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UMCP SEXUAL HARASSMENT MANUAL 
HANDOUT #6 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTIVE CHECKLIST AND GUIDELINES 
FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS 

The most effective way to avoid sexual harassment complaints is to
develop and maintain an effective prevention program.  Guidelines
to develop and implement such a program are as follows: (Check the
methods that you have taken)

_____ Serve as a role model for the employees you supervise by
creating a workplace or classroom atmosphere free of sexual
harassment.

_____ Distribute and explain the new UMCP Sexual Harassment Policy
to all assistant and mid-level managers and supervisors.

_____ Prepare and distribute an office memorandum supporting the
Sexual Harassment Policy to all employees (faculty, staff, student
employees, and contractual employees).

_____ Publish office memorandum in support of the Policy in faculty
bulletins or newsletters.

_____ Develop and implement training programs to educate
supervisory and non-supervisory staff on issues regarding sexual
harassment definitions, rights, responsibilities, prevention
strategies, and formal and informal resolution procedures.

_____ Effectively communicate the liabilities and consequences of
violations of the UMCP Sexual Harassment Policy.

_____ Determine whether there is a sexual harassment problem in
your department. You may want to distribute the Sexual Harassment
Questionnaire to your employees. Discuss its
results in a staff meeting. A copy of the Questionnaire is
provided in the quick Reference Handout Section.