Diverse Genders and Sexualities (Micro-Credential)
Offered by Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)
In this micro-credential you’ll learn how to work effectively with LGBTIQ+ clients. You’ll learn about the specific challenges and areas of risk faced by the LGBTIQ+ population, including depression and suicide. You’ll review the benefits and limitations different therapeutic approaches can have when working with a client from the LGBTIQ+ community. And you’ll work through five case studies.
Mainstream Western understandings of gender and sexuality are changing. For example, gender identity has traditionally been understood in a limited way – a person could either be a man, a woman or ‘other.’ In the past twenty years the possibilities of gender and sexuality have become increasingly apparent.
This course is divided into four parts:
- Background
- Important issues
- Therapeutic approaches
- Case studies
