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Incoming Graduate Training

Completing Gender-Based and Sexual Violence (GBSV) Prevention Education is a condition of admission for all graduate students entering a new graduate degree program at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ. All graduate students must complete this training by the end of the first term to be eligible to progress to their second term of studies.

GBSV Prevention Education training is a skills-based, small group, live facilitated two-hour Zoom training session focused on the skills graduate students need to decrease harm in their roles as students, teaching assistants, research assistants, lab work and future researchers.

Graduate students hold significant influence and power within the university community and occupy complex and shifting positionalities, simultaneously navigating power dynamics as students in their own degree programs and in instructional roles as teaching assistants or mentors to students. This training aims to provide graduate students with the skills to navigate GBSV, healthy power use, trauma and boundary setting.

An optional precursory module, , will be offered to all graduate students in addition to this GBSV education. This training will include foundational definitions of GBSV, consent and the policy landscape, emphasizing how these concepts can show up in a students’ professional role.

Learning Outcomes

Divided into four sections and utilizing small group and self-reflection exercises, GBSV education covers the following learning outcomes:

1. Using Power for Good

• Explain and reflect on your use of power over/under with others and how to be accountable to that positional power.
• Recognize the power you hold in relationships with students and clients, and how this power can impact campus culture.

2. Setting Boundaries

• Identify how to set and maintain boundaries with students and staff you may have power over/under.
• Practive effective boundary-setting strategies related to your unique role on campus.

3. Understanding Trauma and Triggers

• Differentiate between an activated versus triggered state, identify behaviours that are driven by both, and learn to implement practices and tools to support safer professional engagement.
• Recognize how to integrate trauma-informed approaches into your unique role on campus.

4. Tools for De-escalation

• Develop practical skills to navigate difficult interactions with students/clients.
• Practice effective de-escalation strategies related to your professional role.

How to Complete GBSV Prevention Education Training

Log in to your Brightspace account using your ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ email address. You should see that you are enrolled in GBSV Prevention Education Training: Supporting Safer Professional Practice. Click on the course to sign up for one of the available sessions that works for your schedule.

Expectations

• The session is two hours long on Zoom. You must be present for the entire session.
• You must come ready to participate with your camera on

If you are unable to meet these expectations, you will be asked to reschedule. A reminder that you must complete this training to be eligible to progress to your second term of studies.

2026 training sessions available soon!