What about employees with jobs involving confidentiality, like counselors?

Certain employees are specifically exempted from Responsible Employee status. These include (1) licensed counselors, such as those at Student Counseling Services, and their staff members; and (2) health care providers and staff, such as those at the Longest Student Health Center.

University policy does not require these employees to relay any information about sexual misconduct that is reported to them. Conferring with these employees is not considered a report to the university, and will not put the university on notice of alleged sexual misconduct or trigger any university investigation or disciplinary proceedings.