Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) has developed a number of free programs to advance 2S/LGBTQIA+ health. Take a look at the most recent leadership programs and learning opportunities CBRC offers below on this webpage.
You can also visit this catalog to view courses on Gender-Affirming Care, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and more.
Community-Centred Responses to 2S/LGBTQIA+ COVID-19 Mental Health Impacts/Mental Health (MH) COVID
Community-Centred Responses to 2S/LGBTQIA+ COVID-19 Mental Health Impacts promotes the mental health of 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities by enhancing the knowledge, capacity, and protective factors of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people, while enhancing the knowledge and capacity of service providers to implement more effective and culturally competent mental health services, programs, and policies for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people.
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Mental Health, Coping & Connection
What makes 2S/LGBTQIA+ experiences of mental health unique? This module explores 2S/LGBTQIA+ people’s experience of coping and connection at the individual and community level.
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Mental Health Service Access
What’s different about 2S/LGBTQIA+ mental health care access? Mental Health Service Access focuses on the capacity of mental health systems to respond to the lived experiences and needs of 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities, and ways to better tailor your practice to meet 2S/LGBTQIA+ mental health needs.
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Conversion “Therapy” Practices in Canada
What exactly are conversion therapy practices? Where and how are they continuing to happen in Canada today? This module focuses on providing an understanding of conversion practices as defined by federal law, and their impact on 2S/LGBTQIA+ people.
Care in Action
Care in Action is a two-part series for service providers on providing information on HIV prevention and HPV Awareness in Indigenous communities. Guided by lived experience, Care in Action is an Indigenous-led resource created by the Two-Spirit Program at CBRC to initiate conversations, reduce stigma, and access resources for folks wanting to be proactive in their sexual health care.
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This course is an Indigenous-led resource for service providers. The human-papilloma virus (HPV) can be very tricky to talk about. Although it is one of the most prominent sexually-transmitted infections, a lot of people still do not have the knowledge or awareness to implement choices that may improve their sexual health in the long-term.
This course is an Indigenous-led introduction to HIV prevention for service providers. As service providers, we have a responsibility to reduce harms, barriers, and provide solutions to those accessing our resources.
Syphilis and 2S/GBTQ+ People
This module helps healthcare providers manage syphilis in Two-Spirit, gay, bi, trans, and queer men.
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This module, Syphilis and 2S/GBTQ+ People: Screening, Treatment, and Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP), helps healthcare providers manage syphilis in Two-Spirit, gay, bi, trans, and queer men. It covers epidemiology, risk factors, screening, treatment, and the use of Doxy-PEP.
Queering the Compass: Pathways to 2S/LGBTQIA+ Sexual & Reproductive Health
CBRC invites you to learn online with us for FREE! If you are a healthcare or service provider, healthcare student, or a 2S/LGBTQIA+ community member who is passionate about improving your knowledge and capacity to better serve 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities, then check out the new online learning series from CBRC’s Queering the Compass: Pathways to 2S/LGBTQIA+ Sexual & Reproductive Health project. Queering the Compass promotes the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities by enhancing the knowledge and skills of 2S/LGBTQIA+ people and providers who serve them to more effectively navigate 2S/LGBTQIA+ SRH needs and care.
The online learning series currently consists of four asynchronous modules that address gaps in health services and empower providers to offer more inclusive care. They are:
- Confronting Ableism, Stigma, and Bias in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
- Intersectional Affirming Care
- Weaving the Threads of Inclusive Care for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people
- Abortion is Queer Reproductive Justice
Upon enrollment, you can complete both modules at your own pace. Once completed, you can earn up to 6 certified Mainpro+® credits!
Course Descriptions
Confronting Ableism, Stigma, and Bias in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
This course addresses key service provision pitfalls and challenges by centering discussions of ableism, stigma and bias, highlighting different embodied experiences at the intersection of queerness and sexual and reproductive health care.
Intersectional Affirming Care
Intersectional Affirming Care explores affirming care as a central principle of service provision and practice. This course focuses on preparing and empowering service providers with the practical skills and knowledge needed to effectively deliver services to 2S/LGBTQIA+ community members.
Weaving the Threads of Inclusive Care for 2S/LGBTQIA+ people
Dive into the vibrant world of 2S/LGBTQIA+ inclusivity with CBRC's Queering the Compass Participant Primer! If you are a service provider interested in advancing 2S/LGBTQIA+ sexual and reproductive health, start here. This module is just the beginning of your journey!
Abortion is Queer Reproductive Justice
Abortion is Queer Reproductive Justice is for service providers and healthcare professionals to learn more about abortion access as reproductive justice as it pertains to 2SLGBTQIA+ people and systemically marginalized communities.