Sexual Harassment Awareness for Managers - Online Course

The Sexual Harassment Awareness for Managers series provides sexual harassment training tailored for employees in management or supervisory roles. It covers the definition of harassment under the law, including the two major varieties (quid-pro-quo and hostile work environment). It also covers the triggering events that should lead to a sexual harassment investigation and the steps to follow when a complaint arises. Finally, it describes strategies you can use to prevent harassment. The series includes a variety of advanced media and interactive elements, including testimonial videos with individuals describing their experiences and You Be the Judge video-based activities that allow the learner to assess the facts of real court cases to determine if they meet the legal definition of harassment.

This series is appropriate for employees in a management or supervisory role. This online course contains 3 lessons and should take approximately 0 hour to complete.

Lesson 1: Defining Harassment (0) hour

Defining Harassment teaches you how to define two different types of sexual harassment, explain the role of perception in determining what is harassment, and weigh the facts of cases to determine whether harassment has occurred. This course provides information on how sexual harassment is defined under the law. Topics include Defining Harassment.

Lesson 2: Handling Complaints (0) hour

Handling Complaints teaches you how to list the kinds of triggering events that should prompt a sexual harassment investigation, describe the steps to take when a complaint occurs, and explain the guidelines that are commonly followed when carrying out investigations. This course provides information on the steps to follow when handling sexual harassment complaints. Topics include Handling Complaints.

Lesson 3: Preventing Harassment (0) hour

Preventing Harassment teaches you how to describe the typical costs of incidents of sexual harassment, list the techniques you can use to lower the incidence of harassment, and explain the importance of identifying potential problems quickly and dealing with them proactively. This course provides information on effective strategies you can use to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the workplace. Topics include Preventing Harassment.