LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Family Law
Take this course to learn how to provide a safe space for your LGBTIQA+ clients in their fight for justice when they separate and divorce; and become an ally to the LGBTIQA+ community.
Key Outcomes
- You’ll feel more confident when dealing with LGBTIQA+ clients.
- You’ll know how to make LGBTIQA+ people feel safe, empowered and valued,
- You’ll understand common mistakes made in providing family law advice and services to LGBTIQA+ people – and how to avoid them
- You’ll gain greater knowledge of the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQA+ community.
- You’ll go away with tangible tips to help you be a respectful and LGBTIQA+ inclusive family law professional.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite for this course.
Who Should Take This Course?
➢ family lawyers
➢ family law solicitors
➢ family law magistrates
➢ family law mediators
➢ family law counsellors
➢ family law social workers
➢ family law paralegals
➢ family law secretaries
➢ family law reception staff
➢ family law admin
➢ family law accounting staff
➢family law practice managers
➢ family law personal assistants
➢ family law court staff
➢ anyone in family law who wants to learn more about the LGBTIQA+ community
Become a LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Vendor
Let’s understand your desired learning objectives and we can tailor our course to meet them. Please book a Zoom meeting today!
Featured Reviews
An enriching experience
I cannot speak highly enough of Bronte’s LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Course. Not only did it improve the way I communicate with LGBTIQA+ clients but it also gave me a better understanding of the history of LGBTIQA+ issues.
Training format
Face-to-Face
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Take the course face-to-face
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4 x 150 min workshops
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10-12 hours in total
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2 half days, a week apart
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minimum of 8 to conduct course
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interactive, engaging
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When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
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Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
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Course fee: POA
Live via Zoom
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Take the course live via Zoom
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8 x 90 min workshops
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10-12 hours in total
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timing negotiable
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minimum of 6 to conduct course
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interactive, engaging
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When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
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Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
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Course fee: POA
Course Description
Take the course face-to-face, or live via Zoom Gain ongoing access to the course content Work with actual LGBTIQ+ family law case studies Get access to scheduled online support (Q&A sessions) Take the course over a nominal 10 hours Complete the course and become a member of The Equality Network Stay up-to-date with additional resource materials
Are you using LGBTIQ+ inclusive language with your LGBTIQ+ clients, as well as in your workplace, events or meetings? What about on your website and in your social media posts, and the emails etc you send? Are they accessible and truly inclusive for everyone?
LGBTIQ+ awareness is crucial if you want to build a safe, inclusive space for everyone in the family law cases you’re involved in.
In this course, you’ll learn about some of the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQ+ community and the best ways to make LGBTIQ+ clients feel comfortable, safe and valued as they work with you.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of what you’ll learn:
- Why you’re here – benefits, objections and outcomes of being inclusive
- Quick test – what do you know?
- Heteronormativity and family law
- The relationship between LGBTIQ+ people and family law
- Language 101 – key LGBTIQ+ terms
- The LGBTIQ+ acronym
- Pronouns – why they’re important; how to use them
- Terms to avoid using, and why
- LGBTIQ+ flags – symbolism
- ‘In the closet’ and ‘coming out’
- Where are the gay people in Victoria and what do they earn?
- How’s your gaydar?
- LGBTIQ+ stereotypes and their effect
- Those offensive little questions
- Milestones in various phases of LGBTIQ+ people’s lives
- Equality, equity and liberation – an explanation
- Legal rights of LGBTIQ+ people
- Major events in the struggle for rights – US and Australia
- Let’s talk straight (or not)
- How safe is it in various situations for LGBTIQ+ people?
- Guided fantasy – walk in our shoes
- Mental health statistics of LGBTIQ+ people – implications for family law professionals
- What are the pressure points for your LGBTIQ+ family law clients?
- Sensitivities and concerns that LGBTIQ+ people may have about family law
- That first phone call from an LGBTIQ+ person enquiring about seeking family law advice or representation – how to respond
- Dealing with the politics of LGBTIQ+ people facing family law issues
- Protecting the legal rights of LGBTIQ+ people in family law
- What could possibly go wrong at a non-inclusive family law practice?
- Impacts of your family law practice not being LGBTIQ+ inclusive
- Institutional barriers in family law for LGBTIQ+ people
- LGBTIQ+ health check of your family law practice
- Tangible tips to help you be an LGBTIQ+ inclusive family law practice
- Developing an LGBTIQ+ inclusion policy or charter
About the trainer
Bronte Price
The person who will train you is Bronte Price (he, him), a cis gay man, who is not only a qualified trainer but is also a registered marriage celebrant and is qualified to train other marriage celebrants. Bronte came out as a gay man at the age of 42, having been married to a woman and having had four sons. He lives with his husband, Clint, and their rescue kelpie, Bingo.
It’s Bronte’s lived experience as both a straight man and a gay man that informs this LGBTIQA+ inclusion course. He also has lived experience of the family law system. Bronte understands the pressures on people who know they are LGBTIQA+ but can’t come out for a range of reasons; he’s experienced the stigma of being labelled ‘homosexual’ when to be so was a criminal offence; as a gay man, he’s faced harassment and discrimination from family members and in the workplace; and he continues to work with LGBTIQA+ people who struggle with not being able to be their authentic selves.
He’s on a mission to provide family law professionals with a greater understanding of LGBTIQA+ people and their community. As a former senior public servant, Bronte understands how to treat people with respect. He knows how to create safe spaces for LGBTIQA+ people seeking family law advice and for those who undertake his LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Training.
Become a LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Vendor
Let’s understand your desired learning objectives and we can tailor our course to meet them. Please book a Zoom meeting today!