About the Instructor(s)
Mr. Ken Polk is an attorney within ACS Legal and reports to the Society’s Secretary & General Counsel, Flint Lewis. He is responsible for ensuring ACS’s compliance in a variety of legal areas, including matters affecting divisions and local sections. Mr. Polk has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar for more than 32 years. He led a team of colleagues reporting to the Secretary & General Counsel in preparing this Guidance.
About the Course
This training provides the knowledge and skills to ensure harassment-free meeting environments and provides ACS Divisions, Local Sections, and others that are organizing and operating ACS-affiliated events with guidance for identifying and mitigating harassment, including sexual harassment. Participants will review how to prevent incidents of assault and battery or harmful and offensive conduct and achieve a positive and safe environment for all attendees while avoiding claims of slander, defamation of character, or civil rights-based claims by actors.
- 3-Pronged Approach to address harassment at meetings
- Alternatives to the approach and more guidance on certain aspects,
- Defining harassment
- Official statements
What You Will Learn
After this training, participants will:
- Recognize harassment and take action to deter it.
- Construct a way to address harassment using a three-pronged approach.
- Consider employing the ACS Guidance on harassment or alternative policy statements relative to volunteer conduct at meetings.
- Review useful actions that individuals can take if they are subjected to or witness others engaging in harassing behavior.
- Create and deploy a process to receive complaints, investigate, and address harassing behavior that threatens a safe and professional environment.
- Be aware that resources are available to assist volunteers when implementing a harassment policy.
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for ACS members, volunteers, and those in governance positions at ACS.
Course Outline
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Course Syllabus
- Welcome/training goals/objectives
- Our Responsibilities
- 3-Pronged Approach to address harassment at meetings
- Alternatives to the approach and more guidance on certain aspects,
- Defining harassment
- Official statements
- Key steps to take
- Key Take-Aways
Dates, Locations, and Prices
Online
Early Bird | Full Price | |
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Member(Premium Package) | Free | |
Member or Associate(Standard or Basic Package) | Free | |
Non-Member | Free |