A UBC Okanagan professor鈥檚 practice has been placed under supervision with a particular focus on 鈥渂oundary issues鈥� and 鈥渟exual harassment.鈥�

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 鈥渉as agreed to step aside from his teaching duties. He will continue to be engaged in his other academic responsibilities.鈥�

And 鈥渇or privacy reasons, we cannot further discuss the details of individual personnel matters.鈥�

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

On UBCO鈥檚 website, Porter鈥檚 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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