8-Hour Refresher: EEO Counselor (Counselor Refresher)


Description

This course is designed to provide certified Federal EEO Counselors with the latest updates in law and to satisfy the 8 hour annual requirement for Federal EEO Counselors.

Content
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Introduction to Counselor 8 Hour Refresher Training
  • Pre-Test
  • MODULE 1: Reviewing MD-110
  • MD-110
  • Activity: Self Relection - Circling back to guidance.
  • Pregnancy & Retaliation Updates
  • Knowledge Check: MD-110
  • Conclusion of Module 1
  • MODULE 2: FEDERAL EEO COMPLAINT PROCESS AND LAWS REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY MD-110
  • Reference: 29 C.F.R. Part 1614
  • Reference: MD-110
  • Review of the Federal Sector Process
  • Assignment: What Happens Next?
  • Knowledge Check: Formal Complaint
  • Conclusion of Module 2
  • MODULE 3: THEORIES OF DISCRIMINATION REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY MD-110
  • Reivew of Theories: Disparate Treatment
  • Age & Reprisal
  • Sex Discrimination
  • June 2020 Update - LGBT
  • Review of Harassment
  • Read EEOC's Press Release - Enforcement Guidance on Harasssment
  • Enforcement Guidance on Harassment
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - EEOC
  • Intro to Accommodation - Religion
  • Disability Reasonable Accommodation
  • Knowledge Check: Theories
  • Conclusion of Module 3
  • MODULE 4: BEING AN EFFECTIVE "SHUTTLE DIPLOMAT" IN COUNSELING
  • Shuttle Diplomacy
  • Educating Aggrieved Parties on Monetary Relief
  • Sampling of Compensatory Damages Awarded by EEOC
  • Knowledge Check: Shuttle Diplomacy
  • Conclusion of Module 4
  • MODULE 5: APPLYING MEDIATION TECHNIQUES IN COUNSELING
  • Applying Other Mediation Techniques in Counseling
  • Knowledge Check: Applying other Mediation Techniques
  • Conclusion of Module 5
  • MODULE 6: IF ALL ELSE FAILS: FEEDBACK FROM COUNSELOR REPORT REVIEWERS
  • 6. If All else Fails
  • Knowledge Check: If Everything Else Fails
  • Conclusion of Module 6
  • EEO Processing Post-Pandemic
  • What You Should Know About COVID-19 and ADA, Rehab Act & Other EEO Laws
  • MODULE 8: FINAL THOUGHTS
  • Post-Test
  • Thank you
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 1 year