LGBTIQA+ Foundations for Clinicians

This 3-hour course builds your confidence and skills to provide inclusive and affirming healthcare.

This training explores the barriers LGBTIQA+ people can experience in healthcare and practical ways to create safer, more inclusive clinical environments.

What will you learn?

Participants will gain an understanding of:

  • creating safe and welcoming clinical environments.
  • health disparities and inequities experienced by LGBTIQA+ communities.
  • barriers LGBTIQA+ people may experience when accessing healthcare.
  • inclusive clinical practice and approaches that support respectful and affirming care.
  • taking inclusive and relevant clinical histories.
  • practical ways to improve the healthcare experience for LGBTIQA+ clients.

 

Delivery

  • 3-hour interactive course
  • Delivered in-house at your workplace. Capacity: Up to 25 participants
  • Individual and group organisation bookings available.
  • Face-to-face delivery encourages discussion, reflection and shared learning, with practical tools for inclusive language and workplace practice.
  • Certificate of Attendance

The workshop is co-facilitated by a health professional and LGBTIQA+ peers with relevant experience and expertise, bringing lived experience and practical insight to the conversation.

 

Organisation bookings

  • Organisation bookings include one follow-up consulting session to help turn the learning into practical organisational change.

This provides an opportunity to reflect on the course, identify priorities and consider how inclusive practice can be strengthened across your workplace.

Please note: Travel for face-to-face consulting is included within 60km: beyond may incur a cost to the organisation.

Course Details

This course is designed for health professionals working in clinical and healthcare settings, including:

  • doctors
  • nurses and midwives
  • allied health professionals
  • counsellors and mental health professionals
  • health practitioners
  • other clinical and healthcare staff.

The course is suitable for health services and organisations across all sectors.

No prior learning is required. Following your booking enquiry, a SHINE SA staff member will contact you about suitability and eligibility.

If you don’t work in a healthcare setting we encourage you to view our other LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Training.

Course Cost

For organisations (up to 25 places):

Commercial Business/Large non-profit: $3,200 inc GST
Government: $2,800 inc GST
Medium non-profit: $2,400 inc GST
Small business or small non-profit: $2,000 inc GST
Community/volunteer: Contact to discuss

Booking and Enquiry Form

 

Online options are available for participants outside of metropolitan Adelaide and workplaces with multiple locations. 

 

 

Individuals:

$150 inc GST

To express your interest please fill out this form.

 

For enquiries, please email courses@shinesa.org.au or call 8300 5318.

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