CAMPUS CONDUCT TRAINING SERIES

• Basic Fairness and Proceedings
• The Skill of Analyzing and Applying Policy
• Deliberation Skills and Sanctioning Principles
• Sexual Misconduct Judicial Training
• Questioning Skills and Gestics
• Evaluating and Weighing Evidence
• Training Hearing Boards on Best Practices

STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SERIES

• Student Suicide PART I 2006: What College and University Administrators Need to Know
• Student Suicide PART II 2006: Best Practices for Student Affairs Administrators
• Student Suicide PART I 2007: What College and University Administrators Need to Know About the Law and Best Practices
• Student Suicide PART II 2007: Best Practices for Student Affairs Administrators, Counselors and Campus Health Service Providers
• Learning From Tragedy: A Framework for Campus Mental Health and Violence Prevention
• Legal Issues for Campus Counselors and Therapists
• A Guide for Faculty on Responding to Students in Distress

STUDENT AFFAIRS RISK MANAGEMENT TOPICS

• Crafting a Code of Conduct for the 21st Century College
• Best Practices for Balancing Rights in Campus Conduct Processes
• Criminal Background Checks For Students and Staff: A Law & Policy Update
• Search & Seizure on Campus: A Law and Policy Best Practices Update
• Ten Risk Management Strategies for Collegiate Athletics
• The Civil Rights Approach to Campus Sexual Violence
• "You Can't Say That, Can You?" - A Practical Guide to Campus Free Speech Issues
• Responding To Rider - Hazing Prevention Through Intervention

CAMPUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT JUDICIAL TRAINING SERIES

• Campus Sexual Misconduct Risk Management
• PART I: “Evaluating Sexual Misconduct Complaints: Force, Consent and Incapacity"
• PART II: “Campus Sexual Misconduct and the Law”
• PART III: “Special Considerations in Hearing Sexual Misconduct Complaints"

PREVENTION AND RISK REDUCTION SERIES

• Profiling the Campus Date Rapist: Inside the Research
• The Challenge of Educating Students on High-Risk Health and Safety Issues— Education and Programming Strategies
• The Challenge of Educating Students on High-Risk Health and Safety Issues—Men's Education on Sexual Assault
• The State of Campus Bystander Intervention Efforts

Campus Sexual Misconduct Risk Management
Presented by: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and Saundra K. Schuster, Esq.
120 minutes on CD-ROM with Materials.  $199.99
December 2007

Two recent cases imply or outright create a duty to train at-risk student populations on the dangers of sexual misconduct (Tiffany Williams v. The University of Georgia and Simpson v. Colorado).  This webinar focuses broadly on how college and universities can more effectively manage the risk of sexual assaults.

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Training Hearing Boards on Best Practices
Presented by: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., W. Scott Lewis, J.D.
120 minutes on CD-ROM with Materials.  $199.99
October 2007

Presented by a higher education attorney and an Assistant Vice Provost for Judicial Affairs, this webinar addresses the question of what are the core competencies for campus conduct boards?  What are the principles and best practices that produce sound decisions?  It covers Basic Fairness, Analyzing and Applying Policy, Deliveration Skills and Sanctioning Principles, and Questioning Skills. This webinar includes sharing of best practices from campuses around the country.

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"You Can't Say That, Can You?”  A Practical Guide to Campus Free Speech Issues
Presented by: Lee Bird, Ph.D., Mary Beth Mackin, Saundra K. Schuster, Esq. and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.
120 minutes on CD-ROM with Materials.  $199.99
October 2007

Can anyone explain the 1st Amendment without making your eyes glaze over?  The goal of this webinar is to make the complexity of the 1st Amendment accessible to college administrators.  Bridging theory and practice, two members of the panel for this event are lawyers and two are student affairs administrators.  This webinar isn’t a comprehensive analysis, but a selective set of subtopics that are the most difficult in balancing civility with free speech in a campus environment.  Special attention is placed on the recent 2nd Circuit decision subjecting fraternity recognition to meeting a university’s gender discrimination policy (Chi Iota Colony of Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity v. CUNY).

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Responding to Rider – Hazing Prevention Through Intervention
Presented by: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.
120 minutes on CD-ROM with Materials.  $199.99
October 2007

In August of 2007, two Rider University administrators (the Dean of Students and the Greek Advisor) faced an unprecedented prosecution. In the aftermath of a student’s drinking death as the result of hazing the previous March, these two administrators were indicted under the New Jersey hazing statute.  Both pled not-guilty, and were facing 18 months imprisonment and up to $10,000 in fines.  In late August, the prosecutor dropped the charges.

The prosecutor said he was sending a message to all of higher education.  What was that message?  There are effective models out there.  Why aren’t we using them?  Take hazing seriously, and do something meaningful about it.  This webinar explores the leading edge in hazing prevention with Brett Sokolow, a risk management expert who has worked with student organizations on dozens of campuses to address hazing.  His work includes protocol development and training with national fraternities and sororities, bands, the military, and hundreds of student organizations, fraternities, sororities, athletics teams and ROTC units. 

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A Guide for Faculty on Responding to Students in Distress
Presented by: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D.
120 minutes on CD-ROM with Materials.  $199.99
September 2007

Across the country, more campus faculty members report varying levels of student behavior that disrupts the learning environment. For some, it’s students wearing hats or obscene t-shirts to class or using cell phones, texting and instant messaging while in class. Even out-of-class behaviors such as inappropriate posts on Facebook, blogs, and faculty rating websites—as well as inappropriate visits to faculty offices and homes—are areas of concern. As problematic as disruptive students may be, the time has come to define a new category of students: students in distress.

Dark imagery and threatening language in classroom assignments or discussions is disruptive, but it may also be a harbinger of something more. Students who have eating disorders, who are depressed, or who are threatening suicide often act out, and faculty are often among the first people who become aware of this behavior. And, when a faculty member/instructor becomes aware, the university becomes aware, legally. This illustrates the importance of faculty training and education on intervention techniques, campus resources and protocols. This seminar discusses best practices for managing a wide range of distressing student behavior from the merely disruptive to the truly critical.

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LEARNING FROM TRAGEDY: DEBRIEFING FROM VIRGINIA TECH AND LOOKING FORWARD
A Framework for Student Mental Health & Violence Prevention
Presented by: Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and W. Scott Lewis, J.D.
120 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $249.99
July 2007

Many of us in higher education are still reeling from the events of April 16th, 2007 at Virginia Tech. We know it will be some time before life regains a semblance of normalcy there. With this videoconference (different than a webinar, because the A/V includes video of the presenters as well as the Powerpoint slides), we provide information that encourages campus responses in three main areas: Improved mental health services, policies and protocols; Better policies, protocols and training on disruptive student behavior; Elaboration and implementation of behavioral intervention models that enable early identification, support and response to students in need.

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THE STATE OF CAMPUS BYSTANDER INTERVENTION EFFORTS
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., David Lisak, Ph.D., Victoria Banyard, Ph.D.
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
June 2007

Prevention efforts on college campuses have historically involved education aimed at those who might perpetrate, but these interventions are not appropriate for repeat sex offenders. What then do we do with the sex offenders? 

The path to prevention for them is Bystander Intervention. We look to their peers and community and ask them to identify those whose behaviors are high-risk. We ask them not to be bystanders to the acts of aggression and trespass of the sex offenders. We ask them to intervene. Many campuses have committed to programmatic efforts at empowering bystanders, and some are starting to show positive results. 

This webinar examines the state of the art in campus bystander intervention efforts, highlighting the research on repeat perpetration and the model program underway at the University of New Hampshire.

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LEGAL ISSUES FOR CAMPUS COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq.
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
June 2007

Every campus struggles with questions about what counselors should know, what they should disclose to others, and how should they straddle the sometimes divided loyalties between their employment obligations and their professional ethics.  In this webinar, we’ll offer a legal update on pressing issues for campus counselors and therapists, including:

• Confidentiality of Records;
• Clarification of FERPA: fact/fiction;
• Release of information between and among health care providers and HIPAA 
• Administrators and law enforcement;
• Parental notification;
• Duty to warn;
• Documentation of Records;
• Campus Risk Management;
• Security and Safety Concerns: Before and During a Crisis.

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Criminal Background Checks For Students and Staff: A Law & Policy Update
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and James A. Keller, Esq.
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
April 2007

Recent actions by legislatures in North Carolina and Virginia have framed the question of whether colleges and universities should (or must) perform criminal background checks (CBCs) on incoming students.  The case of Tiffany Williams v. the University of Georgia tells us the potential liability that can be created by recruiting students known to have criminal histories.  Already, standards of practice for background checks of staff are well-established, and broadening standards for student-staff such as RAs are being debated.  This webinar will help participants to gain a thorough understanding of the current state of practice, where it is heading, and what the implications are for this trend of broadening background checks in higher education.

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Search & Seizure on Campus:  A Law and Policy Best Practices Update
Presented by Saundra Schuster, Brett A. Sokolow, and W. Scott Lewis
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
February 2007

When the marijuana is found in your room, it’s hard to argue that you’re not in possession. So, students challenge the legality of the search. In fact, college students have been suing colleges and universities for allegedly illegal room searches for over 40 years.  These cases have been mostly sporadic and infrequent, and we thought we had a pretty good handle on 4th amendment challenges to student room searches. 

Yet, search & seizure has recently become big news again, with a spate of incidents and cases involving Santa Clara University, UMASS, Amherst, the University of Houston, George Washington University, the University of Maryland and other campuses.  Not all the cases involve public universities, as the recent state action cases at Harvard University and Mercer University demonstrate.  Perhaps it is time to revisit the best practices and legal contours of this issue again?

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Profiling the Campus Date Rapist:  Inside the Research. 
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and David Lisak, Ph.D. 
2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99
January 2007

Researchers are diligently collecting and presenting data that might help us to better understand the phenomenology of campus date rape.  One of the foremost of these researchers is Dr. David Lisak.   Dr. Lisak’s research is well-regarded and he is frequently called to consult on high profile date rape cases.  His work informs the U.S. Military as it grapples with cultural issues of gender violence.  He has framed a body of research around the concept of undetected rapists.  Some of his conclusions will cause us to carefully re-examine our willingness to accept at face value what “HE SAID.”  In this webinar, Brett Sokolow interviewed Dr. Lisak to help to familiarize participants with his research, and discussed with Dr. Lisak how his findings apply to the work of student affairs administrators.  Special emphasis was placed on these questions:

• What implications do these findings have for the campus conduct process?
• What implications do these findings have for how we approach educational initiatives on prevention?
• What implications do these findings have for how we educate our potential victim population about risk reduction?

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS A DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDING WITH MATERIALS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE POWERPOINT SLIDES FROM THE EVENT, WHICH ARE PROPRIETARY.

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2007 Student Suicide Part I: What College and University Administrators Need to Know About the Law and Best Practices
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq.
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
March 2007

College and university administrators are all trying to find the right balance for managing the risk of suicidal students while doing the utmost to support them.  We are grappling with tough questions, and this webinar gives you fresh thinking and creative strategies from three attorneys deeply engaged in exploring the best practices for suicidal students that are emerging in our field.  Materials prepared by the presenters will be provided to all registrants.

Please note: The 2007 and 2006 Student Suicide Webinars focus on the same theme but contain different content and topics. 

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2007 Student Suicide Part II: Best Practices for Student Affairs Administrators, Counselors and Campus Health Service Providers
Presented by: Richard Kadison, M.D., Aaron Cohen, Ph.D., and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.
90 Minutes on CD-ROM with materials. $199.99
March 2007

This webinar is focused on the mental health aspects of student suicide, and on forging collaboration between student affairs and campus health and mental health service providers.  It features an emphasis on diagnostic understanding of ideation, threats, gestures, and means; on coordinating strategic departments in prevention and intervention efforts. We also go into more depth about assessment and evaluation and their relative value and perils. We discuss of the process of re-entry for a student who withdrew or was withdrawn for being a “direct threat,” including how to determine eligibility to return, conditions on return, and continuing duties upon return.

Please note: The 2007 and 2006 Student Suicide Webinars focus on the same theme but contain different content and topics. 

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2006 Student Suicide Part I: What College and University Administrators Need to Know About the Law and Best Practices.
Presented by Brett Sokolow, Saundra Schuster, and W. Scott Lewis
90 minutes on CD-ROM. $199.99
June 2006

College and university administrators are all trying to find the right balance for managing the risk of suicidal students while doing the utmost to support them. We are grappling with tough questions, and this webinar gives you fresh thinking and creative strategies from three attorneys deeply engaged in exploring the best practices for suicidal students that are emerging in our field. Materials prepared by the presenters will be provided to all registrants.

1. How do the ADA and Section 504 impact on involuntary withdrawal decisions?
2. What does a suicidal student need to do to qualify as “disabled”?
3. What is the "direct threat" test, and how do we meet it?
4. Is an OCR investigation better than a wrongful death lawsuit?
5. Can your conduct code be used to meet the "direct threat" test, or is a separate procedure necessary?
6. Does a decision to withdraw a student have to be made in consultation with medical experts?
7. Can you use "disruption" and other conduct code violations to address suicidal students?
8. Is a suicidal student entitled to return to campus after an absence?
9. Does the ADA allow you to force a student into counseling?
10. Can psychologists predict future harm with any accuracy, or is assessment just a fancy term for CYA?
11. Is Jain v. Iowa settled precedent as the leading case on legal liability for student suicide?
12. Is a disabled student entitled to enhanced due process rights?
13. What are the legal risks and benefits of "no harm" agreements and behavioral contracts?
14. What are reasonable accommodations for a suicidal student?
15. When is a suicidal student no longer “otherwise qualified” and what are the legal implications of this?

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2006 Student Suicide Part II: Best Practices for Student Affairs Administrators, Counselors and Campus Health Service Providers
Presented by Brett Sokolow, Saunie Schuster, Richard Kadison, and W. Scott Lewis.
120 minutes on CD-ROM. $199.99
August 2006

This webinar is a follow-up to the NCHERM Webinar on June 23rd, 2006, taking you beyond the topics of that event for a broader perspective from three attorneys and a psychiatrist who are deeply engaged in exploring the best practices for suicidal students that are emerging in our field.

The outline for the subject matter of this webinar includes:

1. Suicidality

a. Diagnosing “suicidality”

b. Risk assessment techniques

i. Strategies for encouraging voluntary participation by students

ii. Best practices when mandating assessments

1. Administrator-to-students concerns

2. Administrator-to-therapist concerns

c. Confidentiality and communication between student affairs and counseling

d. Parent/Family involvement, coordination and communication

e. Post-vention support to the community in the event of a suicide

2. Hospitalization and Medical Leaves

a. Coordination of care and follow-up

i. Student health plan and insurance issues

b. In-patient treatment options

c. How to successfully (and legally) encourage voluntary withdrawal

d. Establishing a re-entry policy and procedures

3. Best practices for a suicide/threats/gestures/ideation response protocol

a. Risk management through comprehensive instructions

b. Coordination and centralization of institutional response

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The Complete 2006 and 2007 Student Suicide Webinar Series
(Includes four webinars: 2006 Part I and II, 2007 Part I and II)

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Ten Risk Management Strategies for Collegiate Athletics
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and Linda Sharp, J.D. 
2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99

This webinar on CD-ROM offers expert advice from two attorneys who identified ten key topics of potential risk within college athletics.  This webinar helps colleges and universities to place emphasis on proactively managing the risks represented by these issues by giving your athletics operation effective tools to address high-risk student behavior, adverse publicity and areas of potential legal liability.  Topics include:  Disciplining Athletes; Summer Camps; Waivers; Crowd Management; Team Transportation; Emergency Medical Care; Hiring Qualified Personnel; Vicarious Liability; Voluntary Workouts; Sexual Harassment. 

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The 2006 Campus Sexual Misconduct Judicial Training Webinar Series

PART I:  “Evaluating Sexual Misconduct Complaints:  Force, Consent and Incapacity”  
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. 
2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99
2006

As campus judicial decision-makers consider complaints involving these complex interpersonal conflicts, it is difficult to separate sexual politics from questions of sexual conduct.  The NCHERM Sexual Misconduct rubric segregates sexual misconduct complaints into three relevant inquiries to help guide decision-makers to clear and concise consideration and easier deliberation.  The rubric helps to dispel the myths that sexual misconduct complaints are fraught with “gray areas,” or that a complaint amounts to nothing more than a “He Said – She Said.”  It enables participants to distinguish between drunk sex and a policy violation. 

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PART II:  “Campus Sexual Misconduct and the Law”
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., and Saundra K. Schuster, Esq. 
2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99
2006

While laws may set a framework for compliance, our obligations extend beyond mere compliance. Our foremost concern must be for assessing complaints through a developmental process.  Yet, we also cannot afford to ignore the law, and so we must find a way to allow it to inform our work but not interfere with it.  The two presenters of this webinar will guide you through the legal issues that impact on campus sexual misconduct complaints by focusing on the impact of federal laws such as Title IX, FERPA and the Clery Act, and by looking to the precedents created by the courts through case law and by the Office for Civil Rights. 

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PART III:  “Special Considerations in Hearing Sexual Misconduct Complaints”
Presented by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D. 
2 Hours on CD-ROM with materials.  $199.99
2006

This webinar follows a Q&A format, with the presenters discussing important questions with each other and the participants.  Questions will span a wide range, including:

1. What are the pros/cons of a separate conduct panel for sexual misconduct?
2. Is it better for the university or the victim to serve as the complainant?
3. Is direct confrontation by the parties desirable or to be avoided?
4. What is the best practice for addressing information about a party’s sexual history or character?
5. How much information should be exchanged between the parties prior to the hearing?
6. What do we do if a victim makes a report but refuses to participate in the hearing?
7. Who is best equipped to hear sexual misconduct complaints?  Staff, faculty, students, administrators?
8. Should the alleged victim have a right to appeal?
9. How much information can/should we give the victim about the hearing outcome?
10. What if multiple complainants come forward about the same alleged perpetrator?

And much more…

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The 2006 Campus Sexual Misconduct Judicial Training Webinar Series
(PART I, II, and III)

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The Civil Rights Approach to Campus Sexual Violence. $199.99

90 min. on CD-ROM. Co-presented by Brett Sokolow and Saunie Schuster.
One hardcopy of the seminar materials is included.

NOTE: This event was audio-only and the CD includes materials, but not PowerPoint slides.

Description of the seminar from which this CD was produced: Brett Sokolow and Saundra Schuster jointly present this 90-minute audioseminar. The focus of this audioseminar is on viewing campus sexual violence not just as a student conduct issue, but as federal civil rights issue governed by Title IX, an anti-discrimination statute. Best practices for reporting, confidentiality, resolutions, investigation and risk management are shared. These key questions are addressed:

1) Why must colleges address campus sexual violence?
2) How do the Gebser and Davis Supreme Court cases tie Title IX to sexual assault?
3) What do actual notice and deliberate indifference mean as legal standards?
4) What mandates for reporting does Title IX place on college employees?
5) What a "prompt and equitable" resolution requirement means?
6) What is the best practice for dealing with a "reluctant victim"?
7) What does a civil rights investigation process look like, as an alternative to the adversarial hearing, when applied to date rape, and what are the benefits?
8) What about Title IX should we know in a practical, take this back to campus and apply it, sense? Including off-campus jurisdiction, non-student victims, the promptness of the complaint, OCR investigations, etc.

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Crafting a Code of Conduct for the 21st Century College. $199.99

90 min. on CD-ROM. Presented by Brett Sokolow.
One hardcopy of the seminar materials is included.

NOTE: This event was audio-only and the CD includes materials, but not PowerPoint slides.

Description of the seminar from which this CD was produced: Most conduct codes are not educational, developmental tools. This seminar presented by Brett Sokolow guides participants in a process to re-envision conduct codes as tools of prevention that are connected to the institutional mission and values. Most policies are dense, and are not written for ease of understanding or application. This seminar teaches participants how to make a paradigm shift in how we craft policies and procedures, taking them from reactive rules to proactive guidance.

Participants will be involved in:

• Learning techniques for assessing policies and procedures
• Learning the difference between a rule and a policy
• Determining whether policies have an educational emphasis and impact
• Determining whether policies have a developmental emphasis and impact
• Drafting policies for ease of understanding and application
• Drafting procedures that allow for maximum flexibility and risk management
• Learning how examples can enhance conduct codes
• Determining how to connect codes to institutional and community values

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Best Practices for Balancing Rights in Campus Conduct Processes $199.99

90 min. on CD-ROM. Presented by Brett Sokolow.
One hardcopy of the seminar materials is included.

NOTE: This event was audio-only and the CD includes materials, but not PowerPoint slides.

Description of the seminar from which this CD was produced: More so than at any other time in recent memory, student rights in campus conduct processes are at the forefront of litigation against colleges. From the 1st Amendment to Title IX to Due Process cases, 2004 has been an active year for colleges in the courts. As we continue to evolve campus conduct processes to reflect best practices and to respond to the demands of legislation and caselaw, we find ourselves updating procedures more frequently. Finding the right balance between the rights of students who are parties in campus conduct processes and the rights of the institution is challenging. This audioseminar provides cogent discussions of many of these rights in flux, with helpful suggestions to bolster your procedures and find the right balance for your campus.

Brett Sokolow presents on the following topics: preliminary/reasonable cause determinations; what to do with your process when criminal charges are filed; off-campus jurisdiction; standards of proof; separate processes for sensitive issues; making better use of flexible procedures; sanctions—proportionality v. consistency—which is more important?; victim’s rights; complainant appeals; evidentiary issues.

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The Challenge of Educating Students on High-Risk Health and Safety Issues: The State of Men’s Sexual Assault Prevention Programming $199.99

90 min. of CD-ROM. Presented by Alan Berkowitz with moderation by Brett Sokolow. One hardcopy of the seminar materials is included.

NOTE: This event was audio-only and the CD includes materials, but not PowerPoint slides.

Description of the seminar from which this CD was produced: This seminar is presented by Alan Berkowitz and moderated by Brett Sokolow. The last twenty years has seen increasing attention to men’s role in preventing sexual assault, with the development of workshops and media focused on men as “part of the solution.” This audioconference reviews men’s programming efforts, past developments and successes, and addresses future challenges and directions. Topics include: understanding men’s role in prevention, best practices in men’s programming, theoretical models, the relation of our work with men to work with women, and social marketing/social norms marketing media. The audioconference also reviews men’s programs and media campaigns from other countries to provide an international context for our work in North America.

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The Challenge of Educating Students on High-Risk Health and Safety Issues: Creating a Four-Year Educational Strategy $199.99

90 min. on CD-ROM. Presented by Brett Sokolow with moderation by Alan Berkowitz. One hardcopy of the seminar materials is included.

NOTE: This event was audio-only and the CD includes materials, but not PowerPoint slides.

Description of the seminar from which this CD was produced: This seminar is presented by Brett A. Sokolow, JD and moderated by Alan D. Berkowitz, Ph.D. Mr. Sokolow discusses various models for mandating programming, providing positive incentives, and delivering programming on high-risk issues such as drug use, problem drinking, sexual assault, etc. through curricular, co-curricular, technology-based and extra-curricular models. He then shares his innovative model for a four-year educational strategy for high-risk student health and safety programming. This approach helps colleges to identify key areas of educational need, and plan a coordinated, centralized year-by-year educational initiative that is thematic, consistent, progressive and developmental.

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 1 $199.99

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BASIC FAIRNESS AND PROCEEDINGS is the first in our series. Don Gehring and Brett Sokolow offer a basic introduction to procedural fairness and decision-making. Covered information includes: the legal underpinnings of fundamental fairness and due process; Matthews v. Eldridge; arbitrary and capricious; contractual liability; the material deviation standard; what is a hearing; what are the basic procedural rights of every student; how campus hearings differ from criminal proceedings and why; requirements of notice; how courts evaluate campus conduct decisions; elements of sound decisions; reasonable conclusions; objectivity; bias; the standard of proof. SKILL LEVEL = BASIC

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 2 $199.99

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THE SKILL OF ANALYZING AND APPLYING POLICY offers a chance to hear from Brett Sokolow and Saunie Schuster on policy analysis, complex complaints, multiple violation complaints and group violations. Participants learn how to break a policy into its constituent elements, to identify any vague or confusing terms, and to define key terms if needed. Participants learn to divorce their personal sense of right and wrong from the skill of upholding a policy (with which they may or may not agree). Exercises will help participants to apply common policy formulations to everyday campus incidents. Walking through the process of analysis point-by-point builds skills and decision-making familiarity and comfort. SKILL LEVEL = INTERMEDIATE

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 3 $199.99

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DELIBERATION SKILLS AND SANCTIONING PRINCIPLES is presented by Brett Sokolow and Don Gehring. Don draws special attention to the principle of proportionality in sanctioning, and what that means. He discusses the legal need for consistency of sanctions, and when deviations are appropriate. Don and Brett talk about campus precedents, how much they control your sanction decisions, and some of the pitfalls of having bad precedent. Don also explains the philosophy of using progressive, developmental sanctions. Brett offers some thoughts on the role of sanctions in creating and maintaining safe campus communities. The presenters then focus through exercises on deliberation skills, defining what a deliberation process is and how it differs from dialectical processes. Participants will gain and understanding of the three models of deliberation (Adversarial, Consensus and Hierarchical) and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
SKILL LEVEL = INTERMEDIATE

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 4 $199.99

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SEXUAL MISCONDUCT JUDICIAL TRAINING is presented by Brett Sokolow and Saundra Schuster, who co-presented the NCHERM Videoseminar, Best Practices for Campus Sexual Misconduct Judicial Training in 2004. Revisiting that topic, Brett and Saunie focus on special considerations for sexual misconduct complaints, including Past Sexual History/Sexual Character, special rules for admitting previous infractions by the accused student, how to address multiple victims in one complaint, evidence of Rape Trauma and its admissibility/evidentiary significance, interpreting/admitting medical records and SANE (forensic) evidence, use/abuse of victimological information, Clery and other victim’s rights considerations, balancing the rights of all parties, privacy screens and other testimony devices in campus hearings and the Force/Consent/ Incapacity construct as an analytical tool. SKILL LEVEL = ADVANCED

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 5 $199.99

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QUESTIONING SKILLS AND GESTICS is a highly interactive and engaging topic presented by Brett Sokolow and Scott Lewis. Scott is an expert on Gestics, the science of interpreting body language and affect. We all evaluate the information that witnesses and parties bring to hearings, and mostly we operate on our gut reactions to the information we receive. Scott and Brett offer critical information on interpreting our gut feelings and understanding the subtle (and obvious) visual and aural cues that tell all of us whether we believe or disbelieve, trust or show skepticism. Questioning is one of the most basic skills for hearing officers, but a skilled line of questioning takes practice. We focus on putting students at ease, communicating with them in ways that opens them to our inquiry, being inquisitive without turning a hearing into an inquisition, when open or closed questions are best, appropriate challenge styles, and more.
SKILL LEVEL = INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series: Audioseminar 6 $199.99

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EVALUATING AND WEIGHING EVIDENCE brings you the expertise of Mary Lou Antieau and Brett Sokolow as they talk about simple, informal evidence rules to guide decision-making in campus hearings. Participants learn straightforward definitions for relevance and credibility issues. They develop a common sense measure for evidence that could prejudice the fairness of the process, and learn a variety of techniques to control the admission of evidence. They learn to distinguish fact from opinion from circumstantial evidence, and how each weighs toward the standard of proof. Participants gain knowledge on everything from biased witnesses to lying witnesses, expert sources of information, how to interpret previous conduct violations and impact statements. Exercises challenge participants on hazing, the smell of marijuana, sexual harassment, threats and fights. SKILL LEVEL = ALL

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The NCHERM Conduct Training Audioseminar Series $599.99

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