Sexual Misconduct (including Title IX)

The Sexual Misconduct track is designed for practitioners who wish to develop knowledge and skills related to administering sex and gender non-discrimination policies, practices, and complaint resolution. This includes a review of regulatory requirements such as those found in Title IX* and the Violence Against Women Act pertaining to students. This year’s track will include some discussion of the Title IX* regulation and implications for policy and practice.

As a result of participating in the Sexual Misconduct track, participants will (including but not be limited to):

Define and distinguish sexual misconduct and Title IX*
Understand the various resolution models allowed under revised Title IX regulation*
Understand trauma and its applicability to sexual misconduct reporting and process participation
Learn about administering emergency and interim supportive measures
Consider various approaches to resolution of reported misconduct, including formal and informal resolutions
Understand essentials to investigation, evaluating evidence, and report writing to include credibility assessments and rationale writing
Learn approaches to live hearings, including cross-examinations and relevance determinations
Discuss the practice of self-care for practitioners as related to secondary and vicarious trauma
Understand the required appeal bases, common appeals concerns, and management of appeals
Review training requirements for employees implementing Title IX* procedures

*All content relating to the Title IX will be impacted by the implementation of revisions to the regulation.

Presenters