Harassment Prevention for Leaders (AA-Harr-Prev-for-Leader)

Employers must approach workplace harassment prevention with extreme caution to reduce the risk of lawsuits, agency charges and penalties. Not only is training employees on harassment in the workplace required in many states by employment law, but it is also the first and foremost best practice in preventing legal risks associated with harassment.

The Harassment Prevention For Supervisors instructor-led training course is designed to help you acquaint others with the basics of preventing sexual harassment at work and handle complaints when they do occur. In this course, managers will learn to recognize actions that would be considered harassment under law, learn how to set up procedures to deal with harassment complaints, and understand how to prevent harassment in your organization.

Module One: Overview of Harassment

• Learning objectives
• Introduction
• What is harassment?
• Sexual harassment
• Four elements in determining harassment
• You be the judge

Module Two: How to Handle Harassment

• Learning objectives
• What do you do about it?
• Confrontation practice
• Confronting the harasser in writing
• Document the situation
• Dealing with retaliation
• Conducting an investigation

Module Three: Preventing harassment

• Learning objectives
• Preventing harassment
• Prevention checklist

Appendix

• Sample harassment policy
• Steps of an investigation
• Statistics for opening activity
• Action plan
• Suggested resource list
• Solutions for every training challenge

• Administer an effective harassment prevention policy
• Determine what qualifies as harassment and what does not
• Conduct a thorough investigation when a claim of harassment is made
• Implement steps to prevent the occurrence of harassment

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Leaders who would like to encourage a positive workplace culture by understanding, avoiding, and responding to all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment and workplace bullying.