; (2) obtain or assist a family or household member in obtaining services from a survivor services organization; (3) obtain or assist a family or household member in obtaining behavioral health services or counseling; (4) participate in safety planning, temporary or permanent relocation, or taking other actions, to increase the safety of the employee or family or household member; or (5) take legal action, including preparing for or participating in any civil or criminal legal proceeding related to or resulting from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. (d) Procedures (1) Request Safe leave shall be provided upon the oral or written request of an employee. Such request shall— (A) include the expected duration of the period of such leave; and (B) be provided as soon as practicable after the employee is aware of the need for such period. (2) Scheduling An employee shall make a reasonable effort to schedule a period of safe leave under this title in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer, unless scheduling the period of leave in that manner is not practicable. (3) Certification (A) In general An employer may require that a request for safe leave under this section for a purpose described in subsection (c) be supported— (i) by any form of certification (but the employer may not specify the particular form of certification to be provided) consisting of— (I) a sworn statement of the employee or the family or household member, as the case may be; (II) a police report indicating that the employee, or a family or household member of the employee, was a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking