Gender Based Violence Courses

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence

223 reviews

Learn to recognise the signs of domestic violence and support domestic violence survivors as a health or social care worker.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers

251 ratings at Coursera

This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management.

• Coursera
• 22 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society

87 reviews

Gender & Sexuality shape work, life and play. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to engage with key issues through key concepts and perspectives.

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Gender-Based Violence: Responding to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

17 ratings at FutureLearn

Expand your understanding of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) and learn how to recognise and support victims of abuse.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

For women and girls, cross-border movement is compounded by many challenges such as sexual and gender-based violence, psychosocial trauma, and exploitation, including trafficking. How can a rights-based approach help us address such challenges?

• Canvas Network
• 5 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• 15th May, 2017
• Free Online Course

University of Strathclyde

Understanding Violence Against Women: Myths and Realities

1 review

The United Nations considers violence against women to be a grave violation of human rights of epidemic proportions. On this course you will learn about the roots of violence against women, the principles of gender inequality at its centre and most impor…

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• 18th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Campus of Human Rights

Gender-based violence in the context of migration

Forced marriage and domestic abuse can be a driver of migration for women and girls. Being subject to violence is also a major risk along migration routes, where sexual violence is a grave concern. In the destination country, various obstacles can place…

• Independent
• 10th Jun, 2019
• Free Online Course

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change

237 ratings at Coursera

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change is designed to provide learners with the best available science and insights from top scholars across the country as well as the skills to understand which interventions are the most effective to offe…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

5 reviews

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out

Evidence shows that 1 life is saved for every 10-20 Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) issued. ERPOs are legally issued civil orders that allow people on the front lines to ask a court to prevent a person at imminent risk of harm to themselves or oth…

• Coursera
• 4-5 hours worth of material, 2 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

2 reviews

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender…

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 1 week long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding Violence

5 reviews

We are so pleased to have you join us as we investigate this crucial topic. Violence is a leading cause of death, disability and health care use worldwide. Violence is a complex problem and can only be understood and reduced though a multidisciplinary…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, Health Across the Gender Spectrum, 11/16/2018 12:00:00 AM - 1/1/2024 12:00:00 AM, Internet Enduring Material Sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Department of Pediatr…

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Children�s Week: Current Conundrums in Gender Medicine (RECORDED SESSION)

Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, Children’s Week: Current Conundrums in Gender Medicine (RECORDED SESSION), 7/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - 7/30/2024 12:00:00 AM, Internet Enduring Material sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine.…

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Queering Identities: LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Gender Identity

629 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will explore the history of LGBTQ identities, experiences, and activism. We’ll study major events in global LGBTQ history, investigate local histories of queer and transgender people and communities, and consider how LGBTQ histories h…

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)