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This course teaches HR professionals, managers, employment lawyers, and union representatives to recognize when an employer’s legal duties are triggered by intimate partner violence (IPV), and to respond to an individual survivor lawfully, safely, and in a trauma- and violence-informed (TVI) way.
 

What You Will Learn

  1. Recognize the warning signs and risk indicators that trigger an employer's legal duty to act on intimate partner violence, including indicators that do not involve prior physical violence. 
  2. Identify the cluster of legal duties that attach once IPV enters the workplace, spanning occupational health and safety, human rights, labour relations, employment standards, privacy, and child protection reporting, and where each belongs in workplace policy.
  3. Conduct a workplace risk assessment and translate it into a survivor-led safety plan, including coordination with external service providers and the employer's obligations when a survivor declines to engage. 
  4. Apply a trauma- and violence-informed approach to a first conversation with a survivor through a simulated interaction with a trained actor, avoiding common failures such charity, judgment, unilateral planning, and false promises of confidentiality. 
  5. Map the components of a comprehensive workplace IPV program and identify the earliest points of intervention where a strong program changes outcomes.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Type
Live Online Lecture
Days
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Time
1:00PM to 4:00PM
Dates
Nov 17, 2026 to Dec 08, 2026
Schedule
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Total Hours
12.0
Format
Online: with real-time learning  
Fee
Course Fee $425.00

What to Expect

This is an interactive course; you will engage online with your class and instructor through our online learning management system. Plan to log into your course regularly throughout the week. Students will have the opportunity to practice the skills they have learned in an interview with a simulated client.

Real-time Learning

There are live Zoom sessions scheduled for this course. 

November 17 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
November 24 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
December 1 - Individual Practice Component
December 8 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET

Completion Requirements

This is a graded course where a complete or incomplete will be issued. Evaluation will be based on participation and completion of course activities. Attendance in the live Zoom sessions are mandatory.

Textbook

No textbook required.

Required