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Who are our courses for?
Our courses are for you if:
★ you share our values and agree to Our Community Agreements in our learning environment
★ you’ve felt excluded or marginalised in previous courses, and you want a better experience
★ you share our commitment to interpersonal practices that increase accessibility and prioritise inclusion for people and communities often denied equity in dominant culture learning spaces
★ you prefer small classes (maximum limit of 8 students per cohort) in which you can make close connections and get customised support
★ you are passionate about critical reflection and depth inquiry
★ you want to cultivate your awareness and skills in applying anti-oppressive, liberating practices in everyday life
★ you’re looking for learning experiences that actually make a difference to equity-deserving communities
How do we choose which courses to offer?
Our certificate courses are designed to:
★ fill curricular and service gaps
★ address societal inequities
★ build skills to meet the needs of equity-deserving people and communities that have been marginalised or excluded
Why aren’t there specific class times listed for all courses?
Our intensive courses like Flying Monkeys No More™ are scheduled in advance and have specific times listed. However, for longer courses with weekly or fortnightly live sessions, we poll students after enrolments have closed to schedule classes at times when they’re able to meet.
Our policies of Keeping It Connected and Moving to the Margins mean that we keep class sizes small and prioritise accessibility for students across time zones. This means we might create multiple cohorts where necessary to ensure access for people in different time zones around the world.
How much do these courses cost?
We use a “green bottles” sliding scale as part of our anti-capitalist collectivist fee structure. This means that courses with more students will cost less per student. The Actual Cost rate, which is how much it costs to hold the course, is provided at the end of each course listing on this page, along with the income equity fee scale showing the range of costs. The application form for each course lists specific Actual Cost and Pay It Forward tuition fee rates.
We try not to turn anyone away due to inability to pay. For this reason, although the application form for each course lists the specific Actual Cost and Pay It Forward tuition fee rates, we also offer a limited number of Hardship rates for people with financial disadvantage. Although we wish we could offer more hardship rates, we are also working with course facilitators who have disability needs, no access to disability funding, and financial disadvantages without access to intergenerational wealth, inheritance, or homeowner privileges.
Our hardship rates are adapted based on individual need, so an exact fee amount is not provided for discounted tuition fees. After we receive registration forms from accepted students in each cohort, we will then invoice students with any applicable discounts for higher student numbers reflected in the invoice. Note that due to the inability to predict admitted student numbers in advance, we are unable to guarantee any post-registration discounts. Hardship rates are adapted based on individual need, so a specific fee amount is not provided for discounted tuition fees. After we receive registration forms from accepted students in each cohort, we will then invoice students with any discounts for higher student numbers reflected in the invoice.
Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals of information.
Paulo Freire (he/him) – Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Arts Advancing Equity® Certificate in Anti-Oppressive Creative and Expressive Arts Practice
What is this course about?
★ A course for creative spirits and artistic folks using any medium or combination of media (e.g., writing, painting, fibre arts, sculpture, music, sign and tactile expressive arts, dance, film, multimedia, mixed-media, etc.) to improve and implement anti-oppressive / liberating practices in their creative and artistic contexts
★ Develop skills to identify, understand, and respond to power dynamics, societal privilege, and systemic oppression in your creative and expressive arts practice
★ Personalised learning and action plan for you to focus on key areas of marginalisation, privilege, and equity that affect your creative and artistic work and identify key communities for your work
What are some key topics this course covers?
★ Cultural appreciation vs. cultural appropriation
★ Applying accessibility and inclusion standards to your chosen medium / media
★ Crafting effective non-violent resistance actions through your creative work
★ Anti-oppressive third-party procurement
★ Anti-oppressive approaches to creative collaborations with people and institutions
★ Nourishing equity-deserving people and communities through your creative work
How much time does it take?
★ 49 hours over 12 weeks, any additional hours for capstone project will be listed on certificate
Which activities does it involve?
★ 6 units of content across 12 chronological weeks
★ approximately 2 weeks to complete work in each unit
★ 6 x 2-hour OR 8 x 1.5-hour facilitated live online sessions (determined by registered cohort member availability within course dates) = 12 hours
★ 6 x 2 hours of fortnightly online multimedia content = 12 hours
★ 6 x 2.5 hours of fortnightly reflective journal (private, only shared with learning facilitator) and interactive online forum discussions with your cohort = 15 hours
★ minimum 10-hour community capstone studio project in your chosen medium or combination of media
★ Optional add-on (additional fees apply): One-to-one creative supervision with the learning facilitator to support you in applying anti-oppressive / liberating practices to your creative work
Who is it for?
★ Creative spirits and artistic folks using any medium or combination of media (e.g., writing, painting, fibre arts, sculpture, music, sign and tactile sign languages, dance, etc.) who care about anti-oppressive / liberating practices and share the Centre’s values
When is it next available?
★ 12th January – 6th April 2026
How much does it cost?
You can find out about the four different fee rates we offer here, including the hardship rates available for people experiencing financial disadvantage.
In addition to some hardship rate slots, we also offer payment plans for people experiencing financial challenges.
The specific fee rate options for this course are listed in the application form, before you submit your application.
If you proceed with your application, you’ll select the fee rate that applies to you.
Actual Cost: $1650 AUD
Income equity fee range: $0 – $1850 AUD
Flying Monkeys No More®:
Disrupting coercive control and other under-identified forms of partner abuse in queer, BDSM/kink, and multigamous relationships and marginalised GBKS communities
What is this course about?
★ Certification course focused on knowledge, awareness, and skills needed to identify and respond to coercive control and other forms of partner abuse among people with gender, body, kinship, and sexuality lived experiences that have been excluded, marginalised, or misunderstood in the Family Violence (FV), Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and relationship and family therapy sectors.
★ Goes beyond the tokenistic, heteronormative, homonormative, and mononormative approaches in many FV/IPV and relationship and family therapy trainings to prioritise people with marginalised gender, body, kinship, and sexuality (GBKS) lived experiences
★ Examples and situations covered in this course focus specifically on people with neurodivergent, plural, queer, queerplatonic, aro and/or ace spectrum, non-binary and binary trans lived experiences, agender people, genderfluid people, people with colonially marginalised traditional genders, people with innate variations of sex characteristics / intersex people, multigamous people (including polyamorous and multi-partnered people), and people in BDSM/kink kinships (including D/s relationships)
★ Provides a genuinely intersectional, anti-racist, trans-inclusive feminist approach to gendered violence, instead of defining “gendered” violence solely in terms that centre white Anglo, middle class, cis het monogamous dyads (“couples”) to the exclusion of the rest of us
★ Facilitates critical reflection on the cisgenderist, heterosexist, white privileged, Anglocentric, classist, and mononormative concepts of gender in many practitioner trainings on partner abuse and specific techniques for challenging these exclusionary and discriminatory approaches in your work
★ Explores dimensions of oppression and harm beyond just gender, such as racialised, ableist, classist, and other forms of partner abuse and how they can intersect
★ Covers peer-reviewed research, therapeutic guidance, legislative and ethical concerns, and lived experience wisdom from people and communities dealing with coercive control and other forms of partner abuse
★ Provides specialised guidance in identifying how systemic forms of oppression affect people’s capacity to access and receive affirming support to deal with partner abuse
★ Practitioners who successfully complete this course and who continue to uphold the Centre’s ethics and values will receive accreditation as Flying Monkeys No More® Certified Practitioners, including a digital badge that you can display on your website and online materials, and will be added to our publicly searchable online Flying Monkeys No More®-certified practitioner directory
How long does it take?
★ 23 CPD hours total, 4-day intensive across 2 separate weeks, with 1 week break between weeks
Which activities does it involve?
★ 4.5 hours of self-directed, pre-course learning
★ 4 days of 1 – 1.5 hour facilitated live online sessions x 3 – 4 sessions per day (precise timings TBD before course begins to meet cohort availability) = 18.5 hours
Who is it for?
★ Therapeutic and healing practitioners with full clinical registration with your registration body
★ Community workers and relationship coaches
★ People who work in the FV/IPV sector who want to improve their knowledge, awareness, and skills in working with the rest of us
When is it next available?
★ Upcoming cohorts:
May / June 2026
Dates: Thurs 28th May, Friday 29th May, Thurs 11th June, and Friday 12th June (all 4 required)
Times: Specific live session times TBD (earliest start time 9 am AEST, latest end time 4:30 pm AEST, 30 mins break between sessions, 60 mins lunch break)
How much does it cost?
You can find out about the four different fee rates we offer here, including the hardship rates available for people experiencing financial disadvantage.
In addition to some hardship rate slots, we also offer payment plans for people experiencing financial challenges.
The specific fee rate options for this course are listed in the application form, before you submit your application.
If you proceed with your application, you’ll select the fee rate that applies to you.
2026 Actual Cost: $1136.36 AUD + GST = Total $1250 AUD
Income equity fee range: $0 – $1550 AUD
Links Into Liberating® Certificate in Anti-Oppressive Practice
What is this course about?
★ Foundations of Anti-Oppressive / Liberating Practice course for both beginners who want to learn the basics and people with advanced experience seeking to refresh and revitalise their practice
★ Develop skills to identify, understand, and respond to power dynamics, societal privilege, and systemic oppression
★ Learn about and apply a diverse range of anti-oppressive frameworks and techniques for dealing with complex systems and contexts in everyday life
★ Personalised learning plans for you to focus on key areas of marginalisation, privilege, and equity that affect you and your communities
How much time does it take?
★ 50 CPD hours total across two 8-week terms
Which activities does it involve?
★ 8 x 2 hour facilitated live online sessions (with break) OR 10 x 1.6 hour live sessions = 16 hours
★ 8 x 2.5 hours of online multimedia content and interactive online discussion posts = 20 hours
★ 8 x 1 hours of a Reflective Journal entry for each unit = 8 hours
★ minimum 6 hour community capstone project
Who is it for?
★ Everyone who shares the Centre’s values, including activists, carers, community workers, therapeutic and healing practitioners, and creative spirits
When is it next available?
★ Level 1: 12th January – 6th March 2026 (8 weeks)
★ Level 2: 13th April – 5th June 2026 (8 weeks)
NOTE: This is one unified course across two levels. Successful completion of both levels is required for course completion.
How much does it cost?
You can find out about the four different fee rates we offer here, including the hardship rates available for people experiencing financial disadvantage.
In addition to some hardship rate slots, we also offer payment plans for people experiencing financial challenges.
The specific fee rate options for this course are listed in the application form, before you submit your application.
If you proceed with your application, you’ll select the fee rate that applies to you.
Actual Cost: $1795 AUD + 10% GST = 1975 AUD
Income equity fee range: $0 – $2200 AUD
Polycules in Partnership® Practitioner Certificate in Polycule-Centred Relationship Therapy
What is this course about?
★ Become a specialised, highly skilled practitioner with recognition through certification in the Polycules in Partnership® Relationship Therapy Model, a unique and comprehensive approach focused entirely on multigamous and multi-partnered people and our relationship constellations, developed and facilitated by a polyamorous psychotherapist, and based on actual polyamorous people’s lived experience wisdom and lived-experience-led peer-reviewed research evidence
★ Relationship therapy course for practitioners who already have basic familiarity with polyamorous relationships to develop an advanced specialist level of therapeutic knowledge, insight, and skill in working with polyamorous and multi-partnered people
★ Peer-reviewed research, therapeutic methods, and concepts in this course have been studied with, developed by, and/or co-designed alongside polyamorous/multi-partnered people and are aligned with an explicitly polycule-centred, polyam-affirming approach to therapeutic practice
★ Critically reflective work to identify and address mononormative biases and privilege, practice positioning reflections, and determine when, what, and how to practice evidence-informed, ethical therapeutic self-disclosure to improve therapeutic experiences
★ Practitioners who successfully complete Levels 1-3 of this course and who continue to uphold the Centre’s ethics and values will receive accreditation as Polycules in Partnership® (PIP®) Certified Practitioners, including a digital badge that you can display on your website and online materials, and will be added to our publicly searchable online Polycules in Partnership®-certified practitioner directory
What are some key topics this course covers?
★ Identifying and unpacking hidden mononormative biases that can often affect the therapeutic work even of polyamorous and multi-partnered practitioners
★ Developing your skills in facilitating repair of common ruptures and enhancing joy in a polycule
★ Exploring polycule-centred strategies to support people who have partners in common to develop solid metamour kinship ties
★ Identifying coercive control dynamics to which polyamorous and/or multi-partnered people are often subjected and addressing the challenges of seeking support in a mononormative family and intimate partner violence sector
★ Practicing ways to help polycules to explore their options for sharing childcare, navigating household duties, or savouring simple pleasures while navigating systemic barriers
★ Reducing prejudices and increase understanding of the lives and kinships of folks involved in solo polyam, relationship anarchy, and/or swinging
★ Learning about intersectional frameworks that practitioners can apply to respond therapeutically to how racism, patriarchal misogyny, sexism, classism, ableism, cisgenderism, endosexism, and other systemic forms of oppression can affect polyamorous and/or multi-partnered people’s lives
★ Moving beyond methods designed by mononormatively biased therapists for monogamous dyads and instead learn techniques developed by and for polyamorous and/or multi-partnered practitioners from societies and cultures around the world
How much time does it take?
★ 90 CPD hours total
Which activities does it involve?
★ approximately 14 x 1.5 hour facilitated live online Level 1 and 2 sessions (exact session duration varies from 1 – 2 hours by student cohort availability) = 21 hours
★ 14 x 2 hours of online self-directed multimedia content = 28 hours
★ 14 x 2 hours of knowledge and reflection activities, including Reflective Journal entry in the format that works best for you (written, audio, video, art, music, etc.) = 28 hours
★ Minimum 5 hour community capstone project on a relevant topic of your choice
★ 8 hours group supervision (Level 3) to complete certification process
★ Optional add-on (additional fees apply): One-to-one consultation with instructor by appointment during the course to develop your capstone project and/or support your unique journey toward polycule-centred practice
Who is it for?
★ Therapeutic and healing practitioners with some prior familiarity with polyamorous and/or multi-partner relationships and basic ‘101’ level knowledge of polycules and polyamorous relationship systems (e.g., you attended an introductory workshop, read a therapeutic text by a therapist with personal lived experience, or have your own personal lived experience in polyamorous and/or multi-partnered communities)
★ Practitioners who want to demonstrate their commitment and advanced skills in a polycule-centred, trauma-and-violence-informed model through Polycules in Partnership® Practitioner Certification
★ As part of our commitment to lived experience leadership, applications from therapeutic and healing practitioners with polyamorous and/or multi-partner lived experience will be prioritised
When is it next available?
★ Level 1 (Foundations): 27th October – 20th December 2025
★ Level 2 (Practitioner Skills): 13th January – 9th March 2026
Educational Prerequisites:
★ Successful completion of Level 1
★ August or November 2025 completion or enrolment in Jan/Feb 2026 cohort of Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course
★ Level 3 (Certification): March – May 2026 (scheduled to fit cohort students’ availability)
Educational Prerequisites:
★ Successful completion of Levels 1 and 2
★ Successful completion of Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course
NOTE: Successful completion of all 3 levels and the Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course are required for Polycules in Partnership® Practitioner Certification.
How much does it cost?
You can find out about the four different fee rates we offer here, including the hardship rates available for people experiencing financial disadvantage.
In addition to some hardship rate slots, we also offer payment plans for people experiencing financial challenges.
The specific fee rate options for this course are listed in the application form, before you submit your application.
If you proceed with your application, you’ll select the fee rate that applies to you.
Actual Cost:
Level 1 (Foundations) = $1500 AUD
Level 2 (Practitioner Skills) $1500 AUD
Level 3 (Certification) $1298 AUD
Income equity fee range: $0 – $4775 AUD Total for 3-Level Certification Programme
Kinships in Kink® Practitioner Certificate in BDSM/Kink Relationship Therapy
What is this course about?
★Become a specialised, highlight skilled practitioner with recognition through certification in the Kinships in Kink® Relationship Therapy Model, a unique and comprehensive approach focused entirely on BDSM/kink forms of kinship and relationships, developed and facilitated by a BDSM/kink-knowledgeable psychotherapist with decades of lifestyle BDSM/kink lived experience, and based on actual BDSM/kink-involved people’s lived experience wisdom and lived-experience-led peer-reviewed research evidence
★ Relationship therapy course for practitioners with basic familiarity with BDSM/kink to develop an advanced specialist level of therapeutic knowledge, insight, and skill with people in BDSM/kink relationship, including Dominant/submissive power exchange and authority transfer relationships and unique BDSM/kink communities and forms of kinship
★ Peer-reviewed research, therapeutic methods, and concepts in this course have been studied with, developed by, and/or co-designed alongside people with BDSM/kink lived experience and are aligned with an explicitly BDSM/kink-centred, D/s-affirming approach to clinical practice
★ Critical reflective work to identify and address kink-negative and D/s-negative biases and privilege, practice positioning reflections, and determine when, what, and how to practice evidence-informed, ethical self-disclosure to improve therapeutic experiences
★ Practitioners who successfully complete Levels 1-3 of this course and who continue to uphold the Centre’s ethics and values will receive accreditation as a Kinships in Kink® (KIK®) Certified Practitioner, including a digital badge that you can display on your website and online materials, and will be added to our publicly searchable online Kinships in Kink®-certified practitioner directory
What are some key topics this course covers?
★ Unpacking anti-BDSM/kink biases and normative assumptions about relational power dynamics that can often affect the therapeutic work even of practitioners with BDSM/kink lived experience
★ Developing your skills in facilitating repair of common ruptures and enhancing joy in a BDSM/kink kinship, including but not limited to long-term Dominant/submissive (D/s) relationships
★ Exploring BDSM/kink-centred strategies to support people in BDSM/kink relational dynamics to develop BDSM/kink kinship ties that promote mutual and ongoing growth, fulfilment, and wellbeing
★ Identifying coercive control dynamics to which people involved in BDSM/kink, particularly but not only submissives and other s-types, are often subjected and addressing the challenges of seeking support in a kink-negative and conventionally normative family and intimate partner violence sector
★ The distinction between choking / strangulation (potentially lethal forms of intimate partner violence) vs breath play (simulated fantasy kink with affirmative consent and careful safety measures), including ways to address the widespread conflation of these two distinct phenomena
★ Gaining legal, ethical, and safety knowledge required for sex and relationship therapy practice with people in BDSM/kink kinships
★ Critiquing common consent violations and implicit power dynamics in normative non-kinky relationships, the myth that only BDSM/kink intimate kinships contain relational power dynamics, and the presumption that non-kinky relationships are inherently more ethical
★ Supporting submissives and other s-types to understand and communicate about their needs and limits, and to identify red flags, predatory behaviour, and the “Pretendodom” phenomenon
★ Supporting Dominants and other D-types to understand their duty of care, practice accountability, and accurately assess the safety, readiness, and capacity of submissives and s-types
★ Examining the benefits and drawbacks of distinct models of consent in BDSM/kink communities from an anti-oppressive approach, the over-reliance on safewords/signals, contracts, and implicit assumptions, and how to support people to develop affirmative ongoing consent practices
★ BDSM/kink community wisdom about explicit and mutually pleasurable relational power dynamics in mutually consensual D/s kinships
★ Practicing ways to help people in long-term D/s kinships to explore their options for navigating childcare, household duties, social life, self-disclosure, and public life
★ Reducing prejudices and increase understanding of the lives and kinships of S/switches, lifestyle Dominants, lifestyle submissives, pro Dominants, pro submissives, and other stigmatised BDSM/kink lived experiences
★ Learning about intersectional frameworks that practitioners can apply to respond therapeutically to how racism, patriarchal misogyny, sexism, classism, ableism, cisgenderism, endosexism, mononormativity, and other systemic forms of oppression can affect the lives of people involved in BDSM/kink
★ Moving beyond methods designed by people without BDSM/kink lived experience and instead learn techniques developed by and for practitioners with BDSM/kink lived experience from societies and cultures around the world
How much time does it take?
★ 90 CPD hours total
Which activities does it involve?
★ approximately 14 x 1.5 hour facilitated live online Level 1 and 2 sessions (exact session duration varies from 1 – 2 hours by student cohort availability) = 21 hours
★ 14 x 2 hours of online self-directed multimedia content = 28 hours
★ 14 x 2 hours of knowledge and reflection activities, including Reflective Journal entry in the format that works best for you (written, audio, video, art, music, etc.) = 28 hours
★ Minimum 5 hour “choose your own adventure-style” community capstone project of your choice
★ 8 hours group supervision (Level 3) to complete certification process
★ Optional add-on (additional fees apply): One-to-one consultation with instructor by appointment during the course to develop your capstone project and/or support your unique journey toward BDSM/kink-centred practice
Who is it for?
★ Therapeutic and healing practitioners (e.g., counsellors, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, nurses, GPs, etc.), community and peer workers, relationship coaches, and other social care practitioners with some prior familiarity with BDSM/kink relationships and basic ‘101’ level knowledge of types of BDSM/kink kinships (e.g., you attended an introductory workshop, read a therapeutic text by a therapist with personal lived experience, or have your own personal lived experience in BDSM/kink communities and/or with BDSM/kink kinships)
★ Practitioners who want to demonstrate their commitment and advanced skills in working with BDSM/kink relationships from a trauma-and-violence-informed approach through Kinships in Kink® Practitioner Certification
★ As part of our commitment to lived experience leadership, applications from therapeutic and healing practitioners with BDSM/kink lived experience will be prioritised
When is it next available?
Our upcoming cohort dates:
★ Level 1 (Foundations): 11th August – 10th October 2025
Live sessions on Wednesday afternoons and Monday 29th Sept 1-3 pm AEST
Course opens in LMS: Monday 4th August
4th August – 12th August: Pre-course prep (3 hrs self-directed course prep work before course starts)
Live Session 1: Wed 13th August 1:30 – 2:30 pm AEST (1 hr)
Live Session 2: Wed 20th August 3 – 4:30 pm AEST (1.5 hrs)
Live Session 3: Wed 27th August 3 – 4:30 pm AEST (1.5 hrs)
Live Session 4: Wed 3rd September 3 – 4:30 pm AEST (1.5 hrs)
Live Session 5: Wed 10th September 1 – 2:30 pm AEST (1.5 hrs)
Live Session 6: Wed 17th September 3 – 4:30 pm AEST (1.5 hrs)
Integration week, no live session 21st – 28th September (2 hrs additional self-directed work)
Live Session 7: Mon 29th September 1 – 3 pm AEST (2 hrs)
Coursework completion week, no live session 5th – 10th October
★ Level 2 (Practitioner Skills): 27th October – 19th December 2025
Live sessions on Mondays and/or Wednesdays (scheduled to fit cohort students’ availability)
Educational Prerequisites:
★ Successful completion of Level 1
★ August 2025 completion or enrolment in November 2025 of Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course
★ Level 3 (Certification): 5 group supervision sessions between 12th Jan – 2nd Mar 2026 (scheduled to fit cohort students’ availability)
Educational Prerequisites:
★ Successful completion of Levels 1 and 2
★ Successful completion of Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course
NOTE: Successful completion of all 3 levels and the Flying Monkeys No More™ 3-day intensive course are required for Kinships in Kink® Practitioner Certification.
How much does it cost?
You can find out about the four different fee rates we offer here, including the hardship rates available for people experiencing financial disadvantage.
In addition to some hardship rate slots, we also offer payment plans for people experiencing financial challenges.
The specific fee rate options for this course are listed in the application form, before you submit your application.
If you proceed with your application, you’ll select the fee rate that applies to you.
Actual Cost:
Level 1 (Foundations) = $1500 AUD
Level 2 (Practitioner Skills) $1500 AUD
Level 3 (Certification) $1298 AUD
$4298 AUD Total
Income equity fee range: $0 – $4775 AUD Total for 3-Level Certification Programme