from a cultural competency training aspect.”
Cathy Jakobsze,
MS, LAC, NCC
“I found your information from another course I did for continuing education and you have been amazing. Thank you. My niece is trans and I have used your resources to help her find a good, affirming provider. I thank you the most for that. This training was amazing!”
Faith Stokes,
PT, DPT, OCS - Atrium Health Floyd

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