The first nursing textbook chapter devoted to care for LGBTQ families was written by two Linfield professors

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Linfield Magazine Volume 14 Number 2 Spring 2018 - A LOOK BACK Article 16 Spring 2018 Healthcare for Diverse Families Christian Feuerstein Linfield College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/linfield_magazine Recommended Citation Feuerstein, Christian (2018) "Healthcare for Diverse Families," Linfield Magazine: Vol. 14 : No. 2 , Article 16. Available at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/linfield_magazine/vol14/iss2/16 This article is brought to you for free via open access, courtesy of DigitalCommons@Linfield. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@linfield.edu. Spr ing  2018    |    L i n f i e l d  Magaz ine  -  36 Sp r ing  2018    |    L i n f i e l d  Magaz ine  -  37One of  North America’s most widely used family nurs-ing	textbooks	also	just	became	the	fi	rst	to	include	a chapter devoted entirely to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered	and	queer	(LGBTQ)	healthcare	issues.	 The sixth edition of  Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research, released in February, includes the chapter written	by	Linfi	eld	College	professors	Aaron	Tabacco	and	Mary	Bartlett, along with co-author Judith MacDonnell of  Canada’s York	University.	Joanna	Rowe,	Linfi	eld’s	interim	dean	of 	nursing,	is lead editor of  the textbook and Melissa Robinson, associate pro-fessor of  nursing, is a co-editor.  Tabacco was a co-editor of  the previous edition of  the text-book, one of  the most popular nursing primers in the United States and Canada. When the new edition was being discussed, he didn’t feel	he	could	take	on	an	editorial	role	again	–	he	was	fi	nishing	his	doctoral dissertation. He suggested the new chapter instead.  Bartlett was excited to come on board as a co-author. “We need something in nursing education that says, ‘this is another kind	of 	family,’”	she	says.	“You	have	to	off	er	open,	affi		rming	and	nonjudgmental	care.”		 “As	we	got	into	this,”	MacDonnell	recalls,	“it	was	apparent	to	me that we were covering specialty areas such as trans older people and their families, as well as situations related to clinical issues. There was	just	such	a	broad	spectrum	of 	what	we	could	cover	in	the	book.” One thing Tabacco hoped to achieve, he said to his co-au-thors,	was	“a	chapter	that	traced	healthcare	across	the	lifespan.”  “This chapter examines gender-diverse families across the lifespan, including couples and families who are aging, who haven’t had legal rights, and are now dealing with transitioning into	elder	care,	for	example.”		 Amy Penkin of  Oregon Health and Science University’s Transgender Health Program applaudes the research that went into the chapter.	 “It	made	a	solid	link	to	evidence-based	practice,”	she	says.	“To have an academic text that brings forth [those] practices will shed light on the health disparities for these groups as historically underserved	and	marginalized.”	 The new chapter, for instance, highlights the work of  the Family Acceptance Project of  San Francisco State University. The	project’s	research	focused	on	LGBT	youth	who	are	particularly	vulnerable to family abandonment or expulsion from their homes and have higher risks for depression, suicide, homelessness, substance use	and	HIV	infection.	Using	their	fi	ndings,	the	project	developed	interventions aimed at helping to prevent these problems and keep families intact.– Christian FeuersteinHealthcare for diverse familiesThe fi rst nursing textbook chapter devoted to care for LGBTQ families was written by two Linfi eld professors• Accounting• Coaching• Communication and Diversity• Creative Writing• Cyber Security and Digital Forensics• Database Administration• Global Health• Health Administration• Human Resource Management• Marketing• Professional Communication• Project Management• Software Engineering• Sustainability• Web Application Development• Wine Management• Wine Marketing• Yoga Instructor20% discountfor alumni(one course per year)Tuition pricesrecently reducedReturn to learnOCE ONLINE ANDCONTINUINGEDUCATIONConsider a Linfi eld certifi cate in:linfi eld.edu/returntolearn

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