Pennsylvania Code
Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS
Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 49 - STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS-LICENSURE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS
CODE OF ETHICAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 49.74 - Sexual harassment
Universal Citation: 49 PA Code ยง 49.74
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Licensees may not sexually harass supervisees, students, trainees, employees, research subjects or colleagues.
(b) Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when any one of the following occurs:
(1) Submission to the conduct is made either
explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or
academic association with a licensee.
(2) Submission to or rejection of the conduct
by an individual is used as the basis for employment-related decisions
affecting the individual or academic decisions affecting the
individual.
(3) The conduct has the
purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or
academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working
or academic environment.
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