Curricula

Transforming Together: A Blueprint for Queer and Trans Inclusive Practices in the Anti-Violence Sector

This interactive e-learning curriculum was developed by Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre in collaboration with the trans-LINK Canada Network. It draws on Salal's five-year Meaningful Inclusion Project, which explored what it takes to build affirming and responsive anti-violence services through research, reflection, and collaboration with Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse survivors, community members, and service providers.

Designed as an accessible starting point for individuals and organizations, the curriculum invites learners to explore the foundations of meaningful inclusion and consider how organizational practices, systems, and assumptions shape survivors' experiences of accessing support.

Through interactive scenarios, reflection activities, and practical examples, learners are encouraged to examine their own roles in advancing inclusion, navigating harm, building accountability, and contributing to organizational change.

The curriculum is open to board members, organizational leaders, frontline staff, volunteers, and others interested in strengthening queer and trans inclusion within anti-violence services. It can be completed individually or used to support broader organizational learning and discussion.

The curriculum is free-of-charge and self-paced. Learners can save their reflections, revisit sections, and return to the material as their learning evolves. While sections can be revisited independently, completing the curriculum sequentially is recommended to support the learning experience.

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Responding to intimate partner violence against trans & gender diverse people: An e-learning curriculum for service providers  

This interactive evidence-based e-Learning curriculum, developed and evaluated in collaboration with trans and gender diverse community members and their allies, provides an engaging interface through which to build knowledge and skills to support trans and gender diverse survivors of intimate partner violence through  intersectional, trans-affirming, person-centred, and trauma-informed approaches. It is comprised of an overview of the curriculum, including an orientation and terms, and five additional sections focused on context and care. Each section can be completed as a separate lesson and concludes with a downloadable certificate of completion. To maximize the learning experience, however, it is highly recommended to complete all sections of the e-learning sequentially. The entire curriculum will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.   The curriculum is free-of-charge to those who complete a request form.     

This interactive and competency-based e-Learning curriculum, developed and evaluated in collaboration with trans community members and their allies, provides an engaging interface through which to build knowledge and skills in the provision of trans-affirming sexual assault care. This curriculum, which was updated March 2021, is free-of-charge for those who complete a request form. It comprises an introduction, seven lessons, and a conclusion that can be completed as separate modules. The approximate running time for the entire e-Learning is 1 hour and 15 minutes.

This curriculum on trans-affirming care in the sexual assault context includes a general introduction to the issue (Key Terms, Experiences of Sexual Assault, and Interactions with Healthcare) as well as core elements for the practice of forensic nursing (Initial Assessment, Medical Care, Forensic Examination, and Discharge & Referral). Although based on competencies for forensic sexual assault nurses (Du Mont et al., 2019), the information in this curriculum may have wider applicability in your practice as a general healthcare or social service provider. This curriculum is evidence-informed, developed and evaluated in collaboration with trans community members and their allies, and free-of-charge for those who complete the request form. This curriculum, comprising a training module, facilitator’s guide, and training manual, is ideal for those wishing to lead an in-person training at their organization.