Title IX: A Deep Dive Into How To Conduct Proper Interviews And Questioning Techniques

Former OCR investigator Brandon Washington will go beyond the basics and shared advanced techniques for Title IX investigation interviews. You will learn how to get more information while building rapport with the individuals whom you interview.

What You'll Learn

What proper advanced interview techniques should you employ?
How can you get a derailed interview back on track?
What can you do to build credibility as an interviewer?
How should you respond when interviewees are not cooperative?
How should you deal with statements you know to be inaccurate?

Training Overview

Improve your Title IX interviewing techniques even more. Learn strategies to get more information from witnesses.

Conducting Title IX interviews can be challenging, with witnesses who are not forthcoming, rigid regulations governing procedures, and emotionally charged conversations. Even after you have mastered basic interview techniques, you can do much more to improve outcomes and get useful information.

What proper advanced interview techniques should you employ?
How can you get a derailed interview back on track?
What can you do to build credibility as an interviewer?
How should you respond when interviewees are not cooperative?
How should you deal with statements you know to be inaccurate?

Who Should Attend?

Title IX coordinators
University presidents
Chief diversity officers
General counsels
School administrators
Faculty
Compliance directors

Expert Presenter

Brandon Washington

Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at EverQuote Inc., a tech company located in Cambridge Massachusetts
Previously Associate Vice Chancellor for Equal Opportunity and Compliance at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC)
Served as the Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida
Spent five years as an investigator, trainer, and mediator with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Investigated over 170 federal civil rights cases involving sexual harassment in the workplace, race discipline of black males, different treatment of African American students in elementary schools, and sexual assaults on college campuses
B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina
MBA from Charleston Southern University
J.D. from Florida A&M College of Law

See What Others Are Saying:

"Fantastic presentation. To the point and providing a "pause" was helpful in the Q & A. Thank you!"

-Holly C.

"Fantastic Information and Presentation"

-Tito P

"Great presentation! Thank you. I appreciated all the information provided, especially the approach to asking questions in a more open ended format. Also, Brandon's comment "not having sufficient evidence is different than saying something didn't happen" was helpful in a current situation we are investigating."

-Michael B.

"The highlights given were current and incorporated the new Title IX regulations. Brandon had great information to share. Appreciated the key takeaways and highlights."

- Kayla K.

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