This Professional Development focuses on the experiences of LGBTIQA+ people in regional and rural Australia, the three critical points of an LGBTIQA+ person’s mental health journey, and practical strategies to improve everyday practice to work effectively in an effort to reduce suicide.

The workshop will include a screening of iNTERSExION to help participants to understand more about Intersex people and also people living outside binary genders.

Topics covered within this training include:

• Knowledge to assist individuals and organisations to offer an inclusive and welcoming service for LGBTIQA+ people.
• LGBTIQA+ definitions and the use of pronouns.
• To provide a deeper understanding and confidence in working with LGBTIQA+ people.
• To explore the ways that homophobia and heterosexism can function to exclude LGBTIQA+ people.

Who this service is for

Whole Communities – All community members will benefit from this training.

This training is designed for all members of the community from 15 years of age and upwards, including individuals, groups, schools and organisations.

Cost

The cost for this training is:
$135 for community members
$165 for service providers

Opening Hours

Our offices are attended 9-5 most weekdays.
Due to the nature of our work we cannot guarantee that a person will be available in office at all times.
However, if you leave a phone message or send an email someone will get back to you within the week.

Accessibility Support

We aim to provide disability accessible amenities for our trainings where possible.

How this service is delivered

• We'll come to you (outreach)

  We travel across Tasmania to deliver our training. Contact us to arrange training in your area.