Silver Rainbow aims to build the capacity of aged care services to adopt practices that create an inclusive and welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) older people.
As part of your access to the Silver Rainbow program, a series of free introduction and extension modules are available to support your learning.
eLearning is intended as introduction to key concepts and is designed to be followed up with an online or face-to-face session facilitated by a Silver Rainbow training provider. (link to training/coaching page)
Introduction to LGBTI Inclusion in Aged Care
This e-module focuses on building an understanding of key issues experienced by LGBTI older people in aged care settings including the foundations of LGBTI inclusion. The e-module takes approximately one hour to complete including:
- Concepts of gender, sexual orientation, bodily diversity and relationships
- Inclusive language for older people who are LGBTI
- History of LGBTI communities in Australia
- Impacts of discrimination on LGBTI older people
- Aged care sector requirements for diversity and inclusion
Extension modules
These five optional e-modules are designed to extend your learning specifically covering inclusion strategies for providing aged care services to lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgender and intersex older people. Each module takes approximately one hour to complete.
- Lesbians & Aged Care
- Gay Men & Aged Care
- Bisexual People & Aged Care
- Trans & Gender Diverse People & Aged Care
- Intersex People & Aged Care
Micro eLearnings:
- Direct Carers and Clinical Staff (link to come)
- Managers and Team Leaders (Link to come)
- Executives and Governeming Body Members (link to come)
- Allies and Champions (link to come)
To access the Silver Rainbow eLearning modules, go to: https://elearning.lgbtihealth.org.au/
- Click on ‘log in’ and create a new account
- Select Silver Rainbow - Ageing & Aged Care Training
- Choose an e-module
- Self-enrol by clicking on ‘enrol me’ and then ‘enter’