Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

We count it a privilege to help each of our churches not only avoid issues of sexual harassment but cultivate a work culture that is safe and healthy for everyone.

What Is C4SO’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Training?

We have designated January as Sexual Harassment Prevention Month to help each of our churches not only avoid issues of sexual harassment but cultivate a work culture that is above reproach. Developed with our Chancellor Myron Steeves of the Church Law Center of California, our Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is a one-hour online video training followed by a brief online quiz. Upon passing the quiz with a score of 70% or higher, clergy and lay leaders can download a certificate for their records. Non-clergy do not need to take the quiz.

What Are the Training Requirements?

January 31 is the deadline for completing our Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.

Here’s what that means for you:

CLERGY: Complete our Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by January 31 (to be repeated annually). This one-hour training was developed specially for C4SO by the Church Law Center of California. You will access the videos on our *new and improved* platform, Pathwright. Rectors must also complete our Compliance Form.
EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, VESTRIES/WARDENS: Complete our Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by January 31 (to be repeated annually unless your church has asked for and been granted an exemption). Your church will facilitate and document your completion. We suggest that the person appointed as the church’s Congregation Coordinator also manage this process and document who has taken the training. Contact your relevant church leader with questions.
ALL CHURCHES: Make C4SO’s Whistleblower Policy available to your congregations as a clear way for people who observe or experience sexual harassment or any form of wrongdoing to report it.

How Do I Take the Training?

We have a *new and improved* platform for our training videos, Pathwright, that includes the training, a worksheet with reporting instructions for each state, and a quiz.

STEPS TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING FOR YOURSELF

Step 1: Familiarize yourself with the state-specific reporting worksheet .

Step 2: View the one-hour Sexual Harassment Prevention Training video.

Step 3: Take the quiz.

Step 4: If you live in California or another state that requires an additional hour of training for anyone in a supervisory role, view the Supervisor’s Training video and complete the quiz. You must pass with a score of at least 70%.

STEPS TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING FOR YOUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS, VESTRIES/WARDENS:

Step 1: Ask them to view the training using this specific non-clergy link.

Step 2: Document their completion by January 31. If an incident of harassment should occur, you can legally prove that everyone at your church has been trained.

Note: Staff, volunteers, interns, and vestries/wardens do NOT need to take the quiz following the training.