The Training Centre has reached more than 60,000 professionals in Alberta and across Canada since its inception in 2009.

Our evidence-informed workshops use adult education principles and are built to be interactive, engaging and transformative experiences for staff teams. We employ a rigorous evaluation approach to our workshops and are mindful of continuous improvement. Each of our workshops is tailored to the unique needs of your organization and stakeholders.

Workshop Formats

We can deliver our workshops at your location, in our on-site training space, virtually or in a hybrid format. We offer a range of workshop options for differing organizational needs:

  • Interactive half-day (3-hours) or 2-hour facilitated workshops for staff teams (up to a maximum of 35-40 participants)
  • Webinar-style or lunch-and-learn workshops (1-hour) for larger groups and teams
  • Customized training offerings based on unique organizational needs and context, please contact us for more information.

Fees and Costs

Our workshops are quoted at a variable hourly rate, depending on the sector of the booking organization. Our fee includes:

  • Engaging and evidence-informed workshop facilitation by an experienced facilitator
  • Preparation and consultation with Training Centre team member(s) to ensure training goals and outcomes are aligned with your organizational needs
  • Customization of workshop content to reflect your needs
  • Workbooks and take-away resources (workshop-dependent)
  • Certificates, by request. Please note that our workshops can be counted toward ACSW Category A credits for registered social workers in Alberta
  • Follow-ups and/or additional training resources, if necessary
  • Travel fees within Calgary City Limits, please contact us to find out more about travel fees for workshops outside of Calgary

To book a workshop or find out more about our trainings, please contact us.

2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace for Leadership and HR Professionals

This session is tailored to specifically meet the needs of HR professionals, management and leadership teams in creating safer and more inclusive cultures.

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At the Intersection: Building Awareness and Capacity to Support People Experiencing Intersectional Stigma

In this workshop for service providers, program managers and administrators working in health and social service settings, participants will discuss and analyze the intersection of stigma related to sexuality, substance use and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) with other forms of oppression such as racism, homophobia, transphobia or sexism.

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Becoming an Ally: Being an Engaged Bystander

Explore the roots of harassment experienced by those with intersectional identities and learn tools to address discrimination, prevent harassment and be an engaged bystander. This training prepares participants to address harassment and discrimination in a way that empowers the person experiencing harm.

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Beyond the Basics: An Advanced Workshop about Sexual Health, Substance Use, STBBls and Stigma

This advanced workshop is designed for service providers that are currently working in the areas of substance use, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), or sexuality/sexual health. In this training, participants will deepen their understanding of the impacts of stigma at an organizational and systemic level.

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Building Comfort and Skill in Discussing Sexual Health: A Training for Service Providers

Increase your capacity to discuss sexual health and sexuality with your patients or clients.

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Challenging Organizational Stigma: Providing Safer and More Inclusive Sexual Health, Harm Reduction and STBBI-related Services

This workshop is for all individuals working in organizations that provide sexual health, harm reduction and/or sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) related care. Participants will critically analyze the policies, practices, and culture of their own organizations, assessing the strengths and challenges in providing safer and more respectful services.

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Creating a Culture of Consent: Being an Engaged Bystander

This training outlines the root causes of sexual violence, addresses common myths and misconceptions around sexual violence and provides information about consent, policies and legal obligations to address sexual harassment. Participants leave this training with practical tools for creating safer environments for colleagues and clients, along with a deeper understanding of the role of an engaged bystander in creating a culture of consent and anti-violence.

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Creating a Culture of Consent: Safer Establishments

Developed for staff and management who work in bars, music venues and festivals, this training examines how establishments can empower their staff to be engaged bystanders. Participants leave this training with a deeper understanding of the role engaged bystanders play in the community as well as practical tools for creating safer venues and establishments for colleagues and patrons. 

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Creating a Culture of Respect for Gender and Sexual Diversity

Learn practical strategies for creating more inclusive environments for gender and sexually diverse (2SLGBTQ+) clients and co-workers.

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Exploring Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections and Stigma: An Introduction for Health and Social Service Professionals

This introductory workshop is designed for service providers who are familiar with substance use, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) and sexuality, and have an interest in further developing their skills.

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Fostering Inclusion for 2SLGBTQ+ Communities: Training for the Homeless–Serving Sector

This workshop supports service providers in creating safer environments for clients with diverse sexual and gender identities who are experiencing homelessness.

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Inclusion in Schools: Creating a Culture of Respect for Gender and Sexual Diversity

This workshop helps professionals in schools increase awareness and understanding of gender and sexual diversity, while exploring the impacts of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia on the school environment.

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Knowing, Naming, and Normalizing: Supporting Healthy Sexual Development

This training will increase service providers’ capacity to discuss healthy sexual development in childhood and puberty with the populations they work with. Participants will increase their knowledge of sexuality, sexual health and sexual health rights for children and youth

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Natural Supports Framework Workshops

The Natural Supports Framework provides a series of workshops that provide tools for engaging a network of family, community and peer relationships in the care of your clients.

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No Longer Silent: Creating a Culture of Respect for Sexual and Gender Diverse Older Adults

Examine myths, clarify language and definitions and learn how to create safe, supportive environments for gender and sexually diverse older adults.  

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Reducing Stigma through Trauma and Violence Informed Care: A Workshop for Health and Social Service Providers

This training explores how trauma and stigma can impact clients’ health and well-being, as well as access to health and social services. Participants will learn ways to reduce stigma in their own practice through trauma- and violence-informed care.

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Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Inclusion for Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Organizations

Learn about intersecting identities and the unique vulnerabilities of sexual and gender diverse newcomers to Canada.

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Sexuality Across the Lifespan: Supporting Sexual Health in Older Adults

Learn to better engage seniors in conversations about sexual health and provide them with the tools to continue living healthy, active lives. Increase confidence and comfort in addressing older adults’ concerns and needs about sexual health.

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Sexuality is Lifelong: Supporting Sexual Health in Long Term Care Settings

This training supports professionals in Long Term Care (LTC) settings to discuss sexual health with their clients and residents. Explore how sexuality may emerge in LTC settings, identify your own attitudes and values about sexuality and examine ethical and professional considerations when navigating sexual health discussions.

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Supporting gbMSM Sexual Health and Wellness

This interactive workshop, participants will explore how stigma and structural violence impact gay, bi, and men-who-have-sex-with-men (gbMSM) and their ability to safely access health services that meet their needs. Participants will identify specific considerations and tools to use when working with this population.

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Supporting Sexuality in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Increase comfort and skill in supporting their PIDD (People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) clients to develop healthy relationship skills. Learn how to better support PIDD clients in understanding boundaries, sexual health, sexuality and healthy relationships.

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Toward Health-Supportive Masculinities: Engaging Men, Boys, and Masculinity in Your Practice

Increase comfort and skill in identifying and addressing harmful masculine norms. Explore gender norms around masculinity and how these norms can potentially lead to health-harming outcomes, and learn to foster more health-supportive outcomes with men and boys.

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Where is the Line? Boundaries in the Workplace

Learn tools and skills to set and maintain boundaries with the public, while understanding the role each of us can play in establishing a safer workplace environment.

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Where the Rivers Meet: Creating a Culture of Respect for Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Communities

Increase your team’s capacity to create safer, more inclusive environments for Two-Spirit and Queer Indigenous clients and communities. This workshop examines the differences between sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation/attraction from a Treaty 7, Indigenous perspective.

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