Course Summary

Expiration Date: 04/29/2029

Sexual harassment is a global form of unlawful workplace discrimination, including bias based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and transgender status. It is driven by an organizational culture that either encourages or fails to discourage harassment. Progress in reducing harassment requires collaboration between management and employees to change this culture and climate. Employers should implement policies prohibiting harassment and provide training to change the workplace culture.

Course Format

Homestudy

Course Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Rules Governing Sexual Harassment
  • Defining Sexual Harassment
  • Prevalence of Sexual Harassment
  • The Workplace Culture and Climate
  • Specific Forms of Sexual Harassment
  • Verbal or Physical Harassment
  • Conduct Rising to the Level of Harassment
  • Quid Pro Quo or Hostile Environment
  • Tangible Employment Action
  • Harassment as a Single Incident
  • Stalking Constituting Sexual Harassment
  • Conduct that is Harassment
  • Conduct that is Not Harassment
  • Economic Harm and Employer Responsibility
  • Setting a Higher Standard
  • Effects of Sexual Harassment
  • Effect on Employee-Victim
  • Adverse Effects on Employee and Patient Care
  • Personal Liability Stemming from Harassment
  • Prevention of Sexual Harassment
  • Policies and State-Mandated Training
  • Managing Claims of Sexual Harassment
  • Reasonable Investigation of a Claim
  • Remedial Action
  • Retaliation is Barred
  • Case Studies: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
  • Workplace Stalking
  • Was It Just a Prank or Sexual Harassment?
  • Summary

Authors

Susan Depasquale, MA, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Susan DePasquale is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her current practice is with families, youth and adults who have mental illnesses in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including telepsychiatry for Montana, Washington and Wisconsin communities. She completed her Masters of Art in Political Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Masters of Science in Nursing at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington with a focus in neurogastroenterology and the Post-Masters of Science in Nursing at the Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana with a focus in psychiatry. She has worked with small and rural healthcare teams in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, Canada, and in teaching and research hospitals such as Providence Health and Virginia Mason Medical Center Digestive and Liver Disease Departments in Seattle. Since 2012, she has been actively involved in online continuing education program development for nurses and health teams.

Sean Collins, PharmD, RPh

Sean Collins is a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) with his background in ambulatory care and community pharmacy settings, including significant experience providing care for an underserved patient population through the Department of Health and Human Service’s Indian Health Service (IHS). He currently resides with his family in his home state of Montana and is excited to get back to his roots after a fulfilling tenure in Washington state. Sean received his Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) from Skaggs School of Pharmacy at The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. He obtained credentialing to provide direct patient care under a Collaborative Practice Agreement protocol through the Yakama IHS landmark “Healthy Heart” program as well as serving on the clinic’s Infection Control and Tobacco Cessation committees with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians. He has also practiced in a variety of chain and independent community pharmacies and found success in focusing on patient-centered care.