Training & Practice Development

Our training can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your team or organisation. We work closely with services and organisations to understand their gaps, needs, and areas of strength, and then customise bespoke training, capacity building, and consulting packages.

Our Training Packages

The Centre for Family Research and Evaluation (CFRE) is the training, research and evaluation arm of Drummond Street Services and brings its 50-year history of supporting, advocating for, and affirming LGBTIQA+ individuals and diverse communities. CFRE has used applied research and evaluation to contribute to the evidence base around LGBTIQA+ issues & intersectional practice. It does this by integrating evidence-based and evidence-informed approaches, building capacity, and engaging in applied research. In our long-standing commitment to advancing the knowledge and evidence base for LGBTIQA+ and marginalised communities CFRE is proud to offer a range of specialist trainings:

  • Breaking out of the Binary: A Queer Feminist Approach to Family Violence Practice
  • Intersectional Practice: Applying Drummond Street’s Seven Elements model to unpack intersectionality in practice
  • New Parents, New Possibilities: Supporting New LGBTIQA+ parents through the transition to parenthood

These trainings are offered as part of our public training calendar. For more information on each of these trainings, click the buttons below.

Breaking out of the Binary: A Queer Feminist Approach to Family Violence Practice
Intersectional Practice: Applying Drummond Street’s Seven Elements model
New Parents, New Possibilities: Supporting New LGBTIQA+ parents through the transition to parenthood

Email

training@ds.org.au

If you have a large group or have specific learning outcomes in mind please get in touch as CFRE offers a range of options to suit your training needs.

Practice Development

Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Intersectional Practice Guide

Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Intersectional Practice Guide

Download the Guide   This Intersectional AOD Practice Guide is designed to support alcohol and other drug (AOD) services and practitioners to better support the needs of people who experience diverse and intersecting forms of marginalisation. What is the guide? We developed up this practice guide to support the AOD sector to apply an intersectional practice lens to their work. At its core, intersectionality is about understanding: The whole person […]