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Dr Trevor Hart

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Trevor is the Director of the HOPE Centre for Gender & Sexual Minority People. 

Trevor holds a Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and is a Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Trevor's work focuses on community-based research and building capacity in organizations se

Trevor is the Director of the HOPE Centre for Gender & Sexual Minority People. 

Trevor holds a Research Chair in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network and is a Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Trevor's work focuses on community-based research and building capacity in organizations serving sexual and gender minority communities, including training frontline staff.

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Carmine is a psychotherapist and instructor at the University of Toronto. 

Carmine is also a Clinician Specialist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and provides evidence-based psychotherapy at the Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health.

Carmine's work focuses on community-based practice and training frontline staff to develop practical counselling skills for real-world settings.

Scott Simpson, BA, CWC

Carmine Malfitano, PhD, MSW, RSW

Scott Simpson, BA, CWC

Scott was a Research Assistant on the Gay Poz Sex research projects and provides counselling for people living with medically neglected chronic illness through his practice, Remedies Counseling. 

Scott’s work focuses on community-based approaches to care, including training and supervision, and building the counselling capacity of frontline staff working in queer-serving organizations.

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