Sexual Harassment Awareness for Supervisors

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Course Specifications

Course number: 088505
Course length: 0.5 days

Course Description

You work for a local company in a supervisory position. You're familiar with the term sexual harassment, but as a supervisor, you want to ensure that you possess the latest information regarding sexual harassment awareness and prevention. In this course, you will obtain that knowledge.

Course Objective: You will identify methods of educating and guiding supervisors and managers to prevent sexual harassment complaints and concerns.

Target Student: Any supervisor or manager seeking information for the first time and those who need a refresher on sexual harassment awareness and prevention.

Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify some of the ways that sexual harassment is defined.
• Identify some of the ways to set an appropriate example for staff and subordinates to follow.
• Identify some of the ways to create an environment in which harassment is not tolerated.
• Examine some of the ways to foster an environment of compliance within the company.
• Identify some of the methods for maintaining compliance in the company.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Understand the Issue

Topic 1A: What Is Sexual Harassment?
Topic 1B: Know the Law
Topic 1C: Identify Instances of Sexual Harassment
Topic 1D: Assess the Work Environment

Lesson 2: Lead by Example

Topic 2A: Encourage Mutual Respect
Topic 2B: Use Common Courtesy
Topic 2C: Maintain an Open Door Policy
Topic 2D: Dating in the Workplace

Lesson 3: Influence the Organization

Topic 3A: Create a Policy
Topic 3B: Implement a Process

Lesson 4: Support the Process

Topic 4A: Enforcing Company Policy
Topic 4B: Encourage Victims to Come Forward

Lesson 5: Maintain Compliance

Topic 5A: Investigate All Complaints
Topic 5B: Eliminate Offensive Conditions