Creating welcoming communities for LGBTQ migrants: Living room-style chats for service providers

Authors

Sylvia Acevedo, Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, Inc.
Oscar Rivera, Church World Service
Miriam Potocky, Florida International University
Mitra Naseh, Portland State UniversityFollow
Edward J. Alessi, Rutgers University
Aaron Burgess, University of North AlabamaFollow

Published In

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

5-3-2020

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) people face widespread oppression around the world, leading some to decide emigrate, and some to be forced to seek refuge in other countries. As a result of past human rights abuses, often by their own ethnic communities, many are reluctant to connect with their co-nationals once in a new country. This leaves them isolated with no community to turn to. Hence, it is critical to enhance service providers’ knowledge and attitudes about this population, thereby enhancing their capacity to serve these clients effectively. We describe a training for service providers in the form of a “living room-style chat.” A pilot evaluation of the training indicates that participants’ confidence in working with LGBTQ migrants increased across several dimensions. We present recommendations for replicating these living room-style chats in other communities.

Rights

© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Description

At the time of publication, Mitra Naseh was employed at Florida International University.

DOI

10.1080/15313204.2020.1731043

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/35616

Citation Details

Acevedo, S., Rivera, O., Potocky, M., Naseh, M., Alessi, E. J., & Burgess, A. (2020). Creating welcoming communities for LGBTQ migrants: Living room-style chats for service providers. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 29(1-3), 244-249.