Developing cultural competency in working with LGBTI communities – A practical skill building workshop
Presented by Nic Robinson-Griffith, Awomba Codd and Stephen Borg, this cultural competency skill building workshop will improve participants’ confidence and techniques in one on one counselling through an LGBTI lens.
Details
When
Wednesday 11 November 2020
9:30am - 4:30pm
Where
Cost
$220 (payable by credit card only)
Overview
This cultural competency skill building workshop will improve participants’ confidence and techniques in one on one counselling through an LGBTI lens. Participants will gain a broader understanding of best practice in establishing effective Therapeutic AOD Services, increased knowledge of LGBTI based interventions, sexual health principles and a sex positive approach to practice.
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Who should attend: AOD, community and mental health clinicians, social and youth workers, any health professional working directly with LGBTIQ clients.
Presenter
Nic Robinson-Griffith
A qualified, practicing Social worker of ten years, Nic Robinson-Griffith has spent the majority of his practice working in the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector. Currently, working as the AOD team leader of Thorne Harbour Health, Nic provides specialist AOD counselling to members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and co-facilitates the ‘ReWired’ therapeutic group. Nic has recently presented ‘Queer Displacements: sexuality migration and exile’ on intersectionality, substance use, and best practice for Australian AOD service workers.
Awombda Codd
Awombda Codd is a senior AOD counsellor at Thorne Harbour Health, with qualifications in Gestalt Therapy. She has worked in the community sector for eighteen years with specialist expertise in AOD, mental health, homelessness, women’s service and with the LGBTIQ community. In her role she has designed, developed and facilitated training and client therapeutic groups, as well as one on one counselling and case management. Her passion is facilitating change through therapeutic interventions and social justice. Awombda has a special interest in understanding and working with Chem sex, intimacy and the intersection of pleasure and shame.
Stephen Borg
Stephen works as a trainer and facilitator in Organisational, Management and Community Development. Stephen is the LGBTI+ Project Officer for the Training and Capacity Building team at Thorne Harbour Health – formerly the Victorian AIDS Council, developing and delivering LGBTI Affirmative Practice training to mainstream health and community service organisations in areas involving HIV, mental health, Alcohol and other drugs and inclusive practice. Stephen is an accredited SMART Recovery Facilitator; a Health and Community Services endorsed program to empower people to take control of their addictive or problematic behaviours. He has co-facilitated the ‘Re-Wired 2.0’ Peer Support group.