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• The methods of ascertaining and ensuring the confidentiality of personal information and documentation related to applicants for assistance and their children who have provided notice about their experiences of sexual harassment and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking

Definitions: • Sexual Harassment: Type of unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, uninvited stories/fantasies, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature in the workplace, learning, or public environment. Sexual harassment does not always have to be specifically about sexual behavior or directed at a specific person. For example, negative comments about women as a group may be a form of harassment. Although sexual harassment laws do not usually cover teasing or offhand comments, these behaviors can also be upsetting and have a negative emotional effect.

• Domestic Violence: Pattern of coercive, controlling behavior that can include physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse or financial abuse (using money and financial tools to exert control). Since domestic violence can include sexual assault, the two definitions can overlap

• Sexual Assault: Type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault is sexual activity such as forced sexual intercourse, sodomy, molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape. It includes sexual acts against people who are unable to consent either due to age or lack of capacity.

• Stalking: Pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Stalking is a dangerous and can often cause severe and long-lasting emotional and psychological harm to victims. Stalking often escalates over time and can lead to domestic violence, sexual assault, and even homicide. Stalking can include frightening communications, emails electronically, direct, or indirect threats, and harassing a victim through the internet. A comprehensive 2-tiered training has been developed and will be provided beginning March 2023. • Tier 1 training can be accessed through the Kansas Learning and Performance Management system as an on-demand 1-hour virtual (online), self-driven course. Eligibility staff and agency personnel (as determined) must complete this training.

• Tier 2 training is an extensive one-day facilitator-led in-person or virtual training. This training must be completed by staff who provide intensive case management, such as Employment Services.