It shouldn't be down to luck: training for good practice with LGBT people - Social Care TV

This paper focuses on of diversity and anti-discrimination training in social care which has been marginalised in social care training and social work education, namely good practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. It discusses some key good practice points for working with LGBT people, derived both from the research and from people who use and provide services. A brief overview of the evidence for the need for specialist training in diversity and anti-discriminatory approaches to working with LGBT people is given. Social Care TV, an innovative free online social care training resource on working with LGBT people is offered as a solution to some of the sector training and good practice development needs. The resource, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), is a online multimedia and film resource is designed to provide direct access to the experience and expertise of service users, carers and practitioners from or working with the LGBT community. The five Social Care TV films on the experiences of LGBT people are briefly described, with comments from the individuals from the film. The paper also provides the legal, policy and research context to emphasise the urgent need for such a programme.