Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Preventing Sexual Harassment... for Managers and Supervisors: What Is Sexual Harassment?

• The types of behavior that are considered to be sexually harassing.
  
• How sexual harassment can affect both its victims and witnesses.
  
• How sexual harassment can damage a company.
  

Preventing Sexual Harassment... for Managers and Supervisors: Company Policy and Offensive Behavior

• The purpose and content of a company's sexual harassment policy.
  
• What your responsibilities are regarding your employer's sexual harassment policy.
  
• What elements of a sexual harassment policy can affect managers and supervisors directly.
  

Preventing Sexual Harassment... for Managers and Supervisors: Sexual Harassment in Your Department 

• How to raise awareness about sexual harassment and help to prevent it in your department.
  
• The types of information that employees should include in any report about sexual harassment.
  
• How to recognize and respond to offensive behavior when it occurs in your department.
  

Preventing Sexual Harassment... for Managers and Supervisors: Handling a Report of Sexual Harassment

• Why a manager should proceed "systematically" when responding to a report of sexual harassment.
  
• How you should treat a person who makes a sexual harassment report.
  
• The procedures you should follow when you receive a report of sexual harassment.
  

Preventing Sexual Harassment... for Managers and Supervisors: The "Fact Finding" Process

• The goals of a sexual harassment investigation.
  
• Why every sexual harassment investigation should be conducted impartially.
  
• The procedures to follow when conducting interviews during a sexual harassment investigation.