About this course

This self-paced workshop is presented by Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling and includes the information provided by the model program offered by State of Illinois Department of Human Rights. The training provided an explanation of sexual harassment consistent with the Illinois Human Rights Act; examples of conduct that may constitute unlawful sexual harassment; a summary of Federal and State statutory laws concerning sexual harassment including remedies available to victims; and a summary of employer responsibilities in the prevention, investigation, and corrective measures of sexual harassment. This workshop has been tailored for the field of psychotherapy and addresses both professional and clinical situations. The workshop is administered through slides with no audio and takes one hour to complete. 

This training meets the minimum standards in subsection (B) of 775 ILCS 5/2-109: the annual training requirement for employers and the renewal requirement for licensed mental health clinicians in the state of Illinois. Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling's Continuing Education (CE) Sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), and credits are applicable to LMFT (Sponsor License # 168.000227) and LCPC (Sponsor License # 197.000295) in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois please check with your licensure body before purchasing and attending our workshops.

Learning Objectives

• An explanation of sexual harassment consistent with the Illinois Human Rights Act.

• Examples of conduct that may constitute unlawful sexual harassment.

• A summary of Federal and State statutory laws concerning sexual harassment including remedies available to victims.

• Case examples and discussion questions.

• A summary of employer responsibilities in the prevention, investigation, and corrective measures of sexual harassment.

• Clinic and clinical considerations for therapists.

• An example Clinic Policy: Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling's Policy.

Learning Levels

• Beginner: no previous training in this subject required.

Target Audience

Employees and employers in mental health clinical settings.

Disclosure

DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity ― including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests). The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity’s planners, faculty, and the reviewer: PLANNERS AND REVIEWER The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships. FACULTY The faculty of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

References

• Section 2-109 and Section 2-110 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.