Specialized (Level 4) Training
Level four is a bit different from previous levels, as it consists of specific specializations geared towards people who live/work within certain roles and communities. The goal of this level is to discuss how to support queer people within the different roles/communities in which we serve. All programs at this level include an in-depth discussion of interactive scenarios.
Each specialization has a different recommended audience based on the topic. There is the primary specialization (e.g. Rainbow Service Providers), with optional add-ons to allow organizations to specifically customize their programming based on the goals/interests of the organization.
Rainbow Classrooms
Recommended audience: anyone with a role in an educational setting (e.g. teachers, professors, CYWs, principals, administrators, educational support workers, etc.)
Core Rainbow Classrooms Program
Duration: 30 minutes
*With interactive scenarios based on supporting queer & trans students*
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the challenges faced by queer and trans students?
How does minority stress impact student success?
How can I provide support individually?
How can my school be a safer place for queer students?
Add-On: Elementary Schools
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
How should I talk to kids about gender and sexuality?
How can I support queer kids?
Add-On: Secondary Schools
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
How should I talk to teens about navigating relationships?
How can I support queer teens?
Add-On: Post-Secondary Schools
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the challenges faced by queer young adults?
How can I support queer adults?
Rainbow Service Providers
Recommended audience: anyone who provides care/support for clients (e.g. social workers, counsellors, peer support workers, group facilitators, doctors, nurses, senior home staff, PSWs, housing/shelter staff, etc.)
Core Rainbow Service Providers Program
Duration: 1 hour
*With interactive scenarios based on supporting queer & trans clients*
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the challenges faced by queer and trans students?
How does minority stress impact student success?
How can I provide support individually?
How can my school be a safer place for queer students?
Add-On: Healthcare
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the health inequities faced by queer people?
Why is it especially challenging for queer people to seek support from healthcare professionals?
What does it look like to support the health of queer people?
Add-On: Housing & Employment
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the barriers to housing for queer people?
What are some of the challenges faced by queer people in obtaining/maintaining employment?
What does housing and employment support for queer people look like?
Add-On: Mental Health
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What are the effects of trauma on queer mental health?
Why is it especially challenging for queer people to seek mental health support?
What does affirming mental health support for queer people look like?
Mini Add-On: Children & Youth
Duration: 15 minutes
Ages: 4-15
Mini Add-On: Teens/Young Adults
Duration: 15 minutes
Ages: 15-30
Mini Add-On: Seniors
Duration: 15 minutes
Ages: 65+
Rainbow Churches
Recommended audience: anyone with a role in a church (e.g. clergy, deacons, bishops, lay leaders, parish council, youth leaders, etc.)
Core Rainbow Churches Program
Duration: 45 minutes
*With interactive scenarios based on being an affirming church*
Key Guiding Questions:
How does queerness intersect with Christianity?
What are some of the challenges faced by queer Christians?
Isn’t it enough to say my church is welcoming?
How can my church better support queer people?
Add-On: The Bible
Duration: 45 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What are some of the ‘clobber’ passages against queer people?
Are there Bible passages that affirm queer people?
Add-On: Pastoral Care
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What does spiritual and religious trauma look like?
How can I provide trauma-informed spiritual care for queer people?
Add-On: Inclusive Worship
Duration: 30 minutes
Key Guiding Questions:
What do the sacraments (e.g. marriage, baptism) look like in a queer context?
How can I create more inclusive worship services?