Are you interested in becoming a Harassment Contact? Event
- Time:
- 13:00 - 15:00
- Date:
- 28 June 2013
- Venue:
- Building 34 / 2003
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Linnet Evans on x 25726 or email L.Evans@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Harassment Contacts are trained volunteers. They provide a confidential listening and information service to both students and staff who feel bullied or harassed.
Volunteers can also support those who have been accused of bullying or harassment. You can find out more on the Harassment contacts page. (We know some people had initially put their names forward for this last year. Apologies but we need to re-start the process so please apply again now.)
As a Harassment Contact (HC), you will help individuals identify the surrounding issues, and explore the various options available to them. You may then suggest other suitable support services, or simply provide a sympathetic but impartial listening ear to people finding themselves in stressful situations. You will not be offering counselling or other formal advice. Members of University staff at any grade and from any job family are welcome.
What should I do next?
You should first attend the briefing session on Friday 28 June , 13:00-15:00. Here you can explore the role alongside some of the other current HCs, without commitment at this point. Kate Dickens (CITE) will lead a short workshop on listening skills.
Please note that we have now reached capacity for this briefing session. Future events will be advertised on this website, and on SUSSED.
The session will enable you to decide whether you wish to go ahead to the next stage of becoming an HC, which entails attending an all-day event on Monday 2 September. This will cover, among other elements, the legal framework, University policies and reporting procedures, plus a second practical workshop with Nick Maguire (Psychology).
After initial training, support work typically takes up 1-2 hours per month, though this can vary through the year. HC team meetings and additional training will be available regularly.