Fostering Civility and Respect at Work (HWP-010)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

2 hours

Audience

Employees

Description

All federal public servants deserve a work place where the values of civility and respect are promoted and upheld at the highest level, by everyone.

However, diverging opinions and train of thoughts can sometimes give rise to incidents and conflicts where civility and respect may lack which can negatively impact the work place. Many employees may find themselves uncertain of how to address such incidents and wether they should try to address it by themselves of consult support services.

This workshop, will help employees and managers deepen their understanding of what is civility and respect in the work place, including interpersonal interactions dynamics, best practices in comunication and roles and responsibilities when it comes to upholding these essential values.

The 120 minutes workshop on civility and respect covers the following topics:

1. Learning Objectives And Safe Space Guidelines

2. What Is Incivility?

3. Perceptions In The Work Place

4. The Dynamics Of Interactions

5. What Are Uncivil Behaviours And How Do They Impact The Work Place

6. The Contagious Nature And Root Causes Of Incivility

7. Microaggressions And How To Disarm Them

8. Respect In The Workplace And What Employees Can Do

9. Workplace Etiquettes

10. Key Takeaways And Resource Catalogue

Learning Objectives: 

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

1. Define what is incivility in the workplace

2. Understand the impact and root cause of incivility

3. Navigate approaches and responses to promote civility and respect

Presented by: Harassment and Violence Prevention Program in collaboration with the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development (CoELPD).

Available Upon Request: To request a session, please contact Respect@justice.gc.ca

Facilitator(s): Vincent Gingras and Brianna Quesnel

Accommodation measures:

The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre of Expertise for Learning and Professional Development. 

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars

Accreditation by Law Societies:

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).