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Hello Colleagues,

 

I know it’s summer, but I have a wonderful way to learn, network and rejuvenate for all us working to end sexual violence and support survivors!

Below are two concurrent events happening on August 8-9^th in New York State that are 100% free—including all meals, lodging, entertainment, and tuition.

One event is for professionals, administrators and educators; the other is for student leaders and their advisors.  

Family members are welcome too!

You can have as MANY PEOPLE as you’d like attend!  Bring folks from campus security, title ix, health and counseling centers, student affairs, residential life, student life, athletics, campus ministry, peer educators, and whomever else you’d like.  We can accommodate 1200 for this event with the generosity of our host and an anonymous donor.

 

The Sexual and Cyber Misconduct Policy Institute

AND
The Peer Leadership Training Institute: Respect My Red (student leaders from age 14-24 and their advisors and counselors)

 

When:  August 8-9^th

Where:  Elmira, NY

Cost:  FREE!! 100%--lodging, meals, bar-b-que, evening entertainment, and tuition are included

Who: Anyone working in the field of sexual violence, law, policy, education, social work, health, etc.

BRING YOUR FAMILY:  We want the program to be accessible to ALL.  Bring your family.  We won’t have child care for children under 16, but you can bring your partner and children if that will help you with childcare, and you can make it into a family trip!

Register:  www.schoolpolicyinstitute.org

 

Read more below and see flyer attached!

Questions:

 

Katie Koestner

866.966.9013

 

Sexual and Cyber Misconduct Policy Institute (Details below and Attached)

• August 8-9, 2016 in Elmira, NY at Elmira College. 
• Best practices for policies (students + employees); response protocols; disciplinary procedures; and prevention/education strategies.  Coaching and practice for attendees using simulation of real situation. 
• Presenters are national experts, authors, attorneys and risk managers.
• 100% Free EVENT, including food, tuition and lodging available on Elmira’s campus

Learn More: www.schoolpolicyinstitute.org

FREE Registration:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sexual-and-cyber-misconduct-policy-institute-for-school-administrators-registration-19661929360

 

Respect Red: Peer Leaderships Knowledge, Skills, and Bystander Training Institute (attached)

• August 8-9, 2016 in Elmira, NY at Elmira College. 
• Learn latest techniques for effective peer education and bystander skill building.  Learn how to set up your program.  Understand fine print on consent, incapacitation, coercion, and substance use.  Inclusion of technology and social media use in sexual misconduct situations.  Coaching and practice for attendees using a wide variety of scenarios. 
• Presenters are national experts, authors, attorneys and risk managers.
• Also 100% free tuition, meals and lodging

Learn More:  www.schoolpolicyinstitute.org

FREE Registration:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/respect-red-the-training-institute-for-educators-student-leaders-on-cyber-sexual-misconduct-registration-19883656552

 

 

 

 

 

The Policy Institute on Sexual and Cyber Misconduct

 

  Monday, August 8 and Tuesday, August 9, 2016 | Elmira College in Elmira, NY

 

A two-day training on campus safety and sexual misconduct. 

Best practices for Policy, Response Protocol, Disciplinary Procedure, and Prevention Education.

 

 

With Instagrams taken from inside school bathrooms, athletic program leaders held publically accountable for mishandling reports of sexual assault, and the White House demanding more accountability; today’s educational institutions must adopt best practices to address and prevent sexual misconduct cases.  From PK to higher education, private and public, religiously affiliated or nondenominational, each institution should understand current legal standards, response requirements, and prevention strategies. 

 

Obtain best practices and learn how to implement them.

Thorough.  Current.  Practical.  Portable.

 

Send a team.  Train three administrators on policies, procedures, protocols, and prevention education.  Critical updates on legal mandates, research, standards, and best practices.  We address federal and state laws, confidentiality, men’s role in prevention, bystander intervention, faculty sexual misconduct, athletic programs, international students, male victims, same sex sexual assault, responding to the accused, and more.   

 

Spend two intensive days on getting caught up and then staying ahead. 

 

Concurrent Event:  Respect Red Training Institute for Prevention and Upstander Education Certification

(School administrators, wellness educators, counselors, and peer leaders and receive discount for second event registration.)

 

Institute Learning Outcomes

1.       Learn how laws and definitions have changed over the last decade.

2.       Understand Dear Colleague, Title IX, Mandated Reporters, and more guidelines and prescriptions from the national and state levels.

3.       Understand “actual notice,” “fundamental fairness,” “providing notice,” and “deliberate indifference”.

4.       Know how to craft a comprehensive sexual misconduct policy, including technology-related sexual misconduct. 

5.       Understand technology-related sexual misconduct, consent, incapacity and sexual exploitation.

6.       Learn how to properly process complaints parallel with criminal and civil proceedings. 

7.       Understand the rights of an accused student and an alleged victim.

8.       Obtain strategies to best educate faculty and staff on sexual misconduct and response protocol.

9.       Understand research supported methods to educate students, including integration into existing curricula, survey instruments, learning outcomes and developmentally appropriate content for students of all ages, genders, religious affiliations, socio-economic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. 

 

Take-Away Resources and Materials 

1.       Model handbook policy

2.       Model response protocol

3.       Training curricula for employees and students

4.       Disciplinary training manual

5.       Year-long use of online training program

 

Day 1:  Monday, August 8, 2016

 

8:30am-9:00am:  Check-in, Coffee, Light Breakfast

9:00am-10:00am:  Opening Remarks and Institute Orientation

Katie Koestner; Norman Smith, President of Elmira College; Chris Coons, VP of Enrollment Services

10:00am-10:30am: Title IX:  What You Need to Know

Understand these three crucial mandates as related to sexual misconduct policy and prevention. Has your school met all necessary requirements? Is your administration fully versed?

 

10:30am-11:00am:  Policy Fundamentals for Employee and Student Handbooks

What must handbooks include about sexual misconduct?  How is the term defined?  Understand coercion vs. consent and intoxication vs. incapacitation.  What rights, if any, should be stated in the handbook? 

Topics:

·        Criminal vs. civil vs. school definitions

·        Sexual exploitation

·        Sexual assault vs. rape

·        Same-sex sexual assault

·        Technology-related sexual misconduct (sexting)

 

11:00-12:00am: Interview Technique and Mandated Reports

Using the case study, become the adjudicator and ask questions of the students. If you are hearing the case at your institution, what information is relevant to decide your course of action? How can you ask questions without bias?

 

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch with Communication Building Case Studies + Men’s Involvement Research Briefing

Enjoy lunch with colleagues as we have role plays around relevant case studies.  

Katie Koestner, Moderator

1:10pm-2:00pm:  Interactive Case Study:  He Said-She Said

Listen as two students describe a night of partying and sexual interaction.   This case serves as the day’s foundation. 

2:00pm-3:00pm: Procedures for Doing Discipline Well

What are best practices for addressing policy violations to successfully balance punishment, education, contract compliance, risk management, legal compliance, and most importantly institutional mission?  Learn when to involve parents, legal counsel, and criminal authorities.

Topics:

·        Philosophical approach:  Education vs. Discipline

·        Investigation process

·        Burden and standard of proof

·        Jurisdiction

3:00-3:15pm: Coffee Break

3:15pm-3:45pm: Analysis of Top Five Unintentional Missteps by School Leaders

Learn from other’s mistakes.  What should the prudent administrator NOT assume in systems level leadership?  What critical steps are often overlooked?  

3:45pm-4:30pm: Application of Training to “He Said – She Said” Case

Analyze the case study again applying the skills and knowledge from the day.  This session will recap essentials and examine the impact of their use at your institution.

5:30-7:00pm:     Barbeque and Grill on the Quad with Entertainment

7:00-10:00pm:   Enjoy the Gym, Pool, Games, and Networking Fun

 

Day 2:  Tuesday, August 9, 2016

8:00am-9:00am:  Breakfast

9:00am-9:30am:  Day 1 Recap, Discussion and Day 2 Orientation

9:30am-10:30am:  Response Protocols for Incidents and Victimology

Checklist of practical response when someone knows or reasonably should know that an incident has occurred.  Compliance with mandated reporting for K-12, Clery, VAWA, and state laws for school administrators.

 Topics:

·        Reporting obligations

·        Responding to the accused

·        Rape-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

·        3^rd party reports

·        Interactions with media and parents

10:30am-12:30pm: Table Top Case Study: Application of Policy, Procedures and Protocol with Feedback

12:30pm-1:30pm:  Luncheon

1:45pm-3:00pm:  Prevention Education and Employee Training Best Practices

Understand the ways to impart school policies during training for all members of your community to increase adoption and ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines that, in turn, can reduce liability. 

Topics Addressed:

·        Educating males vs. females

·        Cultural sensitivity and international student issues

·        Developmental models for all ages

·        Peer leadership and bystander intervention

·        Education for adults

3:00pm- 3:30pm: Closing Discussion and Review of Resource Kit

 

Policy Institute Resource Kit Access

The Policy Institute Resource Kit will be made available to all attendees online as a password protected link.  The link will be sent electronically to the email address you provided during your Eventbrite registration for the Policy Institute.  At this link you will find the complete Policy Institute Manual (over 100 pages of best practices, models, explanations and definitions), templates, training webinars, curriculum guides and much more.  The link will be active for 30 days. 

 

 

Katie Koestner

Campus Outreach Services

866.966.9013