TICKET SALES END ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 AT 5 p.m.

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A virtual one-day conference focusing on interdisciplinary practice and community engagement for people working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning + older adults and caregivers.

People looking for alternative resources, services or community programs to help support their individual aging or caregiving needs are also invited to attend.

Visit the conference website at lgbtqeldersconference.org for additional information.

CONFERENCE TICKETS

$95 - Ticket includes 4.5 CEUs

$75 - Regular Ticket- does NOT include CEUs

$25 - Seniors/Students Tickets

Program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing at 244 CMR 5.00 for 4.5 contact hours.

Applications for social work and certified case management continuing education credits have been submitted. Please contact Care Dimensions at 888‐283‐1722 for the status of CE accreditation.

*Please note that Nurses and Social Workers outside of the state of Massachusetts should check with your state licensure board before registering for CEUs if you have questions about whether it accepts continuing education units from Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing or NASW-Massachusetts Chapter.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Stu Maddux, Award-winning Filmmaker

Stu Maddux will present Social Isolation, Loneliness and Resilience in LGBTQ Older Adults.

Loneliness and isolation are being called the other hidden epidemics during the COVID era. Maddux will discuss his very timely documentary, All The Lonely People, which shares first-hand accounts of LGBTQ adults who have been featured in the documentary and have triumphed over the challenges of feeling alone. In addition, Maddux will highlight social engagement strategies that have helped people around the world reach out and connect.

Stu identifies both as an LGBTQ person and also as part of the epidemic of loneliness and isolation, and so he had a secondary goal that was very personal: discover how LGBTQ aging folks like himself are staying resilient during this time. Their answers have provided ways forward for his own life. The revelations were at times intensely personal but not uncommon to many older LGBTQ people.

In these “interesting times” that ask us all to be resilient, Maddux’s film and perspective are equally compelling and hopeful.

WORKSHOPS

Choose one workshop from each session.

Session 1: 10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

• LGBTQIA+ Aging 101: What You Need To Know About Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Intersex Older Adults
• Loneliness and Connection: LGBTQ Older Adults’ Experiences and Ways to Respond

For a description of each workshop/presenter bios CLICK HERE.

Session 2: 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

• HIV Stress Exchange: Queer Men, Intergenerational Stress, and Intimacy Amidst the Time of HIV
• One Size Does Not Fit All: Different ways of building community for LGBTQ+ older adults
• LGBTQIA+ Caregivers of Individuals Living with Dementia

For a description of each workshop/presenter bios CLICK HERE.

Session 3: 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

• Discrimination Law: Protections for LGBTQ Elders Accessing Long-Term Care
• Connecting with Transgender/Gender Diverse Older Adults: Outreach & Engagement
• Promising Practices when Creating Online Community for LGBTQ+ Older Adults!

For a description of each workshop/presenter bios CLICK HERE.

CONFERENCE PARTNERS:

The 11th Annual LGBTQ+ Elders in an Ever-Changing World Conference is a collaborative effort of AgeSpan (formerly Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley and North Shore), California State University-Sacramento, Care Dimensions, Good Shepherd Community Care, LGBT Aging Project Fenway Health, Over the Rainbow Social Group, and Salem State University School of Social Work.