Bystander Intervention Training: City of Chicago
Course details
- No. of Lessons: 15
- Duration: 1:03:30
- Skill level: Everyone
- Captions: English
- Also included: Knowledge Check, High-quality HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging™” Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style!
In every workplace, recognizing and responding to inappropriate behavior is essential to fostering a safe environment. This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools for identifying and responding sexual harassment as a bystander. You’ll learn what it means to be a bystander and explore psychological barriers to intervention including diffusion of responsibility, evaluation apprehension, and pluralistic ignorance.
You’ll also learn how to use four key intervention strategies effectively and consider how to apply those approaches in real-world situations. By the end of the course, you’ll be better prepared to recognize when something isn’t right, respond appropriately, and help create a safer, more inclusive workplace for everyone.
Topics covered include:
- Explaining Chicago’s definition of Sexual Harassment
- Defining bystander and bystander intervention
- Defining Hostile Work Environment
- Recognizing what is inappropriate conduct
- Explaining the steps for determining if you’re a bystander
- Explaining how to use four strategies of bystander intervention
- Describing the desired outcomes of the intervention strategies
- Defining diffusion of responsibility
- Identifying evaluation apprehension
- Defining pluralistic ignorance
- Identifying appropriate responses in mock situations
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Course Contents:
| # | Lesson | Length |
| 1 | Introduction | 8:13 |
| 2 | Understanding Sexual Harassment | 4:51 |
| 3 | Bystander Intervention – Are You a Bystander? | 3:03 |
| 4 | The 4Ds of Bystander Intervention – Distract | 4:52 |
| 5 | The 4Ds of Bystander Intervention – Delegate | 4:19 |
| 6 | The 4Ds of Bystander Intervention – Delay | 4:13 |
| 7 | The 4Ds of Bystander Intervention – Direct | 4:15 |
| 8 | The Bystander Effect | 4:21 |
| 9 | Interactive Assessment 1 | 3:00 |
| 10 | Interactive Assessment 2 | 4:20 |
| 11 | Interactive Assessment 3 | 5:28 |
| 12 | Interactive Assessment 4 | 5:44 |
| 13 | Interactive Assessment 5 | 2:59 |
| 14 | Interactive Assessment 6 | 2:42 |
| 15 | Resources | 1:36 |
