Training to Raise Acknowledge NeedS and Inclusion of Transgender

Intercepting training gaps in both health and legal education on LGBTQ+ issues, TRANSIT project aimed to provide innovative training to professionals from different professional categories (health...

Intercepting training gaps in both health and legal education on LGBTQ+ issues, TRANSIT project aimed to provide innovative training to professionals from different professional categories (health and legal sector) who provide care to LGBTQ+ people in various capacities. Through the creation of an innovative training model and subsequently the realisation of training courses for health and legal professionals (direct target group), the following objectives were to be achieved: - To increase the knowledge and skills of health and legal professionals on LGBTQ+ issue; - To increase the relational and empathic skills of the target professionals; - To establish units of evaluable and exploitable learning outcomes; - To reduce secondary victimization, prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination towards LGBTQ +; - To improve the quality of care in LGBTQ+ services.

During the lifetime of TRANSIT, 4 macro-activities were implemented: -A1 Coordination and monitoring. Transversal activity with the aim of ensuring quality and total project implementation through overall coordination, planning and continuous monitoring of activities. -A2 TRANSIT training model design (4 months). This activity made it possible to: construct the training materials for the multi-actor training; create the tools to assess the direct target audience; define the methodological guidelines for professionals. -A3 Training and Implementation of the model in the field (8 months). 3 pilot courses were implemented and 190 target professionals were trained. After the pilot courses, 15 follow up meetings were organised with the professionals who participated in the courses. These meetings were a key moment to assess if the skills learnt during the training courses were reflected in work contexts. It was also an opportunity for professionals to compare situations faced in their work contexts. -A4 TRANSIT Dissemination. Transversal activity that allowed the partnership to disseminate the knowledge and results of the project, through a strategic framework and the use of the website, the social pages and the network of contacts.

TRANSIT project achieved the following results: - a positive participation of 190 target professionals (health and legal) in the 3 pilot training courses organised in the 3 partner countries and follow up activities; - an increase in hard and soft skills on LGBTQ+ issues of target group of the project, thanks to the pilot training courses and follow up activities; - a Training Kit available as an Open Educational Resource (containing the handbook, the methodological guidelines and teaching materials); - the creation of a network between health and legal professionals interested in the topic; - the constitution of an effective network between public and private health and legal bodies and LGBTQ+ associations, motivated to collaborate beyond the end of the project.