Serving Everyone Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Youth Reflection Worksheet Aliyah’s Story Reflection Response is coming to the clinic because she is worried that “Aliyah she’s pregnant and she wants a pregnancy test.” Q1) Earlier we heard some of the possible reasons for this statistic. What do you think some of these reasons might be? Q2) How would an LGBTQ+ youth know that your health center is welcoming/a safe space? What visual cues are displayed in your health center that are like the ones Aliyah saw in the waiting room? What are some simple ways you could make your physical environment more welcoming to LGBTQ+ youth? It’s normal for questions about patients to pop into your head, but check with yourself before you ask. What questions are medically relevant to know, and what Q3) questions might be asked out of curiosity? How could questions be phrased so that they focus on risk behaviors and not the details of a LGBTQ+ youth’s romantic and sexual life?
Serving Everyone Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to Youth Reflection Worksheet Aliyah’s Story Reflection Response “Aliyah is coming to the clinic because she is worried that she’s pregnant and she wants a pregnancy test.” Q1) Earlier we heard some of the possible reasons for this statistic. What do you think some of these reasons might be? Q2) How would an LGBTQ+ youth know that your health center is welcoming/a safe space? What visual cues are displayed in your health center that are like the ones Aliyah saw in the waiting room? What are some simple ways you could make your physical environment more welcoming to LGBTQ+ youth? It’s normal for questions about patients to pop into your head, but check with yourself before you ask. Q3) What questions are medically relevant to know, and what questions might be asked out of curiosity? How could questions be phrased so that they focus on risk behaviors and not the details of a LGBTQ+ youth’s romantic and sexual life?
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