Creating Safe & Respectful Work Environments for All
Why Work with Soteria Solutions to Achieve a Safe and Respectful Work Environment?
- We have solutions customized to leverage your institution’s strengths, culture and values.
- We offer a collaborative, flexible approach as we partner with you as a catalyst to ignite lasting change.
- Our solutions for work are based on leading research.
- Sustainable change is achieved by improving organizational frameworks (e.g., goals, core values, reporting mechanisms, cultural norms) essential to making strategic shifts.
- We are Nationally recognized thought leaders and subject matter experts recognized by the Harvard Business Review and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).
Achieve Sustainable Change at Work
Soteria Solutions works with clients, including federal and state agencies and businesses, to achieve sustainable change by creating and maintaining safe and respectful learning, working and living environments void of incivility, harassment, violence and discrimination.
Research-Based Customized Solutions
We effect sustainable change through customized, innovative solutions that are research-based and proven to be the most effective strategies to prevent and respond to unacceptable behaviors, so work is a place where all individuals are respected, valued and supported to thrive.
The Catalyst to Ignite Change
Our Workplace clients are organizations who are committed to building the capacity to achieve sustainable change. At Soteria Solutions, we work alongside our clients as the catalyst to enable them to then carry the torch to maintain an environment of safety and respect for all.
Real change is achieved through customized solutions that meet our clients' unique needs, as opposed to ineffective off-the-shelf programs.
Leveraging your Organization’s Strengths
We offer a unique approach where our solutions are developed and implemented to leverage an organization’s strengths. We embrace the importance of customization to understand and leverage our client’s unique protective factors, as such factors are essential to achieving lasting impact.
We enable our clients to offer safe and respectful working environments including improving organizational frameworks that are essential to achieve integral, strategic shifts in culture. Examples of organizational frameworks include goals, strategic plans, company values, policies, reporting mechanisms, job descriptions, cultural norms, performance reviews and incentive plans.
Our Workplace Clients
We have extensive experience helping create and maintain safe and respectful work environments for businesses and federal and state agencies. Learn more about how we develop and support the implementation for such organizations.
Soteria helps achieve lasting positive change at work.
We used to say to women, 'Here's what you can do to prevent being harassed,' and we'd say to men, 'This is bad behavior, don't do it.' That definitely isn't working. Focusing on bystanders instead is about engaging the entire community so everyone has a role to play. It works because it really seeks to engage everyone as a part of the solution.
- Jane Stapleton
at Association of American Medical Colleges Leadership Forum
Bystander Intervention Workplace Solutions
We have developed our Workplace Bystander Intervention offerings that leverage decades of bystander intervention research. Our solutions for the Workplace are developed based on the community of responsibility model teaching bystanders how to intervene safely and effectively.
Custom & Flexible Solutions for the Workplace
Information Gathering
Customized Solutions & Training
We meet our clients where they are; meaning we review and leverage any initial work that has been done to assess what is going on in the workplace that is causing incivility, harassment, violence or discrimination.
The information-gathering process may include stakeholder conversations, focus groups, listening sessions and/or surveys.
The information-gathering process can be completed in person or virtually. We then utilize the information gathered to develop a customized solution that is relatable, recognizable, and effective for your audience.
Our Offerings Include:
SPEAKER ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS: Bystander Intervention Overview
A virtual or in-person speaker engagement session that introduces and defines Prosocial Bystander Intervention, explores the underlying research and social norms, and examines how bystander intervention impacts workplace culture. Our Speaker Engagement Sessions provide organizations with an insightful and interactive overview of the key concepts and practices related to bystander intervention in professional environments. These sessions are designed to raise awareness, educate, and empower employees to act in situations where they witness harassment, discrimination, or any inappropriate behavior. The Speaker Engagement Sessions include Q&A and will have a post-session workshop survey to provide feedback. These sessions can be customized for group size, leadership teams, board of trustees, or conference break-out sessions.
WORKPLACE CLIMATE SURVEY
A thorough assessment of the workplace in order to provide actionable data about strengths and assets as well as the prevalence of problematic cultural behaviors and patterns that support inappropriate behaviors.
The Workplace Climate Survey, based on current prevention science and research, is a dynamic survey that allows respondents to define how they identify themselves and respond to questions based on that identity. The survey results provide insightful information on how different identity groups experience a workplace environment. Specific output includes:
Workplace strengths are captured
Positive experiences to build on are highlighted.
Comprehensive prevention strategies are identified
Response strategies are identified
Organizational framework solutions are noted (e.g., policy changes)
CUSTOM WORKPLACE CURRICULUM
We leverage the information gathered in a comprehensive assessment to develop a customized curriculum that includes scenarios and examples relatable and recognizable for the audience. Language is selected to represent the organization and its cultural norms and relevant organizational materials are incorporated into the curriculum including, but not limited to, organizational charts, data, logos, imagery, and photos.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS ON CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM
The train-the-trainer option enables your Workplace to have up to 25 members per workshop trained to then facilitate the roll-out of your customized curriculum.
Whether in-person or virtual, these workshops are led by two Soteria Solutions trainers with an additional Soteria Solutions team member providing all setup, support, and programming services.
Also provided is an Evaluation Report that includes post-training survey results summarized from participants completing a brief on-line training survey. The report will summarize the level of skills and knowledge gained from the training plus recommendations.
DIRECT-TO-STAFF WORKPLACE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION
SKILL BUILDING TRAINING
An in-person or virtual workshop is a specialized program designed to equip employees with the skills and confidence needed to effectively intervene in situations of harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors in the workplace. This training focuses on practical strategies and techniques that staff can use to recognize problematic behaviors, take safe and appropriate action, and support a culture of respect and inclusion within their organization. This workshop includes bystander intervention skill building including breakout sessions and attendee engagement.
Workplace Bystander Intervention
Online Module
This online, interactive digital training module is custom-developed to evaluate participants’ understanding of bystander intervention messaging while educating employees on recognizing and effectively responding to instances of harassment, discrimination, and inappropriate behavior in the workplace. Online modules offer the ability to reach large audiences including employees, contractors, staff and management via a client’s Learning Management System. This self-paced module aims to empower participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to act as proactive bystanders, fostering a safer and more inclusive work environment.
Similar to the Workplace Climate Survey, the bystander intervention online module accounts for a survey participant’s identity to build knowledge and skills to safely and effectively intervene. Branding options are available and pricing includes licensing of the custom module.
Partial List of Workplace Clients
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Financial Company
Case Studies
