Training & Education

In this 60-minute session, you’ll learn about how the Compliance Office works to support a healthy, respectful and welcoming environment and promotes student and employee success by overseeing the College’s discrimination, harassment and retaliation policies and initiatives and coordinating supports for pregnant and parenting students.

Student needs related to pregnancy and parenting can present challenges to student success. During this 60-minute session, you will recieve an overview of how the Compliance Office supports pregnant and parenting students and learn how and when to consult with our office regarding matters of pregnancy and parenting.

Designed for managers, this 90-minute session features interactive scenario-based training and group discussion.  You’ll learn how to foster a positive environment that leads employees to share concerns and how to best support an employee who comes to you with a concern of discrimination and/or harassment.

Designed for employees who work within College Credit Plus, this 60-minute training provides an overview College Policy 3-44, Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence and features scenario-based examples to engage participants in conversation about how and when to consult with Compliance to address concerns of potential sexual abuse of a minor and sexual harassment and/or sexual violence. By attending this training, participants will increase their confidence about partnering with Compliance to address these sensitive concerns that can have a significant impact on student success.

This 60-minute training gives a brief introduction or refresher to College policies on sexual harassment/sexual violence and discrimination connected to the kind of College community we want to nurture, as well as a discussion of barriers to intervention, basic intervention techniques, resources and employee responsibilities.

How will an observer respond when they witness inappropriate comments or behavior? This 60-minute session of the Compliance Office's version of the popular television show “What Would You Do?” showcases real life scenarios we all might face and highlights effective intervention strategies that can be used to support a healthy environment at Columbus State.

Learn the skills and gain the confidence and motivation to intervene in a variety of problem situations. In this 90-minute session, you will learn the psychology behind bystander intervention, factors that promote and discourage helping behavior and discuss how to create a culture of respect, accountability and shared responsibility.

Step Up is a program developed by the University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with the NCAA. The Compliance Office at Columbus State modified the program to fit our community with permission from the University of Arizona.

In this 90-minute session, you will learn how to identify stereotypes, prejudice and implicit bias and learn some basic strategies and action steps for addressing statements and attitudes based on the foregoing. You will also learn how merely sharing information about implicit bias can backfire and what individuals need to do to create buy-in from others to work on these issues.

This workshop includes scenario-based discussion about sensitive topics. The intention is to examine scenarios of discrimination in a respectful and thoughtful manner. Individuals are strongly recommended to take Step Up Part 1 before registering for Part 2.

Step Up is a program developed by the University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with the NCAA. The Compliance Office at Columbus State modified the program to fit our community with permission from the University of Arizona.

 

View the One Love Foundation’s 45 minute film about a fictional college relationship which contains the red flags and (often subtle) warning signs of an unhealthy relationship that devolves into violence. The film is emotionally intense and based on real life examples; however, whether you are an employee or a student, the 60-minute in-depth facilitated discussion about the film which follows will enrich your understanding of the progression of violent relationships and opportunities for intervention.

Through the combination of films and conversation, the One Love Foundation seeks to “educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better.”

In this 60-minute session, you will explore the more subtle behaviors in unhealthy versus healthy relationships through different video clips from the One Love Foundation. The video clips form the basis for a discussion about the impact of emotional abuse, effects of social media on relationship behavior, healthy ways to communicate concerns and opportunities to employ simple intervention strategies as third parties who pick up on the signs of an unhealthy relationship of a friend or family member.

Through the combination of films and conversation, the One Love Foundation seeks to “educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better.”

Intimate relationships can be difficult to navigate and sometimes abusive behavior can be hard to identify. This 60-minute presentation includes a viewing of the One Love Foundation’s Love Labyrinth video with a facilitated discussion about emotional abuse in intimate relationships. Starting a conversation about healthy and unhealthy relationships with someone you know can be difficult, but it can make all the difference in their lives.

Through the combination of films and conversation, the One Love Foundation seeks to “educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships, empowering them to identify and avoid abuse and learn how to love better.”

Designed specifically to support the success of Columbus State students, Cougars Creating Positive Change (CCPC) is a five-part training series focused on addressing the critical issue of the impact of sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, on the pursuit of higher education. CCPC explores how all Columbus State Cougars can effect positive change in our community by learning how the College addresses concerns of sexual harassment; understanding consent; implementing risk reduction tips and bystander intervention strategies; and responding to a disclosure from a friend or classmate with care and compassion.

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TED Talk: Why domestic violence victims don’t leave

Leslie Morgan Steiner was in “crazy love,” that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells her story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence.

TED Talk: Me Too is a movement, not a moment

In 2006, Tarana Burke was consumed by a desire to do something about the sexual violence she saw in her community. She took out a piece of paper, wrote "Me Too" across the top and laid out an action plan for a movement centered on the power of empathy between survivors. More than a decade later, she reflects on what has since become a global movement and makes a powerful call to dismantle the power and privilege that are building blocks of sexual violence.

TED Talk: Violence against women- it’s a men’s issue

Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called "women's issues." But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are intrinsically men's issues and shows how these violent behaviors are tied to definitions of manhood. A clarion call for us to call out unacceptable behavior and be leaders of change.

TED Talk: Men need to talk about their sexual abuse

Seth Shelley brings forward his own story of sexual assault and asks men to open up about their personal stories too. He explains that if we share and listen to one another, we might see beyond our misconceptions and see each other just a little more clearly.

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Communication and Consent

This vignette shows an example of communication breakdown. If communication is important in everyday exchanges, it is even more important when it comes to sexual activity.

Communication and Consent

Consent. It’s as simple as tea.

In this short video, sexual consent is explained using tea as a metaphor. It's a simple as tea!

Consent. It's as simple as tea

Bystander Intervention

Created by Ohio State University in 2014, this video shows two potential outcomes for the same story. If you witness a potentially harmful situation, who will you be?

Bystander Intervention

 

Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Students at Columbus State

Student needs related to pregnancy and parenting can present challenges to student success. During this brief video, you will receive an overview of how the College’s Compliance Office supports pregnant and parenting students and how and when to consult regarding matters related to pregnancy and parenting.

Fight Back: Safety, Stalking and Domestic Violence Panel Presentation

On February 6, 2019, the Columbus State Police Department, the Compliance Office and Victim Advocacy Services hosted a survivor-lead panel presentation focused on stalking and domestic violence. This 90-minute event featured local judges, the Franklin County prosecutor and law enforcement officials who discussed how to obtain an order of protection, victim rights, understanding the court system process, stalking and harassment and campus safety and security.

 

Sexual Violence Facts, Resources and Action Steps

Ask For Consent

10 Healthy Relationship Signs

10 Unhealthy Relationship Signs

We Can Stop Sexual Assault

Bystander Intervention Tips & Strategies