CR CE06 - Consent and Boundaries in the Workplace

Research shows that organizations that prioritize consent and healthy boundaries experience fewer conflicts, higher retention, and stronger cultures of respect. This course equips participants with the language, skills, and tools to identify personal and professional boundaries, advocate for their needs, and support others in doing the same.

Participants will explore the shared responsibility between individuals and employers in maintaining a safe and inclusive workplace, balancing self-advocacy with adherence to organizational policies and values.

Who should enroll

This course is suitable for a broad workplace audience working in unionized and non-unionized environments, including:

  • Frontline employees and team members
  • Supervisors, managers, and emerging leaders
  • HR professionals and people-and-culture practitioners
  • Union representatives or committee members
  • Senior leaders seeking to align policies and practices with respectful workplace values
Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Define and apply key concepts related to consent, boundaries, and intersectionality.
  • Reflect on how values, identity, and experience shape personal and professional boundaries.
  • Communicate needs assertively using respectful, consistent, and clear language.
  • Identify strategies for addressing boundary violations constructively and safely.
  • Explore the employer’s role in fostering a consent-based organizational culture.
  • Create an action plan to promote a culture of respect, safety, and inclusion.
Duration and format

Duration      7.5hours

Format         Face-to-face, synchronous

Withdrawals and refunds
NON-CREDIT COURSE REFUND POLICY


Withdrawal 7 days prior to course start time: Full Refund
Withdrawal after 7 days: No Refund

Please refer to the Tuition Refund policy.

This policy applies to all students taking credit courses at Yukon University and all noncredit students taking courses through the Continuing Studies division with Yukon University.

CR CE06
CRN Instructional method Instructor Location Start date Seats available* Cost
90076 Face-to-face Synchronous Paige Galette Whitehorse (Ayamdigut)
12
Cost: $325.00
Tax: $16.25
Class schedule
Start date End date Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Classroom - Face to Face C1440 - - - - 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM - -

* seats available are updated nightly

Note regarding courses with listed prerequisites: Depending on the circumstances, students may be granted permission from a program advisor or the course instructor to enrol for courses in which they do not have the specified prerequisites.

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