Bystander Intervention Training
Providing anti-harassment and anti-discrimination is a fundamental expectation of employers throughout the United States. Often, a harassment and discrimination training course will provide some basic introductions into what a witness or bystander can do to help mitigate, stop, report and even at times prevent harassment or description. However, some employers recognize the benefit in a deeper explanation for their employees. Is your organization providing thorough bystander intervention training? By doing so, you are helping to create a better work environment. Additionally, providing this training may help your organization to take an important step towards stronger risk management, improved compliance, and mitigation of the costly distractions of potential legal issues.
Build a Safer Workplace
Building an environment that minimizes sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace begins with better employee awareness and education. EEO’s Bystander Intervention training assists organizations in better educating their workforce by providing engaging, interactive training for employees to discover how they can assist when they are witness to potentially sexually harassing situations in the workplace. Employees increased understanding of their role as a “bystander” can reduce risk for employers and increase employee workplace satisfaction, production, and the overall success of an organization.
Why Choose EEO Training?
Unlike large, cafeteria-style training, EEO focuses on State-specific needs on a very narrow set of compliance training requirements placed on employers. We go beyond “check the box” type of training!
We don’t offer hundreds of training courses; we specialize in a narrow set of topics work with industry experts to help develop and provide our training on workplace violence. We monitor new changes in the law around the United States to help ensure your employees receive the most relevant and up-to-date information.
What’s Included:
EEO Training offers courses in both English and Spanish.
Course Objectives
Our training course covers these topics and more:
What to Expect
Frequently Asked Questions
Bystander Intervention training empowers employees to recognize, report, and intervene in situations involving harassment or discrimination. By providing this training, organizations can strengthen their risk management, improve workplace culture, and reduce liability by creating a proactive environment where employees understand their role and responsibility in intervening and helping to reduce harassment and discrimination.
Standard anti-harassment training often includes a basic overview of reporting, prevention and even bystander intervention; however, EEO Training’s Bystander Intervention training goes further by teaching employees specific intervention techniques, how to recognize situations requiring intervention, and how to overcome common obstacles to acting. This deeper focus helps employees feel more equipped and responsible for maintaining a respectful workplace.
The training includes understanding the bystander role, methods of intervention, recognizing harassment situations, overcoming obstacles to intervening, and the benefits of bystander intervention to the organization. The course also includes practical examples, scenarios, and guidelines on integrating organization-specific policies.
Yes, EEO training tailors its Bystander Intervention courses to meet jurisdictional standards, ensuring compliance with specific laws in states that require this training. We closely monitor regulatory changes nationwide to provide the most relevant, up-to-date information in each state where your business operates.
Absolutely. EEO training offers options to customize the course to include your organization’s specific policies, scenarios, and preferred intervention approaches. This customization ensures the training resonates more with employees and aligns directly with your organization’s goals and standards.
Disclaimer:
Some jurisdictions mandate employers provide training around bystander intervention in the workplace, and specifically how a bystander can be helpful in potential situations of sexual harassment or discrimination . Providing Bystander Intervention training is not only the right thing to do on a human level, but it is also a sound risk management practice. EEO Training is here to assist in educating your team on these issues and to make it easier for employers to manage the process. EEO Training, LLC, its partners, affiliates, directors, officers, and owners, collectively and individually, are not providing legal advice or counsel to anyone reading our site or using our materials.