SHQ - Sexual Health Quarters

Sexual difficulties are very common and can have many causes, including relationship problems, the birth of a child, anxiety and stress, or personal issues. It can leave you feeling anxious or self-conscious but you don't have to deal with it alone.

The experienced psychology and counselling team at SHQ can help you work through s*xual problems and offer evidence-based and client-centred care.

Book an in-person or telehealth appointment today.

08 9228 3693
shq.org.au/clinic/book-appointment

📆 3 December 2026
⏰ 6.30 - 9pm
📍 SHQ, 70 Roe St, Northbridge
🔗 shq.org.au/course/iud-theory

SHQ's IUD workshop for medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, midwives and registered nurses provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about copper and hormonal IUDs.

This course provides practitioners with the skills and confidence to discuss IUDs with patients, begin to develop insertion skills and manage complications that may occur.

This is an RACGP approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD program.

📆 25 - 26 November 2026
⏰ 9am - 4.30pm
📍 SHQ, 70 Roe Street, Northbridge
🔗 shq.org.au/course/s*xuality-and-disability

This comprehensive training for allied health professionals, teachers, parents, and anyone with an interest in disability advocacy equips participants with the confidence and skills to provide inclusive s*xuality and relationships education and support to people with disability.

SHQ’s disability education team are experienced in delivering trauma informed, human rights-based workshops that build capacity to provide s*x positive, affirming support that promotes personal autonomy and informed decision making when it comes to s*xuality and relationships concepts.

Day one topics:
💜 Self-reflection, exploring attitudes and values.
💜 Reviewing key terminology for s*xuality and disability.
💜 Understanding the models of disability.
💜 Exploring common myths and their impact on people with disability and the people around them.
💜 Understanding the intersection of s*xuality and disability.
💜 Reviewing Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).
💜 Exploring common challenges and teaching strategies.
💜 Understanding supported decision making and how to advocate for people with disability to make their own decisions.

Day two topics:
💜 Exploring s*xuality and relationships resources and accessibility
💜 Supporting diversity in gender, bodies, and s*xuality
💜 Exploring s*xual behaviour/expression; responding and supporting
💜 Teaching: Consent, P**n and Sexting, and Healthy and unhealthy relationships
💜 Improving confidence when teaching about s*xuality and relationships
💜 Protective interrupting and responding

SHQ provides holistic counselling for the carers, families and supporters of people with disability.

Our experienced counsellors can provide non-judgemental and empathetic support and build capacity to work through challenges and barriers of caring for and supporting a loved one with disability.

Call 9227 6414 or go to shq.org.au for more information.

Join us for the Final SHARE Forum of the year where you will hear from:
🎉 WA Department of Health’s Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Program on their work to increase awareness and impact of the manosphere and online misogyny in WA.
🎉 SHQ on the ‘SHQ 2 U’ mobile cervical screening project
🎉 thread on their ‘Srikandi Project’, aiming to engage Asian women in HIV awareness and prevention through culture and connection.
🎉Youth Pride Network on their 2026 events and projects to support LGBTIQA+ young people in WA.

➕ External organisations celebrating their success stories from the year.
➕ You! There will be time allocated for attendees to share their highlights and challenges of 2026.

As always, there will be an opportunity to network with other health, youth, and community sector workers.

There is limited space for in-person attendance, so make sure you register early! The forum will also be available on MS Teams for anyone who misses out.

Register for free: events.humanitix.com/share-forum-2026-wrap-up

📆 19 November 2026
⏰ 6.30 - 8.30pm
📍 SHQ, 70 Roe St, Northbridge WA
🔗 shq.org.au/course/implant-training

SHQ's Contraceptive Implant Theory Workshop lays the foundations for clinicians to become skilled in providing contraceptive implant services.

Participants completing this RACGP accredited 2-hour course will have a thorough understanding of:
✅ Issues to cover during counselling about contraceptive implant use.
✅ Benefits, risks and contraindications to use of contraceptive implants.
✅ Insertion and removal techniques, including practice insertions and removals with simulation arms.

SHQ's Contraceptive Implant Training webinar for regional clinicians lays the foundations for clinicians to become skilled in providing contraceptive implant services.

📆 4 November 2026
⏰ 6.30 - 8.30pm
📍 SHQ, 70 Roe St, Northbridge WA
🔗 shq.org.au/course/implant-training-webinar

Participants completing this RACGP accredited 2-hour course will have a thorough understanding of:
✅ Issues to cover during counselling about contraceptive implant use.
✅ Benefits, risks and contraindications to use of contraceptive implants.
✅ Insertion and removal techniques, including practice insertions and removals with simulation arms.

📆 9 - 13 November 2026
⏰ 8.30am - 5pm
📍 SHQ, 70 Roe St, Northbridge
🔗 shq.org.au/course/doctors-certificate

This national certificate course (previously known as the FPAA Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health for Doctors) covers the range of the reproductive and s*xual health issues that are common in general practice.

The comprehensive training is designed for GP Registrars, O&G trainees, and experienced general practitioners wanting to refresh their knowledge in the area of s*xual and reproductive health and gain the confidence and skills to work at a high level in this area.

The course is accredited by the RACGP and ACRRM.

📆 25 November 2026
⏰ 4 - 6pm
📍 Online - interactive webinar
👛 $30.00
🔗 shq.org.au/course/working-with-perpetrators-disability-counselling

This interactive webinar provides practitioners with a critical, disability-affirming framework for working with perpetrators of s*xual violence living with disabilities. Participants will explore the Affirmative Model of Disability, Australian s*xual violence legislation, current research and statistics, and engage in reflective practice to recognise bias and apply ethical, inclusive counselling approaches that promote accountability and safety.

This course is designed for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, disability support professionals, behaviour support practitioners, and allied health workers who work with people with disabilities, particularly those involved in responding to or managing s*xual violence, harmful s*xual behaviours, or forensic and safeguarding contexts.

SHQ runs a dedicated youth clinic every Thursday night from 5.30 to 8pm for people aged 14 – 18.

🖱 shq.org.au/clinic/book-appointment
☎ 9227 6177

Anyone aged 18 and under or with a government concession or health care card will be bulk billed for doctor consultations and pay no out-of-pocket cost for reproductive and s*xual health nurse consultations. In order to bulk bill an appointment its best to bring a Medicare card, but if you can’t get one, we may be able to help with that too.

The staff at our clinic specialise in s*xual health – this means that all day, every day they’re helping people with s*xual health matters, so they are great at making you feel relaxed and safe to talk about any issues or concerns.

If you just want to ask a question, you can also call us on our anonymous helpline or even email us shq.org.au/helpline.
☎ (08) 9227 6178