SAFE AND INCLUSIVE:
WORKING WITH LGBTTIQA+/RAINBOW PEOPLE WORKSHOPS

Practice Wisdom: Working therapeutically with LGBTTIQA+ clients
This workshop is based on the Working Therapeutically with LGBTTIQA+ Clients: A Practice Wisdom Resource developed by practitioners with extensive experience and deep knowledge about working with LGBTTIQA+ people and communities.
Practice Wisdom is an experiential one-day 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
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Improving your role as a therapist supporting LGBTTIQA+ people
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Understanding the complexity of living as an LGBTTIQA+ person in modern Aotearoa/New Zealand
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The intersection of culture and/or religion and being LGBTTIQA+
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Introduction to the power of naming experiences and being an effective ally
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Talking about intimacy, bodies and sex
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Engaging effectively with transgender clients
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Engaging effectively with clients with an intersex variation.
Target Audience: Mental health professionals, psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors who engage in counselling or therapeutic work with LGBTTIQA+ clients.
Workshop Length: 2 days (9am – 4.30pm)