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Many of our relationships are equal in terms of status, rank, responsibilities, and authority, but many others are not equal. While individuals are always accountable for their own behavior and boundary keeping, this is especially true in relationships of unequal power (e.g., supervisor/supervisee; teacher /student). Those who have formal power (e.g., classroom assessment, advising, mentoring, counseling, job performance evaluation) or informal power (e.g., age) are always responsible to look after the well-being of those who do not have this power. Sexual or racial nondiscrimination and harassment incidents are specific examples of abuse of this power. Definitions and procedures for handling such incidents are further outlined in the Handbook.
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