Enhance your capacity to provide safe, inclusive, and responsive support to LGBTQ+ people experiencing sexual, domestic, and family violence.
LGBTQ+ people experience sexual, domestic, and family violence at rates equal to or higher than the general population, yet often face significant barriers when seeking help. Experiences of discrimination, stigma, invisibility, and fear of not being believed can profoundly shape how LGBTQ+ people access support services. For many, the quality of their interaction with a practitioner determines whether they feel safe enough to disclose harm or continue seeking assistance.
This comprehensive full‑day training deepens your understanding of LGBTQ+ identities, lived experiences, and the unique dynamics of sexual, domestic, and family violence within LGBTQ+ communities. Developed and delivered by LGBTQ+ community members and subject matter experts, the session blends foundational knowledge with applied practice through case studies, reflective activities, and real‑world scenarios.
Across the day, you’ll explore terminology, lived experience, discrimination and its impacts, patterns of violence, power and control dynamics, barriers to reporting, and the practical steps practitioners can take to create culturally safe, inclusive, and affirming services. Designed for professionals working in sexual, domestic, and family violence support, this training equips you with the knowledge and skills to respond confidently and respectfully to LGBTQ+ clients.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define LGBTQ+ and differentiate between gender, sexuality, and related concepts, and describe diverse experiences within LGBTQ+ communities.
- Explain how discrimination and historical context shape LGBTQ+ health, wellbeing, and access to support.
- Identify key health disparities and outline the prevalence, patterns, and dynamics of sexual, domestic, and family violence in LGBTQ+ communities.
- Recognise how gender, sexuality, and identity influence power, control, and barriers to reporting or seeking help.
- Apply inclusive, person‑centred, culturally safe, and trauma‑informed approaches when supporting LGBTQ+ clients experiencing violence.
- Implement strategies to reduce barriers, use respectful communication, and adapt services to increase accessibility, safety, and inclusion.
If a full‑day session isn’t practical for your team, get in touch to explore delivery in two or more parts to support spaced practice.
How To Book:
Please fill out our Training Request Form or email PrideTraining@acon.org.au to book your session today. Payment is made via invoice.
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