Our health promotion team can work alongside you to deliver training specifically suited to your requirements. Our audiences include workplaces, leadership groups, community organisations, sporting clubs, educational facilities, and our regional CARE partners. See below for our current training and workshop offerings.
Our health promotion staff provide regular professional development opportunities including workshops and events to build confidence, skills and capacity to apply a gendered lens and promote gender equality. Our support also includes advice and consultancy services to “Defined Entities” and other organisations undertaking Gender Impact Assessments and developing and implementing Gender Equality Action Plans under the Gender Equality Act 2020.
What do we mean by gender equality? How does gender inequality connect to violence against women and girls? In this introductory 2-hour session we will discuss gender equality, why it is so important, and how it connects to preventing violence against women and girls. You will be introduced to key gender equality terms and frameworks, provided with current statistics and important legislation, giving you a snapshot of gender equality in broader Australia, as well as what is happening in our home state, Victoria. This is an opportunity to discover, discuss and ask questions. Learn where gender equality starts and challenge outdated gender stereotypes for everybody.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
Using an Intersectional Framework. What do we mean intersectionality and how does it relate to diversity and inclusion? In this 2-hour workshop we’ll discuss what is meant by intersectionality and how it can make your diversity and inclusion work more effective – both for a thriving organisation and for you as an individual.
Our facilitators will explain the key terms in this work before guiding you through an unconscious bias activity. We will take a look at a snapshot of diversity within Victorian public sector, then take part in a group discussion activity identifying the barriers to being an inclusive workplace. Next, we will identify the steps needed to become more inclusive.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
How can we call out everyday sexist language and behaviour? How do we overcome barriers to do so confidently and safely? This 2-hour workshop will build your skills and confidence to become an active bystander in your personal and professional life. You’ll be able to use the tips and techniques learned in this session to challenge sexist behaviour and other forms of discrimination.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
Active bystander training for sports clubs. Join us for an interactive workshop aimed at strengthening, building, and maintaining a culture of respect at your sporting club. Learn more about how everyone can be an active bystander and take action for equality and respect in a supportive and relaxed workshop environment.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
In this short, introductory workshop you’ll gain greater understanding around the social beliefs and practices that contribute to violence against women in Australia. According to the primary prevention of violence framework Change the Story by Our Watch, violence against women has 4 distinct gendered drivers that ‘consistently predict or drive violence against women and explain its gendered patterns’.
This interactive session will unpack Driver 1. Condoning of violence against women and how this shows up in everyday language and everyday life.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
In this short, introductory workshop you will gain greater understanding around the social beliefs and practices that support, facilitate, or ‘drive’ violence against women in Australia.
According to the primary prevention of violence framework Change the Story by Our Watch, violence against women has 4 distinct gendered drivers that ‘consistently predict or drive violence against women and explain its gendered patterns’.
This interactive 1-hour workshop will unpack Driver ‘2. Men’s control of decision-making and limits to women’s independence in public and private life and how this shows up in everyday language and everyday life.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
Good mental health is vital for everyone, and multicultural women often face unique challenges that can affect their well-being. This session is designed to equip multicultural women with essential knowledge and practical skills to support their mental health and wellbeing.
By the end of the session, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
Are you looking for ways to help your workplace to become menopause friendly? You may be a team lead, working on gender equality action plans, or asking for a friend. This interactive workshop focuses on the workplace and provides you with tips and resources for supporting staff through menopause.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
Menopause 101 is a community information session. We encourage you to attend this 101 session with friends and/or loved ones. Set aside some time away from your responsibilities, grab a cuppa, food and bring whatever you need to be comfortable, listen and ask questions.
The learning objectives for this session are:
Poorer mental health is often overlooked as a menopause symptom and often attributed to other life factors. Come along to this relaxed session and learn how to recognise the symptoms and manage your mental health and wellbeing with a holistic approach.
In this session, we will:
This session explores the impact of menopause on sex and intimacy. Learn about your sexual and reproductive anatomy, the impact of declining hormones and practical steps to find joy in sex and intimacy through the menopause transition.
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
Delivered online or face to face.
Get in touch to discuss training costs for your team.
CARE Partners receive discounted rates.
WHLM aligns with our partners to deliver Sexual and Reproductive Health community-based education sessions to priority groups within the Loddon Mallee. Our workshops cover various topics including; Menopause, Reproductive Health and Aging; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Contraception; Healthy Relationships; Breast, Bladder and Bowel Health and screening and Cervical Cancer Screening. WHLM deliver sexual and reproductive health training in workplaces, not for profit, and community settings. Workshops are delivered online or face to face.
Workshop delivery is just one component of our Sexual and Reproductive Health priorities.
