New RCSLT guidance to help you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace

RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

How can you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace? In this podcast we speak with two of the authors of new guidance that deals with just that question.

We cover:
- An introduction to the guidance, and supporting tools.
- Why it matters.
- Why it is everyone's business, even if you do not identify as LGBTQIA+.
- How to use it as individuals or in teams.
- Understanding intersectionality.

Interviewees:
Kate Boot, Clinical Locality Lead (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Hampshire), Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner

Jessica Davies, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist- Acute Medicine Team Lead, St Helier Hospital ,Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Resources:
Guidance on supporting LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace: a guide for all: https://www.rcslt.org/learning/diversity-inclusion-and-anti-racism/supporting-lgbtqia-colleagues-in-the-workplace-a-guide-for-all/

The interview was produced by Jacques Strauss, freelance digital producer.