Course Overview
Build the awareness and practical understanding needed to provide respectful, inclusive and person-centred support to LGBTIQA+ participants and contribute positively to their relationships, wellbeing and everyday experiences.
Why take this course?
Everyone should feel safe, respected and able to be themselves when receiving support. However, LGBTIQA+ people can experience stigma, prejudice and discrimination that may affect their health, wellbeing and sense of belonging — including within disability services.
For support workers, creating an inclusive environment starts with understanding how our language, assumptions, attitudes and everyday interactions can affect the people we support.
This 30-minute eLearning explores how frontline workers can provide affirming and person-centred support to LGBTIQA+ participants.
You’ll develop greater awareness of the experiences and barriers LGBTIQA+ people may face and explore practical ways to create support relationships where participants feel respected, comfortable and able to be themselves.
Important Disclaimer
This course is provided for information and educational purposes only. It is designed to increase your understanding of the topic and provide theoretical knowledge to support your professional development.
Upon successful completion, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms that you have completed the learning content and any associated assessments within this course. It is not a formal qualification, nationally recognised certification, licence, or accreditation, and it does not, on its own, demonstrate practical competency or authorise you to perform workplace tasks.
This course provides the theoretical knowledge required to support safe manual handling practices. It is not a substitute for practical workplace training, supervised competency assessments, organisation-specific policies and procedures, or workplace-specific manual handling instruction.
Where practical skills are required, learners must complete any additional hands-on training, workplace induction, competency assessments, and ongoing supervision required by their employer or applicable legislation.
It is the responsibility of each learner and their employer to ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with current workplace policies, relevant legislation, applicable Australian Standards, and industry best practice.
By undertaking this course, you acknowledge and agree that the Certificate of Completion is evidence of participation only and should not be relied upon as proof of professional competence or eligibility to perform manual handling tasks without appropriate workplace training and assessment.