Training Institute 2024
Check out our latest offerings
The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Training Institute works with a variety of individuals, organizations, businesses, and social service organizations to strengthen knowledge and skills in working with the LGBTQ+ community. The needs of the LGBTQ+ community are ever evolving. The Center’s Training Institute is here to support you by covering a broad range of topics. All trainings are led by our knowledgeable and skilled staff members at The Center.
We create custom trainings for individuals and organizations. If you are interested in a training, please let us know and we can put together a plan and contract specifically for you. Request a training from the Training Institute with our online form.
Check out some of the regular trainings we offer below.
LGBTQ2S+ OPIOID & STIMULANT USE PREVENTION TRAINING
Apply evidence-based prevention practices using culturally relevant methods
Join The Center’s Training Institute for a free webinar on opioid and stimulant use prevention in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
In this training you will learn about:
- Substance use trends in the LGBTQ2S+ population, including opioid and stimulant use trends.
- Unique cultural needs of the LGBTQ2S+ community to develop prevention messaging and programs, and develop tools to help meet those needs.
Upcoming Training Dates in 2024
Register for the next training here: https://bit.ly/41sMKs8
- Coming soon
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING
LGBTQ+ People and Homelessness
In this training you will learn how to:
- Develop LGBTQ+ inclusive language for unhoused community members and learn about associated health disparities.
- Provide safe, affirming, and competent services to LGBTQ+ people who show signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
- Recognize mental health signs and symptoms for LGBTQ+ people who are at risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
- Apply LGBTQ+ adaptations to SAMHSA’s evidence-based Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP55) – Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol for behavioral health service providers.
- July 10, 2024, 6-8pm
- Aug 29, 2024, 1-3pm
- Sep 3, 2024, 10-12pm
- Oct 2, 2024, 10-12pm
- Nov 14, 2024, 1-3pm
- Dec 4, 2024, 6-8pm
https://thecentersd.org/events/mhat/
STOP THE HATE LGBTQ+ TRAINING
In this training you will learn how to:
- Identify LGBTQ+ hate speech, hate incidents, and hate crime definitions and statistics.
- Apply LGBTQ+ inclusive language, de-escalation strategies, and self-care tips.
- Report hate incidents and hate crimes.
- Share resources for victim support services and information about rights for survivors
Upcoming Training Dates in 2024
Register for the next training here: https://bit.ly/rsvpstopthehate
- Aug 15, 2024, 1-3pm
- Sep 17, 2024, 10-12pm
- Oct 23, 2024, 6-8pm
- Nov 21, 2024, 1-3pm
- Dec 3, 2024, 10-12pm
Gender & Nonbinary Identities Training
In this training you will learn about:
- Gender Identity
- Pronouns
- Gender Inclusive
- Language
- Transitioning
- Support
Upcoming Training Dates in 2024
Register for the next training here: bit.ly/genderenby
- July 11, 2024, 1-3pm
- Oct 17, 2024, 1-3pm
- Jan 16, 2025, 1-3pm
- Jun 26, 2025, 1-3pm
Learn more:
https://thecentersd.org/events/genderenby
Human Trafficking and LGBTQ+ Communities TRAINING
In this training you will learn how to:
- Develop strategies that address human trafficking within LGBTQ+ communities.
- Identify key risk factors, unique needs, and supportive actions for LGBTQ+ clients.
- Use tools to serve LGBTQ+ clients in a safe, affirming, and knowledgeable manner.
Upcoming Training Dates in 2024
Register for the next training here: bit.ly/humanlgbtq
- Aug 12, 2024, 1-3pm
- Oct 7, 2024, 1-3pm
- Dec 2, 2024, 1-3pm
- Feb 24, 2025, 1-3pm
- Apr 14, 2025, 1-3pm
- Jun 23, 2025, 1-3pm
- Aug 4, 2025, 1-3pm
Learn more:
https://thecentersd.org/events/humanlgbtq