Sexual Harassment Prevention and Training
Sexual harassment in the workplace can have a devastating effect. Employees must be trained to know: what sexual harassment is, what to do if they are harassed, what to do if they witness harassment, how retaliation works and how to avoid it, and how to steer clear of being the instigator of harassment in the workplace.
This dynamic and engaging course takes you through what you need to know utilizing different training techniques such as videos and scenarios along with written content.
Course outline
INTRODUCTION
Building a Respectful Workplace
- A fundamental right
- Defining respect
- Respect is in the eye of the beholder
- What does a respectful workplace look like?
- The benefits of a respectful workplace
- Building a respectful workplace in four steps
RECOGNIZING HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
Understanding Harassment and Discrimination
- A healthy environment
- What is discrimination?
- Intention vs. impact
- Limited exceptions to the rule
- What is harassment?
- 4 types of harassment
- A self-assessment
Four Workplace Anti-Discrimination Laws
- A discrimination-free workplace
- An employer’s obligation
- Four workplace anti-discrimination laws
- The Equal Pay Act
- Is there an illegal pay gap?
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- Protected characteristics
- Ensuring compliance
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Ensuring compliance
- The Americans With Disabilities Act
- Ensuring compliance
- State and city anti-discrimination laws
- Is it illegal discrimination?
- The right to a discrimination-free workplace
What Is Sexual Harassment?
- A terrible reality
- What is sexual harassment?
- Unlawful sexual harassment
- What sexual harassment isn’t
- Sexual harassment examples
- Two types of illegal sexual harassment
- Quid pro quo
- An exchange
- Hostile work environment
- An abusive workplace
- What makes a workplace hostile?
- Apply your understanding
- The psychological and professional impact of sexual harassment
- The impact of Lilia’s experience
Four Forms of Sexual Harassment and Their Consequences
- A serious issue with serious consequences
- Four forms of sexual harassment
- The bottom line
- Sexual harassment is bad for business
- Consider this
- Potential consequences for the harasser
- Increase your self-awareness
- Have I ever?
- What do you do?
PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT
What To Do if You’re Being Sexually Harassed at Work
- The dreaded question
- What is retaliation?
- What retaliation looks like
- What can you do if you’re harassed?
- Documenting harassment
- Check your understanding
- Recovering from harassment
Bystander Intervention
- What should you do?
- What is bystander intervention—and why is it important?
- Reasons people don’t intervene
- Three stages of intervention
- How to intervene safely and effectively
- What do you do?
- A unique responsibility
Next Steps
- Progress check
CONCLUSION
Summary
- Key takeaways
- It doesn’t stop here
FINAL QUIZ
INTRODUCTION
Building a Respectful Workplace
- A fundamental right
- Defining respect
- Respect is in the eye of the beholder
- What does a respectful workplace look like?
- The benefits of a respectful workplace
- Building a respectful workplace in four steps
RECOGNIZING HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION
Understanding Harassment and Discrimination
- A healthy environment
- What is discrimination?
- Intention vs. impact
- Limited exceptions to the rule
- What is harassment?
- Four types of harassment
- A self-assessment
Four Workplace Anti-Discrimination Laws
- A discrimination-free workplace
- An employer’s obligation
- Four workplace anti-discrimination laws
- The Equal Pay Act
- Is there an illegal pay gap?
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- Protected characteristics
- Ensuring compliance
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Ensuring compliance
- The Americans With Disabilities Act
- Ensuring compliance
- State and city anti-discrimination laws
- Is it illegal discrimination?
- The right to a discrimination-free workplace
What Is Sexual Harassment?
- A terrible reality
- What is sexual harassment?
- Unlawful sexual harassment
- What sexual harassment isn’t
- Sexual harassment examples
- Two types of illegal sexual harassment
- Quid pro quo
- An exchange
- Hostile work environment
- An abusive workplace
- What makes a workplace hostile?
- Apply your understanding
- The psychological and professional impact of sexual harassment
- The impact of Lilia’s experience
Four Forms of Sexual Harassment and Their Consequences
- A serious issue with serious consequences
- Four forms of sexual harassment
- The bottom line
- Sexual harassment is bad for business
- Consider this
- Potential consequences for the harasser
- Increase your self-awareness
- Have I ever?
- What do you do?
PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT
What To Do if You’re Being Sexually Harassed at Work
- The dreaded question
- What is retaliation?
- What retaliation looks like
- What can you do if you’re harassed?
- Documenting harassment
- Check your understanding
- Recovering from harassment
Bystander Intervention
- What should you do?
- What is bystander intervention—and why is it important?
- Reasons people don’t intervene
- Three stages of intervention
- How to intervene safely and effectively
- What do you do?
- A unique responsibility
Next Steps
- Progress check
ADDITIONAL SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Preventing Sexual Harassment as a Supervisor
- Start at the beginning
- The importance of prevention
- Five tips to prevent sexual harassment
- A supervisor’s role
Responding to Sexual Harassment Complaints
- Your legal responsibility
- Imagine this
- What’s considered a complaint?
- The dos and don’ts of responding to complaints
- Do this:
- Don’t do that:
- Dealing with the alleged harasser
- A final note on personal liability
CONCLUSION
Summary
- Key takeaways
- It doesn’t stop here
FINAL QUIZ
Employee
- Building a respectful workplace
- Recognizing harassment and discrimination
- Preventing and responding to sexual harassment
- Training time: 1 hour
- Language: English
- Exam and certificate upon completion
- Cost $19.95 per seat
Supervisor – Additional Training
- Responding to sexual harassment complaints
- Training time: 2 hours
- Language: English
- Exam and certificate upon completion
- Cost: $29.95 per seat
Where learning leads
Taking our tailored Sexual Harassment Prevention courses—one designed specifically for employees and another for supervisors—offers significant benefits by addressing the distinct responsibilities and challenges faced by each group.
For employees, the training is crucial for understanding their rights and responsibilities, enabling them to recognize and report sexual harassment effectively. This knowledge protects them and their colleagues, reducing personal and organizational risks. For supervisors, the course focuses on legal responsibilities, prevention strategies, and proper response protocols, which are essential for leading a safe and respectful workplace.
Our training equips each group with the skills necessary to address sexual harassment proactively, which is key to safeguarding employee welfare and the company’s financial stability.
Where learning leads for employees: mastering these skills promotes a safer, more respectful work environment. Where learning leads for supervisors: it ensures they are equipped to manage and mitigate risks effectively, preserving the organization’s integrity and financial health.
