Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course

Duration: 3 hours

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audience:  All health care and social service providers who provide counselling and advocacy in a variety of settings. Health care and social service students are welcome to take this course. This is an introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience with 2SLGBTQ clients.

Fee: CAN $20 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.

Objectives:

1. Recognize the impact of bi/homo/transphobia on the mental health outcomes of 2SLGBTQ communities.
2. Unpack common counselling issues through the lens of intersectionality, minority stress, trauma-informed care, and other useful frameworks.
3. Identify common counselling issues for 2SLGBTQ clients, i.e., coming out & support, SOGIEGE & survival, IPV & relationships, etc..
4. Provide 2SLGBTQ-positive mental health care in the context of interpersonal and systemic discrimination that affects emotional and mental health.

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

IMPORTANT: Veuillez noter que ce cours-ci est l’équivalent anglais du cours Fondements 2SLGBTQ. Si vous êtes un prestataire de service francophone et vous aimeriez prendre ce cours en français, SVP dirigiez-vous envers le cours;Fondements 2SLGBTQ;SVP ne vous enregistrer pas ici si vous n’êtes pas intéressé au cours en anglais.;Aucun remboursement ne sera accordé si par erreur le mauvais cours est sélectionné.

This course’s goal is to heighten your comfort level and competency in providing high-quality inclusive, affirming, welcoming; and culturally sensitive care. In the course, you will build your understanding of important 2SLGBTQ terminology. You will also learn to understand the context of minority stress; and health disparities faced by 2SLGBTQ people; and improve your ability to provide comprehensive care for your service users from diverse 2SLGBTQ communities.

Each module will take about 30 minutes to complete. The module’s activities are designed to inspire critical thinking about the course principles so you can apply your knowledge and skills in your daily practice. Each module will guide you to explore key concepts such as sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, intersectionality, mental health, and inclusive language.

Sherbourne Health and RHO thank the Online Learning Development Advisory Committee (OLDAC) for working with us to produce this course. The OLDAC team included physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, and 2SLGBTQ community members—all of whom provided invaluable feedback for the seven modules in this foundations course.

Fee: $30

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

PLEASE NOTE: You have 30 days to complete this course from the date of enrollment.

Pre-requisite: While there is no pre-requisite for this course, we strongly recommend working through several of the modules in the 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course so that you will have specific questions from the content covered in the course. 

Duration: 1 hour

Target Audience: Health care and social service providers

Summary: 

This session is a question-and-answer formatted session where learners can ask questions arising from the 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. There will be a short summary of the module's objectives to remind learners what is covered in the course and to prompt application and extension questions. 

Objectives:

1. Provide learners with a facilitator-led space to review 2SLGBTQ Foundations course materials. 

2. Support learners to apply the 2SLGBTQ Foundations course within their own work environment with their patients, clients, or service users.

3. Extend learners's understanding of the 2SLGBTQ Foundations core concepts to prepare learners for other RHO courses. 

2024 Sessions:

September 17, 2-3pm ET

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course

Duration: Self-paced, 2 hours

Target Audience: Healthcare and social service workers

Fee: $20

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.

PLEASE NOTE: You have 30 days to complete this course from the date of enrollment.

Summary:

This course is an introduction to providing clinically and culturally competent care to 2SLGBTQ seniors, elders, and older adults. In Module 1, we explore the effects of a lifetime of stigma, discrimination, and violence, as well as resilience in spite of oppression and human rights violations. In Module 2, we look at concerns, fears, isolation, and the strength of care networks and chosen families. In Module 3, we provide context for the healthcare needs of 2SLGBTQ seniors across physical and mental health conditions. In Module 4, we focus on best practices to assist 2SLGBTQ older adults receiving home care and long-term care. This course uses interactive case studies and practice questions to train providers to provide better care for 2SLGBTQ people.

Objectives:

1. Examine the impact of criminalization, discrimination, and stigma on the health of 2SLGBTQ older adults.

2. Demonstrate increased clinical and cultural competence with 2SLGBTQ older adults.

3. Provide inclusive and affirming care for 2SLGBTQ older adults.

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course

Duration: 3 hours

Target Audience: Health Care Providers and Social Service Providers

Fee: $20 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations

Summary:

November 20, 1-4pm ET

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. Additionally, RHO strongly recommends learners attend our Trans 101 courses prior to taking this course or have equivalent education or clinical experience. This course requires learners to be well-versed in trans and non-binary identities either through education or equivalent experience. 

Duration: 4 hours 

Content Level: Intermediate

Mainpro+ Certification: None

Target Audience: Health care and social service providers

Fee: CAN $50 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary:

Intermediate counselling module for health care and social service practitioners with little or no experience working with autistic clients who identify as trans or non-binary.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain autism from a neurodiverse perspective.
• Recognize how cisnormativity and neuro-normativity influences health care and health care access.
  
• Identify social determinants of health in relation to the intersection of autism and trans and non-binary identities.
  
• Identify how neuro-normativity creates and sustains barriers for autistic people trying to access transition-related health care.
  
• Provide trans-positive health care in the context of interpersonal and systemic discrimination towards autistic people.

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:TBD

This is the French equivalent of our 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. 

It is intended for French-speaking service providers.

 If you are an English-speaking service provider, please see our English course 2SLGBTQ Foundations.

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. Il n'y a AUCUN remboursement ou échange en cas d'annulation.

Ce cours est conçu pour rehausser l’aisance et la compétence avec lesquelles vous offrez des soins de qualité, inclusifs, affirmatifs, accueillants et sensibles à la culture de votre patientèle. Ce cours vous permettra d’apprendre les termes clés utilisés au sein de la communauté 2SLGBTQ. Vous apprendrez également à comprendre le contexte du stress minoritaire et les disparités en matière de santé auxquelles les personnes 2SLGBTQ font face, vous améliorerez votre capacité à offrir des soins exhaustifs aux bénéficiaires de services 2SLGBTQ.

Chaque module prendra environ 30 minutes de votre temps. Les activités des modules sont conçues pour stimuler la réflexion critique autour des principes du cours afin de vous permettre d’appliquer vos connaissances et vos compétences au jour le jour dans votre pratique. Chaque module vous fera explorer certains concepts clés (p. ex. : sexe, identité de genre, expression du genre, intersectionnalité, santé mentale et langage inclusif).

Sherbourne Health et SAO remercient le comité consultatif OLDAC pour sa collaboration lors de l’élaboration de ce cours. L’équipe du comité OLDAC comprend des médecins, des infirmier.ère.s praticien.ne.s spécialisé.e.s, des psychologues et des membres des communautés 2SLGBTQ, qui ont tout.e.s offert de précieux commentaires sur les sept modules qui composent ce cours de base.

Accrédité par le Collège des médecins de famille du Canada et la section d'Ontario, ce programme #202288-001 permet d'obtenir jusqu'à 3,5 crédit Mainpro-M1. 

frais: Gratuit pour une durée limitée.

VEUILLEZ NOTER: que vous avez 30 jours pour compléter ce cours à partir de la date d'inscription. 

Prerequisite: Transition-Related Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care course OR experience providing hormone therapy to trans adults.

Duration: 4 hours

Content Level: Intermediate

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists, and students of these professions.

Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)

Fee: CAN $50

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary: Initiating and monitoring puberty suppression for trans and non-binary youth in primary care in Ontario, Canada.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Assess gender dysphoria in adolescents
• Assess capacity to consent to treatment
• Identify puberty blockers criteria and contraindications
• Conduct medical investigations prior to treatment and monitoring during treatment
• Provide treatment to youth in a collaborative way

IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment.

Please note that capacity is limited to 30 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

UPCOMING SESSIONS: TO BE ANNOUNCED

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course

Duration: 2 hours

Target Audience: Health care and social service workers

Content Level: Beginner

Fee: CAN $20 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations.

Summary: 

To provide inclusive, affirming health care and social services it is crucial to have policies and practices that reflect the diverse clients’ needs. To create change in an organization, it must be evident from board, senior management to front-line staff and volunteers. This session is a review of programs, services, website, images/posters, signage, brochures, publications, intake forms/registration forms, policy, etc. of the organization. The session uses an anti-oppression/anti-racism framework to examine the process of developing organizational sensitivity and responsiveness to diverse 2SLGBTQ communities. The session addresses creating a positive and welcoming work environment for both 2SLGBTQ staff, clients and volunteers. The workshop will explore various strategies such as specific programs and services, HR policies, Intake forms, inclusive language, signage, brochures, and online images. We will view various samples of inclusive practices and forms to make your organizational space more 2SLGBTQ friendly. The process to create an inclusive space takes time with building blocks to achieve the goal in equity and inclusivity.

Objectives:

1. To enhance visibility and inclusion of 2SLGBTQ employees, volunteers, service users

2. To increase capacity to provide welcoming, friendly, professional, culturally competent services to 2SLGBTQ service users

3. To make the organization, service and programs 2SLGBTQ positive; policy, language, forms, signage, washroom use and waiting areas inclusive

2024 Sessions:

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course

Duration: 3 hours

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audience:  All health care and social service providers who provide counselling and advocacy in a variety of settings.  This program is tailored for practitioners who work with trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming adults and older adults. Health care and social service students are welcome to take this course.

Fee: CAN $20

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary: Introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience working with trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming adults and seniors.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of gender identity, gender expression, and gender dysphoria accurately
• Recognize how cisnormativity influences health care and health care access
• Identify social determinants of health and the impact of transphobia for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming adults and seniors
• Provide trans-positive mental health care in the context of interpersonal and systemic discrimination that affects mental health
• Unpack common counselling issues through the lens of intersectionality and minority stress
• Explore gender expression and gender identity with clients who are at the beginning of their journey

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course

Duration: 3.5 hours

Content Level: Beginner

Target Audience: All health care and social service providers who provide counseling and advocacy in a variety of settings.  This program is tailored for practitioners who work with trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming children and adolescents (up to 18 years old).

Fee: CAN $20

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary: Introductory cultural humility and competence module for health care and social service providers with little or no experience working with trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming children and youth up to 18 years old. Please note this course does NOT covered issues related to transitioning. For transitioning education, please see our Trans 101 - Transitioning course.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of gender identity, gender expression, and gender dysphoria accurately
• Recognize how cisnormativity influences healthcare and healthcare access
• Identify social determinants of health and the impact of transphobia for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming children and youth
• Provide trans-positive counseling in the context of interpersonal and systemic discrimination that affects mental health
• Explore with parents of trans and non-binary youth common misconceptions about gender identity and expression
• Explore gender expression and gender identity with clients who are at the beginning of their journey

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:

November 4th, 2024 - 1:00PM - 4:30PM EST

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course. It is also strongly recommended that prior to taking this course learners attend Trans 101 - Children and Youth AND/OR Trans 101 - Adults and Seniors.

Duration: 4 hours 

Content Level: Intermediate

Target audience: All health care and social service providers who work with trans and non-binary people, except for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Registered Nurses. If you are a physician, nurse practitioner or registered nurse, we recommend the following courses instead:

Transition related hormone therapy in primary health care

Puberty suppression for trans youth in primary health care

Transition related surgeries: planning, referral and care

Fee: CAN $20

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary: Introductory module for health care and social service providers on social, legal, and medical transitioning.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of gender identity, gender expression, gender dysphoria and transition accurately
• Explain social and legal transition for children, youth, adults, and seniors
• Explain puberty suppression for trans and non-binary youth
• Explain transition-related hormone therapy for trans and non-binary adults and seniors
• Explain which transition-related surgeries are funded by the government of Ontario, Canada for trans and non-binary adults and seniors
• Recognize that transition is a process and it is unique for every person
• Practice according to WPATH’s Standards of Care

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:

TBA

Trans Health Mentorship Call is an opportunity for Ontario health care providers across the province to call in by telephone and connect with clinicians with experience working with gender-diverse clients. The call is open to any professionals (physician, nurse, social worker, mental health workers, etc.) who provide health care services to trans and non-binary people in Ontario.

The Trans Health Mentorship Call is FREE and it happens on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 12:10 pm (EST) to 1:00 pm (EST). 

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course

Duration: 4 hours (cannot be shortened due to Mainpro Accreditation)

Content Level: Beginner

Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)

Target Audience: ONLY Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists, and students of these disciplines.

Fee: CAN $50 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. If you are a mental health or social service provider who wants to learn about hormone treatment please check out our "Trans 101 - Transitioning" course.

Summary: Initiating and monitoring hormone therapy for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming clients in primary care.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Provide community-based gender-affirming services to trans and gender-diverse clients
• Take a gender history, assess and diagnose gender dysphoria in accordance with WPATH Standards of Care
• Describe the informed consent process for initiating hormone therapy
• Conduct hormone planning visits
• Initiate and monitor transition-related hormone therapy
• Utilize clinical guidelines to inform and guide practice

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:  TO BE ANNOUNCED

 *Sessions available upon request for groups of 15 or more learners

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations Course

Strongly recommended prior to this course: Transition-related Hormone Therapy in Primary Health Care OR Trans 101 - Adults and Older Adults

IMPORTANT: content does not apply to jurisdictions outside of Ontario, Canada.

Duration: 4 hours

Content Level: Intermediate

Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychologists, and students of these disciplines only. These are the five professions designated by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to make referrals for transition-related surgeries. 

Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario only)

Fee: CAN $50  

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Summary: Learning to conduct surgery planning visits with patients and make referrals for transition-related surgeries in Ontario, Canada.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain transition related surgeries
• Understand the system of trans surgical care in Ontario
• Apply the WPATH SOC criteria for surgery
• Conduct surgery planning visits
• Complete the MOHLTC Request for Prior Approval for Funding SRS Form
• Write a transition related surgery referral letter

IMPORTANT: Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. 

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment 

2024 sessions: 

• 30 October - 1pm - 5pm (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!)

* Sessions available upon request for groups of 15 or more learners

Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ Foundations course AND experience working with trans and non-binary people in primary health care.  

 It is strongly recommended that learners considering taking this course, also attend our courses: 

1) Transition-related surgeries: planning, referral and care

2) Trans 101 - adults and seniors

Duration: 4 hours 

Content Level: Advanced 

Mainpro+ Certification: NO Mainpro+ certification at this time

Target Audience: ONLY Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, Physician’s Assistants, Pharmacists and students of these disciplines.

Fee: CAN $50 

IMPORTANT: There is NO refund or exchange for cancellations. 

Please do NOT pay for this course unless you belong to one of the target audience professions. If you do not fit the criteria you will not be able to register for the session and there will be NO REFUND for your payment. If you are a mental health or social service provider who wants to learn about transition-related surgeries please check out our "Transition-related counselling for mental health providers" course.

Summary: Assessing and managing vaginoplasty complications in primary health care.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Prepare patients for vaginoplasty to minimize the likelihood or severity of post-operative complications
• Describe common complications post vaginoplasty
• Assess concerning symptoms post vaginoplasty
• Manage common complications that occur after vaginoplasty

Please note that capacity is limited to 35 learners per session to ensure a good learning environment.

2024 sessions:

• 21 November - 1pm -5pm (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN)