Diversity Online - Psychological Support for LGBTI+ People | Podcast
Overview
Members of the LGBTI+ community experience higher levels of psychological distress and a significantly higher incidence of mental health disorders than the general population. This podcast is the highlights from the webinar where we discussed the appropriate psychological services available for LGBTI+ people with special reference to the services available online.
Very few specific online therapy programs for LGBTI+ people exist. We discuss some of the reasons for this and the desirable characteristics of such a program.
Podcast
For more information
Watch a recording of the live webinar Diversity Online - Psychological Support for LGBTI+ People here
Jan is Sydney GP, private psychological medicine practitioner in Sydney’s inner west and a GP educator for Black Dog Institute.
Have you ever been on your way to work and asked yourself “I don’t really feel well . . . should I really be working clinically today” – and yet still turned up and completed a full day’s work?
*In April 2021, approximately 619,000 older Australians (aged 65 and over) were employed in the labour force", and at 66 years, I’m proud to be included in this statistic. By Tessa Moriarty
For as long as I have been in practice (and that’s a long time!) I have done my best to avoid looking after old people.