Belong To LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland regularly offer specialised LGBTQ+ training to mental health professionals, the education, and the corporate sector. During these training sessions, we work to break down barriers associated with LGBTQ+ identity, educate individuals about terminology, and inspire them to support their LGBTQ+ colleagues, friends, and community.
Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sports
We are delighted to launch our new online training course, ‘Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sports’.
Research tells us that many LGBTQ+ young people can feel excluded from sports and there is still work to do to ensure that sport is inclusive to everyone.
The interactive course includes videos, exercises and quizzes. The course is designed to empower professionals with the skills and awareness needed to provide a more supportive environment for LGBTQ+ youth engaging in sport.
As part of the training, participants will learn about:
- Participation of LGBTQ+ youth in sport.
- The impact of casual homophobia in sport.
- Actions to create a safe, inclusive club.
- LGBTQ+ terminology and language.
- Inclusion and bias.
This training is a self-directed online course that takes approximately 45 minutes, so you can do it in your own time and at your own pace.
How to sign up:
- Visit https://training.belongto.org/learn
- Select the course: Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sports
- Click the button ‘Create new account’.
This project is supported by the LGBTI+ Community Service Fund 2021 from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Online Training
We offer interactive online training for those working in the education, youth, and corporate sector:
- Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools and Youth Services
- Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Workplaces
- In The Know – Training for those working with young gbMSM in partnership with The Sexual Health Centre.
Supporting the Mental Health of LGBTI+ Young People with Jigsaw
The course explores LGBTQ+ terminology, mental health and LGBTI+ young people, and strategies for creating LGBTQ+ safe and supportive spaces.
This training is a self-directed online course that takes approximately 2.5 hours, done in your own time and at your own pace. Upon completing the course, you will receive a Certificate.
By the end of this training programme, participants should be able to:
Utilise appropriate language and terminology when supporting LGBTQ+ young people.
Discuss the current landscape of LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health.
Examine the impact of the social determinants of health on LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health.
Outline the impact of minority stress on LGBTQ+ young people’s mental health.
Apply practical strategies to help build resilience among the LGBTQ+ young people they work with.
Click here to start this training today.
Volunteer E-Learning
We are delighted to offer you this free online volunteer course to help you learn about inclusive language and feel confident supporting LGBTQ+ young people in your community. We are grateful to Bank of Ireland for supporting this online course.
The course is targeted at volunteers working directly with young people in the heart of communities around Ireland such as scout leaders, club volunteers, girl guides, and many more.