Training

We feel that it is imperative to invest in local services and their staff by providing training on up to date information, as well as understanding the impact of living with HIV. This enables other services to provide better information support to people who use those services and creates purposeful information exchange and referral networks.

If you think your services could benefit from the Sahir House Training Services, we will ensure that:

• Training is accessible, affordable and tailor made to the needs of your service.
• The trainers will create a safe and secure environment for your group to work in.
• The training will challenge discrimination and will not collude with the myths that surround HIV.
• You will be entitled to participate in the planning and be given the opportunity to evaluate your training.
• Participants who complete the course will receive a Certificate of attendance

Our Training Courses cover the following areas:

• 'What are HIV & AIDS?'
• HIV transmission
• HIV prevention
• HIV testing
• sexual health matters
• the practice of confidentiality
• challenging discrimination & welcoming diversity
• gender
• sexuality
• race
• models of good practice regarding equal opportunities and anti-discrimination
• exploring the impact of living with HIV
• local services provision and other related matters

Sahir House provides experiential and participatory training.

Quotes from participants:

• 'This course has been useful for my work because I am able to use this HIV info and signpost clients and will be able to empathise better' - Housing organisation
• 'This course will enable me to talk to my client's confidentiality about HIV' - housing organisation
• 'Very good introduction to the issues of HIV and felt the positive speaker was excellent' - council employee
• 'This course in not mandatory in this Primary Care Trust, but I would recommend it to colleagues from all professions' - PCT employee
• 'Straight facts I found make the issues surrounding HIV much less daunting than I had previously felt.' - medical student

Sahir House is located in Liverpool City Centre near to local bus links as well as local and regional train links. There are car parking facilities near by. Due to the nature of the organisation the address is on a need to know basis to protect the confidentiality of the service users. When you book your place on a training course, you will be sent address details with a map. Due to the building being listed, please check if the building is accessible for your needs. Sahir House may utilise other venues to ensure appropriate access is available when attending our one day HIV courses. You will be informed if this applies.

Please see our training brochure for more information