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UBCO psychology professor placed under supervision with focus on 㽶Ƶֱboundary issues㽶Ƶֱ

Dr. Stephen Porter has stepped aside from his teaching duties
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Credit: UBCO

A UBC Okanagan professor㽶Ƶֱs practice has been placed under supervision with a particular focus on 㽶Ƶֱboundary issues㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶Ƶֱsexual harassment.㽶Ƶֱ

Dr. Stephen Porter has been placed under regulatory supervision for 18 months, with a particular focus on boundary issues, power differentials, sexual harassment, professionalism and doing no harm, according to a by the College of Psychologists.

Porter is not allowed to supervise students, researchers, and volunteers and must provide letters of apology to unnamed complainants.

According to UBCO, Porter 㽶Ƶֱhas agreed to step aside from his teaching duties. He will continue to be engaged in his other academic responsibilities.㽶Ƶֱ

And 㽶Ƶֱfor privacy reasons, we cannot further discuss the details of individual personnel matters.㽶Ƶֱ

The details of the incident or incidents have not been released.

On UBCO㽶Ƶֱs website, Porter㽶Ƶֱs list of teaching includes forensic psychology, psychopathy, violence and personality theory.

Porter could not be reached for comment by the time of publication.

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