Supporting LGBTIQ+ staff in the aged care sector

Workshop details:

In this training we will cover the following topics:

1. Understand the LGBTIQA+ acronym, unpacking language and terms like gender, sexuality, sex characteristics and identity.  
2. Recognise lived realities for LGBTIQA+ populations including current leading research, social and health impacts of discrimination, stigma and minority stress.  
3. Overview of affirmative practice- practical tools like inclusive verbal and visual language, pronouns and allyship to create a culture that is safer for LGBTIQA+ staff to be themselves.  
4. Identify gaps in LGBTIQA+ equity and culture within your organisational practices.   

Online training details:

• Date: Thursday,  07 March 2024
• Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Online via Zoom
• Who should attend: Managers and team leaders of aged care providers in NSW/ACT
• Cost: Free for aged care providers in NSW & ACT

About the Facilitator: 

Karen Menzies (she/her) is a trans elder who moved from Adelaide to Sydney 6 years ago, and now a Learning and Development Officer at Twenty10. She has a passion to support gender and sexually diverse individuals who’ve experienced the mental health impacts of societal marginalising, discrimination and abuse. Karen has substantial experience in training-delivery and education, including LGBTIQA/Trans Awareness and Inclusive Practice workshops and Introduction to LGBTIQA Peer Work Courses. With a sensitive interest in Trans Ageing/Aged-Care and counselling, along with an increasing involvement in Trans and LGBTIQA+ networks, she is keen to facilitate and establish additional collaborative support for Queer individuals in Western/South Western Sydney, where she now lives with her wife. 

Twenty10 are the NSW partner for the Silver Rainbow Ageing and Aged Care Program.

About this Workshop: 

This workshop is being made available through the NSW/ACT Home Care Workforce Support Program funded by the Federal Government, delivered by SSI. The workshop has been organised by SSI Diversity Training. We provide learning experiences that transform how people respond to diversity in ways that are thought-provoking, inspire curiosity, and build confidence to engage more effectively with the culturally diverse communities. We support non-government, government, and corporate sectors to meet their inclusion goals. Our experience and expertise are grounded in SSI’s 20+ years of experience as a leading provider of services to multicultural communities.

Contact us:

For more information, please contact Mohsen Joyan at mjoyan@ssi.org.au



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