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PHSA - TCBC - Indigenous Gender Diversity: Creating Culturally Relevant and Gender-Affirming Services

  • Course Type: eLearning Course
  • Length: 3 hours
  • Category: Indigenous Specific Anti-Racism

This course outlines how to improve access to services for gender diverse Indigenous people across BC.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

  • Describe, value, and support Indigenous gender diversity
  • Identify basic wellness considerations when providing care and services for gender diverse Indigenous people
  • Assess current workplace practices for opportunities to improve gender-affirming care and referrals for gender diverse Indigenous clients
  • Develop a solid understanding of basic wellness considerations for gender diverse Indigenous people.
  • Provide gender diverse Indigenous people with gender-affirming care and referrals with increased confidence

Content development for this course has been led by and made in collaboration with various gender diverse Indigenous, Two-Spirit, and Indigenous community members, providers, and artists.

Acknowledgments are found within the course.

NOTE: For learners who are not employees of BC-based health authorities, this course is available on Trans Care BC's Brightspace LMS at: https://courses.transcarebc.ca/account

3 hours
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For people working in health care, mental health, and social service settings.

NOTE: For learners who are not employees of BC-based health authorities, this course is available on Trans Care BC's Brightspace LMS at: https://courses.transcarebc.ca/account

Due to the LearningHub LMS system's provincial parameters, access to the course on LearningHub is generally limited to learners who are employees of BC-based health authorities.

Multimedia:

This course relies heavily on audio & video media files, therefore, accessing this course through a fast & reliable internet connection is highly encouraged.

Recommended prerequisites:

If you are new to learning about improving health care access for Indigenous people, we highly encourage you to take the San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program.
Link: www.sanyas.ca

If you are new to learning about improving health care access for gender diverse people, consider taking Intro to Gender Diversity - Expanded.
Link: https://learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/8141

Scope of training:

This is a short foundational course, and therefore, it is not a comprehensive source of information on understanding all experiences, barriers to care, and care needs of gender diverse Indigenous people across British Columbia or beyond.

Further learnings:

Trans Care BC encourages everyone to continue learning about Indigenous gender diversity and the broader scope of Two-Spirit cultures, identities, and roles in various Indigenous Nations. Sources for further learnings are offered in the course summary, as well as on Trans Care BC's webpage on Two-Spirit.

Link: http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/gender-basics-education/terms-concepts/two-spirit

Feedback:

Your feedback is always welcomed in both the course evaluation and anytime at trans.edu@phsa.ca