Explore ethical boundaries, consent, and confidentiality practices for designing and running industry-specific harassment and diversity simulations.
Ethical Considerations and Confidentiality in Scenarios
Explore ethical boundaries, consent, and confidentiality practices for designing and running industry-specific harassment and diversity simulations.

Overview

Ethics and confidentiality are foundational to safe and effective simulations. This lesson covers how to protect participants and sensitive information.

Ethical Principles

  • Respect, safety, and non-maleficence in all scenarios
  • Informed consent for participation and data use
  • Avoidance of real-identifiable data or cases without permission

Confidentiality and De-identification

Use de-identified facts, synthetic details, and anonymized inputs to minimize risk while preserving realism.

Data Handling

Establish clear guidelines for storage, access, and disposal of scenario materials and debrief notes.