This training is adapted from our 2-day workshop, which was based on LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s Working Therapeutically with LGBTI Clients: A Practice Wisdom Resource. This resource was developed by practitioners with extensive experience and deep knowledge about working with LGBTIQ+ people and communities.

Practice Wisdom is an experiential training that translates expertise to a counselling room context, focusing on being a trusted collaborator, survival and resilience, minority stress, intersectionality, and concepts of power in therapeutic work.

Learning Objectives

• Improve your role as a therapist supporting LGBTIQ+ people
• Understand the complexity of living as an LGBTIQ+ person in modern Australia
• Introduce the power of naming experiences and being an effective ally
• Learn to talk about intimacy, bodies and sex
• Engage effectively with transgender people
• Engage effectively with people with an intersex variation.

Target Audience

Mental health and suicide prevention professionals who engage in counselling or therapeutic work with LGBTIQ+ people.

Workshop Length: 2 hours

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fCBSRc40QPuNpfts03hDyg 

Enquire about this training email: [email protected] 

The Light Up the Night Gala is Australia’s premier and purposeful LGBTQ+ fundraising event, hosted by the LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation. 

The elegant evening is a chance for hundreds of allies, business leaders, political representatives, community groups and philanthropists to take a visible stand and support an important cause.

Celebrating its third year in 2024, the Light Up the Night Gala is equal parts style and substance – an eagerly anticipated and well-attended black-tie event that unites people in a shared cause.

The spectacular event is hosted in the architecturally stunning Brisbane City Hall under the rainbow dome of its beautifully preserved Main Auditorium.

Guests enjoy networking opportunities, a sumptuous three-course dinner with premium beverages, guest speakers, powerful stories, special headline entertainers, live music, live auction and raffles.

Find out more here

ABOUT LGBTQ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS FOUNDATION

We are a strong voice for LGBTQ+ domestic violence victims and survivors, working to end domestic, family and intimate partner violence and abuse within LGBTQ+ communities.

We are a registered charity, founded in 2020, and are committed to shining a light on an epidemic that’s plagued LGBTQ+ communities for far too long.

Propelled by passionate volunteers and governed by a Board of Directors, we strive to overcome a fundamental lack of awareness, representation and understanding about the prevalence of this abuse.

We work tirelessly to provide education, information and resources to support services, workplaces, bystanders and survivors.

We know that visibility is the key.

By cultivating a culture of awareness, we can create real and meaningful change. 

Our mission is to ensure everyone – no matter their sexuality or gender identity – feels seen and believed and receives safe and inclusive support.

Learn more: dvafoundation.org

The MindOUT program is excited to welcome guests to share personal experiences as multicultural LGBTQ+ people, as well as insights from latest research, and more. Topics covered will include: 

• Challenges with access to healthcare services, in particular in mental health
• Distinctive cultural, religious, and sexual identity challenges and their health outcomes
• Need for an intersectional approach to understanding the lived experiences of individuals with stigmatised identities
• Tips for fostering culturally supportive environments for gay men of diverse ethnic backgrounds in Australia and beyond.

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Evidence shows that overall, LGBTIQ+ young people experience higher rates of mental ill-health, suicidal thoughts and behaviour, as compared with their heterosexual and cisgender peers. These experiences are compounded by poor access to and engagement with services, and services which are often poorly equipped to cater to their specific needs. 

We will be joined by lead investigator, Penelope Strauss, Research Fellow in Youth Suicide Prevention at the Telethon Kids Institute to discuss the latest updates in the implementation of their Suicide prevention guidelines for LGBTQA+ young people. 

These guidelines outline best practice for suicide prevention in LGBTQA+ young people, targeting both clinical and community service providers. Implementation of these guidelines in service settings throughout Australia has the potential to improve the care received by LGBTQA+ young people who are experiencing suicidal ideation and/or engaging in suicidal behaviours. Register now for this webinar here:

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