Online, On-Demand


Course credits: 0.1
Course contact hours: 1.5

Class description

Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture:

Sexual Harassment Prevention in Agriculture in English

On-demand online course available NOW through 6/30/25

This course is available in English and Spanish  /  Este curso está disponible en inglés y español – para registrarse, vaya a registro de cursos en español

The University of Washington is pleased to announce 3 new online, on-demand courses for agricultural communities. The goal of these courses is to share agricultural solutions on a variety of topics that will improve the health and safety of the workforce in the northwest region. The program brings together an expert line-up of research faculty from the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center and community partners who will cover sexual harassment prevention, heat education and awareness, and pesticide safety.  Each course will include lessons learned, practical resources and ready-to use toolkits for assessing, evaluating, and preventing injuries and illnesses on the farm.

Supported by the Northwest Center of Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) Continuing Education (CE) Program and Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH).

View the course flyer  /  Ver el folleto del curso

Sexual Harassment Prevention in Agriculture

Featured Instructors

 

Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES, CHC, Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell

 

 

 

 

Dennise Drury, Outreach and Education Specialist, Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center, University of Washington

 

Content Development: Elizabeth Torres, Director of Operations, Northwest Communities Education Center/Radio KDNA

This course is part of the Health and Safety Solution in Agriculture Community Engagement Online Course Series. In this course you will learn It's everyone's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The toolkit helps everyone understand their roles and responsibilities for preventing harassment by providing education and tools for growers to the supervisors and workers. This course will describe how to maintain a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting. Promoting the dignity and the rights of others is essential to creating and maintaining a positive, healthy, and productive workplace. This course is divided into five key topics and includes case scenarios, interactive activities and videos to help reinforce the core message to show respect for others.

Learning Objectives

Participants completing the course should be able to:     

  • Describe a healthy work environment in an agricultural setting;
  • Define 3 ways that a sexual harassment occurs in the workplace;
  • List 4 ways to respond to a sexual harassment as a bystander and ally;
  • Describe how to report a sexual harassment; and
  • List 3 actions to apply in the workplace to prevent sexual harassment.

Intended Audience

Employers, Supervisors, Human Resources Managers and Coordinators, Safety Trainers, Safety Professionals, Extension Agents, Community Health Workers, Promotores de Salud, health educators, public health professionals, and staff in community-based organizations.

Continuing Education/Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course, UW DEOHS Continuing Education Programs offers a certificate for 1.5 contact hours, 0.1 CEUs continuing education units.

Registration

  1. Create an account on our site or login to your existing account and select the green registration button at the top to register.
  2. Complete your registration for this course.
    NOTE: In order to confirm your registration, continue through all of the registration pages, including the payment screen. Payment page must be completed in order to finish your registration and gain access to the course.
  3. Once your registration is processed, you will be emailed a web link and instructions to participate in the course.