Designated Confidential and Non-Designated Employee Guide

Designated Confidential Resources

The university has designated medical professionals and medical staff, professional counselors, non-professional counselors, and advocates as confidential resources so individuals who have been impacted by sexual misconduct can have access to support services in a confidential setting. Information about sexual misconduct that is shared with designated confidential resources is not reported to the USU Title IX Coordinator.

Learn more about designated confidential resources at USU

Designated Confidential Resources Overview Handout

Responding to a Sexual Misconduct Disclosure as a Non-Designated Employee

You cannot request supportive measures for another individual. You can direct them to the Office of Equity website, where they can schedule an intake meeting to request supportive measures and support them while they schedule an intake. You can also direct the individual to visit an Office of Equity location in-person (Distance Education room 400 in Logan) or call the Office of Equity at 435-797-1266 to schedule a meeting to access supportive measures.

If someone is in a dangerous situation, call 911 immediately. If you are concerned about someone’s well-being, you can seek additional support as appropriate.  

  • If it’s a physical emergency and someone needs immediate support, call 911.
  • If it's a mental health emergency and someone needs immediate support, call 988.
  • If you’re concerned for a student’s well-being, contact the by filing a student of concern report. Please remind the student about CAPS and ask if you want to connect them to their office. 
  • If you’re concerned for an employee’s well-being, contact an Employee Relations Specialist in Human Resources.
  • USU’s Sexual Respect website also contains contact information for local advocacy organizations (including USU’s SAAVI office) and various national and state crisis hotlines who can help someone safety plan.

You should respect someone’s choices, even if that choice is not to access resources or report the incident. Everyone knows their own situation best, and it’s valid if resources or reporting aren’t best for them at the moment. Let them know you’re concerned about them, but you respect that they know best. Show them where they can access resources and share how they can contact you in the future if they change their mind.

Non-Designated Employee Reporting Obligations

Non-designated employees do not have reporting obligations under interim USU Policy 340. However, all employees are required to report child abuse and abuse of vulnerable adults to law enforcement and/or child protective services or adult protective services.

Yes. Reporting Employees are required to report information about sexual misconduct to the USU Title IX Coordinator, even if they learn about it from someone who is not a Reporting Employee or another third party. You should ask the individual before sharing information they disclosed about sexual misconduct to someone else. 

If an individual discloses information about sexual misconduct to you and you then tell a Reporting Employee that information, you should notify the individual who made the disclosure that their disclosure will be reported to the USU Title IX Coordinator by the Reporting Employee. 

Filing a Report as a Non-Designated Employee

Yes. You can help someone fill out a report to the USU Title IX Coordinator or fill out the report yourself if they ask you to.

Yes. You are allowed to file anonymous reports about sexual misconduct incidents. However, anonymous reports do not always contain enough information to pursue an investigation that can lead to disciplinary action. If you choose to report anonymously, we encourage you to provide as much information as you can.