“Caring For Myself Is Not Self-indulgence, It Is Self-preservation, And That Is An Act Of Political Warfare”

-Audre Lorde

 

Publications

Nonclinical best practices for creating LGBTQ-inclusive care environments: A scoping review of gray literature. Kimberly D. Hudson, PHD & Vanessa Bruce-Miller, LMSW

Published in the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services Volume 34, Issue 3, 2022

Abstract

Guidelines for LGBTQ-inclusive care have been developed by a number of expert organizations to mitigate significant barriers to accessing quality physical and mental health care. This scoping review synthesized nonclinical best practices for creating LGBTQ-affirming care environments as described in 12 publicly available resources.

Peer Reviews

Vanessa is a Web of Science Researcher that has done verified peer reviews for Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work. Affilia is dedicated to the discussion and development of critical feminist values, theories, and knowledge as they relate to social work and social welfare research, education, and practice.

 

Theses

Mind, body, spirit: benefits of somatic therapeutic interventions with Black LGBTQ women. Bruce-Miller, V. (2020). Fulfilled as a requirement for Master’s in Clinical Social Work at Silberman School of Social Work, CUNY Hunter College.

Intersecting oppressions: ethnicity and LGBTQ identity bias. Bruce-Miller, V. (2016). Senior Thesis, CUNY Hunter College.

 

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