Healthcare Professionals

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

The LGBT community can be a difficult and diverse community to engage with. If your organisation, staff or service users need to gain more experience or knowledge of addiction, certain drugs, alcohol and the behaviours associated within the LGBT community we can provide tailored, friendly and informative training.

Our services

LGBT sensitivity and awareness training for generic health services and charities
Keywork training for substance misuse workers
Awareness training for counsellors regarding LGBT substance use
Changing trends in substance use – for example crystal meth, mephedrone or G (GHB/GBL)
LGBT specific substance use, contributing factors, lifestyle and sexual behaviours
LGBT sexual health as impacted by substance use – particularly amongst HIV/Hep C adults

If you work at a service or charity that likes to engage your service users in casual and frank discussions about managing their health or wellbeing better, particularly around LGBT lifestyles or substance use, please get in touch.

To discuss your organisations training needs please contact Monty Moncrieff on 020 7833 1674 or email.

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Healthcare Professionals