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SoundCheck Aotearoa is proud to announce two Professional Respect Trainings in September, offering an in-person training in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) and an online training option delivered via Zoom over two half days.

Professional Respect Training is available free of cost to everyone across the Aotearoa music community. Please register early to confirm attendance for your chosen training session.

Professional Respect Training with SoundCheck Aotearoa
Monday 23rd September – 9am-5pm – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland (in person)
Wednesday 25th September & Wednesday 2nd October – Zoom (2 x online half days)

Professional Respect Training is delivered in an interactive format and explores of the foundations of safer working environments covering topics such as:

Strategies for preventing sexual harm and fostering a respectful work environment
Practical tips for bystander intervention
Guidance for receiving disclosures of sexual harm and supporting survivors
Options and pathways for reporting sexual harm and support services available
Definitions of sexual harassment and sexual harm within New Zealand legislation
WorkSafe obligations and legal requirements for workplaces

Training is facilitated by Sexual Harm Prevention and Response Specialists, Rachel Harrison and Mel Calvesbert (SoundCheck Aotearoa SHAPRA), and delivered with breaks and food and refreshments provided throughout the day.

What will I gain from taking SoundCheck Aotearoa Professional Respect Training?

Practical insight, tools and strategies to implement in your workplace/s
Connection with members of our music community across roles and generations

Please feel free to reach out to us at info@soundcheckaotearoa.co.nz with any questions about the training sessions listed. You are welcome to contact Rachel and Mel directly with any questions about the training content at shapra@soundcheckaotearoa.co.nz.

Rachel Harrison (she/they)

Experienced in sexual harm prevention, Rachel has worked with SoundCheck Aotearoa since 2019, following her work with the screen sector and a number of public and private sector organisations. Rachel developed the Professional Respect Training course and co-authored SCA’s independent report ‘Creating Culture Change around Sexual Harm in the Music Community in Aotearoa’ (2021) along with many of the resources available on our website. Rachel continues to co-present Professional Respect Training with Melanie Calvesbert, and provides independent advice to the music community regarding prevention measures.

Melanie Calvesbert (she/they)

Melanie is our first ever Sexual Harm Prevention and Response Advisor (SHAPRA), providing our music community with independent, specialised support in response to sexual harm in the workplace. Mel brings over 25 years expertise working with people affected by sexual harm across organizations such as WellStop, Wellington HELP Foundation, and more recently the New Zealand Defence Force where she managed their Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Advisor team. You can see Mel in the community co-presenting our Professional Respect Training Workshops alongside Prevention Specialist, Rachel Harrison.

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