Sexual Harassment

My sexual harassment and diversity training sessions are limited to two-to-three-hours. I’ve discovered that going any longer than three hours for this tough subject can result in overkill and some participants will simply turn off. As a result, I’ve developed a very effective training session that covers both sexual harassment and diversity issues in three hours.
 
The key to sexual harassment and diversity training that works is much more than presenting the information. It’s imperative that attendees understand the significance of the applicable laws and why court decisions say what they do. My goal is to get participants to change the way they think about diversity issues.

This is accomplished through part history lesson of the laws involved, court decisions and what they mean for both the employees and the employer and of course, part humor. In other words, I “paint the big picture.” I want your employees to leave the session with understanding of the laws, and a burning desire to change their behavior.

A basic outline of my sexual harassment training is as follows:

Reports on Sexual Harassment
The History of Sexual Harassment Law
        1964 Civil Rights Act and the original 5 protected classes
        EEOC guidelines
        Other protected classes
Explaining the EECO Guidelines
        Quid Pro Quo
        Hostile Environment
Communication Skills (Its not always what you say, but how you say it)
Training Survey (Scenarios)
The Client’s Sexual Harassment Policy
How to Handle the Sexual Harassment Complaint (for supervisors)

A couple of short videos are used in the training. This training can be structured to be done in two or three-hour sessions.