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UBCO psychology professor placed under supervision with focus on 91Ƶboundary issues91Ƶ

Dr. Stephen Porter has stepped aside from his teaching duties
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A UBC Okanagan professor91Ƶs practice has been placed under supervision with a particular focus on 91Ƶboundary issues91Ƶ and 91Ƶsexual harassment.91Ƶ

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 91Ƶhas agreed to step aside from his teaching duties. He will continue to be engaged in his other academic responsibilities.91Ƶ

And 91Ƶfor privacy reasons, we cannot further discuss the details of individual personnel matters.91Ƶ

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

On UBCO91Ƶs website, Porter91Ƶs 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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