Professional Education

Women’s Health and Equality Queensland (WHEQ) provides a range of education and development opportunities for professionals and organisations. You can access our scheduled training on the events page here.

View our full 2022 training calendar here.

This includes:

Introduction to equity and gendered violence

•  Learn the facts, terminology, key drivers, and reinforcing factors of gendered violence
• Understand the social, economic and health impact of gendered violence
• Explore gender equity and your role in prevention
• Know how to recognise, respond to and seek-help for victims/survivors

Introduction to trauma and healing

• Learn about the types and prevalence of trauma in our community
• Understand how trauma impacts all aspects of a person’s wellbeing
• Recognise the signs and symptoms of trauma
• Gain basic skills in how you can respond and encourage healing from trauma

Being an Ally

• Recognise when someone is navigating coercive control or violence in their intimate relationship 
• Learn the four critical steps to being an ally
• Gain skills on how to get help for self and others
• Explore how allies can respond to community attitudes to gender inequality and violence

Primary prevention of violence

• Understand the gendered drivers and reinforcing factors, and their application in primary prevention
• Identify the successful components and potential challenges in a variety of primary prevention campaigns
• Develop a toolkit of useful violence prevention frameworks
• Learn skills in how to design, implement and evaluate a primary prevention initiative

Primary prevention program design & collaboration workshop

• Design a primary prevention strategy for your community
• Assess readiness for change & design approaches to influence community values and attitudes to violence.
• Develop strategies to counteract resistance and challenges.
• Identify key stakeholders and local supports.
• Develop your implementation plan.
• Create your community of practice.

Respect and consent  (Youth Workshop)

• Learn about the myths and facts on sexual and intimate partner violence
• Understand the role of respect and consent in intimate relationships
• Find ways to create safer, healthier and more equal relationships with friends and intimate partners

Gender, violence and trauma-informed healthcare

• Understand the links between gender as a social determinant and the preventable health burden of violence against women in Australia;
• Gain confidence in the practice of equity-focussed, trauma-informed healthcare provision;
• Effectively develop a care plan, referral pathway and organisational framework that supports individuals and families affected by trauma.
• Optional short exam (for the purposes of CPD points)

Practitioner Masterclass

• Understand trauma theory and trauma neurobiology
• Develop knowledge of trauma-informed, healing-centred practice
• Expand knowledge of therapeutic trauma-informed practice tools
• Gain confidence to implement therapeutic skills in diverse settings

Media Masterclass

• Understand how to effectively navigate the issues surrounding of media reporting of violence against women.
• Expand your skills in reporting to promote the prevention of violence.
• Learn how to work effectively and appropriately with victim/survivors.
• Skills for reporting accurately and fairly while holding perpetrators to account.
• Communicate in new ways to promote equity and dissolve stereotypes

For more information about our education and training opportunities please contact: Melissa (Community Engagement and Education) engage@wheq.org.au