EXCPE 1523 - Making Decisions in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Complaints
Course Description
This course is for those who make decisions in campus complaint processes, including: 1)Interim Measures, 2) Complaint intake, 3) Making a finding of a policy violation, and 4) Applying disciplinary sanctions or outcomes. The various procedures and collective agreements across the province may vary in specific details. As a result, this training is based on principles and best practices in Alberta post-secondary institutions (PSI). Please ensure you are familiar with the specified procedures in which you are operating and seek legal or other guidance from trusted advisors. While this training is specific to sexual and gender-based violence complaints, it can be applied equally to complaints about any form of interpersonal harm.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for individuals responsible for addressing complaints related to sexual and gender-based violence, discrimination, harassment, or other forms of interpersonal harm under PSI policies. This includes decision-makers, their advisors, complaint process administrators, and anyone else involved in these processes.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- 🗸 Understand the administrative complaint process and your role within it
- 🗸 Apply trauma-informed and intersectional practices to a procedurally fair process.
- 🗸 Collect, use and disclose information in accordance with the FOIP Act to administer a confidential complaint process.
- 🗸 Develop a strong understanding of the considerations necessary in each of the key decision points in an interpersonal harm complaint.
Notes
- 🗸 This course was designed to align with Alberta's legal framework, including but not limited to the Alberta Human Rights Act, the Post-Secondary Learning Act, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- 🗸By incorporating strategies to minimize harm, address trauma, and adopt principle-based approaches, the course aims to go beyond legal compliance and create a supportive environment for participants in complaint processes.
Prerequisites
If you would like register into any of the following courses at the same time as the prerequisite, please contact the OHS Program Office at ohs@ualberta.ca, and we will get you registered in the course(s).
EXCPE 1522 - Trama-Informed Administrative Investigations
EXCPE 1523 - Making Decisions in Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Complaints
EXCPE 1524 - Hearing and Deciding Student Appeals