Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

This preventing sexual harassment in the workplace web workshop has been designed to equip everyone with the ability to recognise the signs of sexual harassment, understand the steps necessary to report sexual harassment, and empower all with the knowledge and tools they need to identify, prevent, get support or take action in the workplace.

Doctors
Nurses
Practice Managers
Healthcare Professionals

Workshop Outcomes

Workshop Agenda

Below is an outline of the proposed agenda, if you have any questions please get in touch.

Introduction and Welcome

Sexual Harassment Awareness

What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment in the workplace
What Constitutes Sexual Harassment? – dispelling myths and defining sexual harassment and unwelcome behaviour
When does sexual harassment happen and who perpetrates it?
Exploring the impact of sexual harassment
The law
- Defining legislation about harassment and sexual harassment

Identifying Sexual Harassment in the workplace

Definitions of sexual harassment
Who is vulnerable to sexual harassment?
Characteristics of perpetrators
Identifying sexual harassment
Danger zone behaviours
Risk factors
Positive workplace culture

Addressing Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment policies
Taking steps forward – steps to take if you experience or witness sexual harassment
Making a complaint or raising a grievance
Your responsibilities
Further advice and support

Useful Resources and Summary

Practical exercises

There will be interactive Nearpod exercises throughout the session that will require the attendees to think about a situation that they have previously encountered and to think about how they deal with it and what they would do differently.

Q&A – Summary

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Learning Outcomes

Understand how to prevent sexual harassment at work
Be able to better identify cases of sexual harassment at work
Know how to properly report sexual harassment in the workplace