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Corporate and Workplace Training

How do we address unsafe workplace cultures before lines are crossed or legal issues arise? In these highly engaging workshops, we will focus on examining how different actions, behaviours, attitudes and beliefs contribute to healthy or unhealthy workplaces. 
 
We will help participants explore: 

• Current statistics on how people of all genders view their workplaces right here in Waterloo Region 
• Recognizing and addressing negative internal/unconscious biases as well as day to day habits, comments and small actions which can have a large impact on peers 
• Creating gender equity in the workforce, in the boardroom and on panels/special committees 
• Benefits to the internal cultures, retention rates, and employee satisfaction of organizations that make a consistent ongoing effort to strengthen the culture within their organization 

#RaiseTheBar 101 (click to expand)

How can we communicate thoughtfully and respectfully at work? Does workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination still exist? In this engaging workshop, we will examine how different actions, behaviours, attitudes and beliefs contribute to healthy or unhealthy workplaces, such as unconscious biases. We will also learn an introduction to Bystander Intervention with examples to give us practice in positively intervening in potentially harmful situations.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will be able to recognize sexual harassment in the workplace
• Participants will learn the basics of how to move from a passive bystander to an active bystander when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace
• Participants will learn how to support individuals who are on the receiving end of harm
• Participants will gain insight into biases on an individual and societal level, and how to overcome them

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Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Harassment/Violence in the Workplace (click to expand)

This workshop blends feminist and intersectional best practices that support survivors with the legally mandated responsibilities laid out under federal and provincial/territorial legislation.​

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn best practices to support someone disclosing sexual violence both at work and outside of the workplace.
• Participants will learn how best practices of responding to disclosures can be negatively impacted by the legal system, such as breaking confidentiality, making decisions for the survivor, etc.
• Participants will learn about and understand why so many survivors of sexual violence will choose to never tell anyone, and then how to help create safer environments at work for survivors.

Bystander Intervention (click to expand)

The bystander intervention workshop focuses on real-life situations employees and management will find themselves in during their day-to-day activities. We build the skills to recognize harmful behaviour and the practical methods to address these situations. Whether ‘calling in’, ‘calling out,’ or deferring to outside help, we provide the tools and resources to leave staff feeling confident in their abilities to respond to and report on harm that can occur in the workplace.​

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will learn how to move from a passive bystander to an active bystander when it comes to sexual harassment in the workplace
• Participants will learn how to support individuals who are on the receiving end of harmful comments and actions
• Participants will understand the complexities of why harm may happen and the best way to move forward after an instance of sexual harassment in the workplace

Unconscious Biases (click to expand)

​In these workshops we examine six majorly researched unconscious biases impacting our ability to be fair and open-minded when discussing, reacting to, responding to, or being preventative of gender inequity/sexual harassment. We cover the Affinity Bias, Attribution Bias, Performance Bias, Likeability Bias, Maternal Bias, and Intersectionality Bias.
​Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will be able to name and define the six majorly researched unconscious biases presented during the workshop
• Participants will understand how these biases impact our individual actions as well as the structures of society, and how to begin to disrupt these systems in a healthy way
• Participants will be exposed to real-life situations in order to take abstract learning and make it relatable and easily digestible

Male Allyship in the Workplace (click to expand)

Men commit sexual violence in the workplace more than other gender groups. Men also account for 90% of top paid C-level positions across Canada. Men need to not just be a part of this conversation but live the truths of equitable justice every day or there will never be a shift.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will gain an understanding of why men have not traditionally been engaged in these conversations and how that sets the stage for failure when tackling issues of sexual violence and gender parity
• Participants will understand that men need to be given the space to learn and unlearn in this important conversation
• Participants will learn that when men are forced into a box of toxic, rigid masculinity it 1) prevents them from opening up when they experience harm and 2) gives other men excuses to ‘opt out’ of this extremely important conversation

Navigating Customers Causing Harm (click to expand)

In this workshop, we examine situations that make workers more vulnerable to sexual harassment by a client/customer. We examine this real-life phenomenon through statistics, trends, and patterns in behavior in order to recognize the risks and harm that can occur when clients perpetrate sexual harassment against a worker.

Learning Outcomes:

• Participants will be able to describe and recognize sexual harassment by a client/customer
• Participants will learn strategies for intervening in occurrences of sexual harassment by a client/customer
• Participants will understand how to respond to disclosures of this nature
• Participants will develop an appreciation for how to create a safer workplace culture in which workers feel safe to disclose and prevent sexual harassment by clients/customers

#RaiseTheBar covers the legal rights and responsibilities of employees/employers, and also helps participants think about how we can move beyond a policy threshold and #RaiseTheBar in our workplaces. ​

The #RaiseTheBar program, generously funded by the Department of Justice, can help you make violence prevention part of your organizational culture by providing your workplace with tools through training workshops that encourage more inclusive and equitable workplaces, a deeper understanding of sexual harassment policies/legalities, bystander intervention techniques, and what it means to be an ally in the workplace.

These workshops provide an engaging, informative experience that can strengthen your workplace culture for people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. We also offer customized programming to meet the context of your industry and organization while ensuring a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive facilitation style.

To book a #RaiseTheBar workshop, click the button below, or email pubed@sascwr.org. 

Download the #RaiseTheBar Workshop Catalogue

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​Testimonial 

“I think the presentation was fantastic and informative, especially [for those] who are young and just started working in the social services field, being fresh out of college/university and had not been exposed to such behaviours.” - #RaiseTheBar Workshop Participant 

Contact Us

Karley Doucette
Public Education Manager
​pubed@sascwr.org OR 519.571.0121 x826

Email Karley

​Mitchell Mervyn 
Workplace Equity Educator
mitchell@sascwr.org OR 519.571.0121 x809

Email Mitchell