Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Relearning the Rules

Award(s):
Worldfest International Film Festival, Silver Award

Sexual harassment is not a laughing matter, it is a crime. Everyone in the healthcare setting must understand what constitutes inappropriate behavior and the consequences of these actions.

Learning Objective: To define for staff ‘what is sexual harassment’ and the steps to take when confronted with these situations

In caring for patients, healthcare providers discuss intimate and personal subjects. Over time, they may become desensitized to what constitutes sexually inappropriate behavior.

Through dramatized scenarios, this program gives clear straightforward answers to these questions:

• What behavior is considered sexual harassment?
• What behavior is not considered sexual harassment?
• When does innocent fun end and harassment begin?
• What do the new sexual harassment guidelines mean to you?
• What is the legal definition of sexual harassment?
• What are the two types of sexual harassment?
• What procedures should you follow if you are sexually harassed?
• Are you sexually harassing someone and are not even aware of it?

• New Employee Orientation
• Annual In-Service
• Mandatory Training
• Nursing Education
• Remedial/Risk Reduction Training
• General Staff Education
• Medical Staff Training

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