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LGBTQ+ Awareness for Counselling and Psychotherapy Practitioners
By A Quiet Room
This workshop/seminar is designed for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologist and art therapists working with, or planning to work with members of the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will be able to explore and augment their cultural awareness and competency for working with LGBTQ+ clients. This workshop will provide a a safe and supportive space to learn and will include experiential exercises as well as taught elements. The workshop will be delivered by Claire Black, Gestalt Therapist/Supervisor in private practice and Counselling Coordinator at LGBT Health and Wellbeing.
Chemical Pleasures - Working with Chemsex in the Consulting Room
By A Quiet Room
This seminar is aimed at counselling and psychotherapy practitioners working with members of the LGBTI+ community who are presenting material and/or concerns about the use of illicit drugs, such as Methamphetamine, Mephedrone and GHB/GBL in combination with sex (Chemsex). The seminar will provide insights into the latest research by presenting case material from a PhD project and focuses on fostering a non-stigmatising/pathologising, shame-reducing approach to clinical practice with this client group. Participants will gain an understanding of the phenomenon by examining the practice from within different therapeutic approaches. ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Peter Hellsten is a psychodynamic (eclectic) psychotherapist in private practice at A Quiet Room and has worked extensively with members of the LGBT+ community. He is a PhD candidate and qualitative researcher at The University of Edinburgh, where he is working on a project concerning gay men’s sexual behaviour and Chemsex.
Rear-View Mirror: Self-Reflection Through Writing
By Matthew Keeley
A workshop to reflect on important experiences in your life and to develop your autobiographical writing skills.
LGBT+ Inclusion Training
By Derbyshire LGBT+
This training session includes: · Terminology/language · Gender/sexuality · Allyship · Unconscious bias We can tailor the package to your specific organisation needs too!
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Show all 3Transgender Awareness and Understanding
By National Gender Training Ltd
Transgender Awareness and Understanding giving you a good overview of all trans issues, pronouns, workplace equality and so much more
LGBTQ+ AWARENESS EQUALITY DIVERSITY ONLINE COURSE
By Child Protection Training Uk
This e-learning / online course looks at: Why services need awareness The law Types of discrimination and hate crime Terminology Forms of anti-LGBT+ prejudice Impact on individuals Barriers to accessing services and reporting issues Meeting the needs of LGBT+ individuals
Unconscious Bias
By OnlineCoursesLearning.com
Introduction: Unconscious bias is a problem across all industries, and its effects are also felt in higher education institutions. In summary, it refers to a tendency to favour or discriminate against a group of people, such as women, LGBT individuals or those with a different skin colour. Given the significant consequences of unconscious bias, it is important to know how it manifests and how to overcome it. In this course, you will learn about the psychological processes underpinning unconscious bias and how we can make a conscious decision to think differently about others. What You Will Learn: What unconscious bias is, and why we tend to be biased against or in favour of specific groups Why unconscious bias leads to unfair treatment and discrimination in the workplace The test we can use to measure unconscious bias and the limitations of this test How to challenge unconscious bias and judge individuals on their merits, as opposed to unrelated personal characteristics Benefits of Taking this Course: It will help you identify and tackle your own unconscious bias If you are responsible for equality and diversity training in your place of work, this course will guide you in tackling an important issue in this area If you have a general interest in psychology, this course will give you an overview of a key concept within the field of social psychology If you work with people from a range of groups, this course will help you spot unfair treatment and bias in the workplace Course Modules: Module 01: What is Unconscious Bias and Where Does It Come From? Module 02: The Consequences of Unconscious Bias Module 03: Measuring Unconscious Bias Module 04: Overcoming Unconscious Bias
