confidentiality – David G. Schwartz

Why Not the Visit the Ombuds? | From the Ombuds

OCT. 24, 2022 Ombuds Week, which UNLV celebrated two weeks ago, provided many opportunities for members of the campus community to engage with the Ombuds Office. Whether it was at our Difficult Conversations roleplay workshop or with our Escape Room, students, faculty, and staff got to learn more about healthy ways to resolve conflict. They […]

Confidentiality and the Ombuds Office | From the Ombuds

From the Ombuds Archive, ombuds • Dave • July 5, 2022 • confidentiality, IOA, ombuds

JUN. 30, 2022 The International Ombuds Association outlines four fundamental principles that buttress the practice of organizational ombuds. They include independence, impartiality, informality, and confidentiality. I would like to talk a little about what confidentiality is and why it is such an important part of any ombuds office. According to the IOA’s Code of Ethics, confidentiality “is the defining characteristic of

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