Bullying Prevention and Response

Training and Continuing Education

Online Program
Introduction
Introduction
Table of Contents
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
What is bullying?
 Challenge #1:
Is the behavior unwanted aggression
or is it rough play?
 Challenge #2:
The Question of Repeated Behavior
 Challenge #3:
What constitutes a power imbalance?
Chapter Check-in:
Modes and Types of Bullying
Modes and Types of Bullying
Chapter Check-in:
 Finding #1:
Many Children
Are Involved In Bullying
How many children and youth
are bullied?
How are children and youth
bullied?
 There are Similarities and
Differences Among Boys
and Girls in Their Experiences With
Bullying
 Boys’ and Girls’ Experiences of
Being Bullied and Bullying Others
 Boys’ and Girls’ Experiences of
Being Bullied and Bullying Others
 Finding #3:
Children’s Experiences with
Bullying Vary by Age
Age Trends in the Frequency
of Being Bullied
 Finding #4:
There Are Multiple Risk Factors and
Protective Factors
for Bullying
Risk Factors for Bullying
 Examples of Individual Factors
Related to Involvement in Bullying
 Examples of Peer Factors
Related to Involvement in Bullying
 Examples of Family Factors
Related to Involvement in Bullying
 Examples of School Factors
Related to Involvement in Bullying
 Examples of Community Factors
Related to Involvement in Bullying
Protective Factors for Bullying
Protective Community Factors
 Finding #5:
Although Any Child May
be Targeted, Some Are at Particular
Risk of Being Bullied
Children and Youth At Higher Risk
for Being Bullied
 Bullying Can Affect the Health,
Mental Health, and Academic Well-
Being of Children
Who are Targeted
Effects on Bullied Children and
Youth
Biological Mechanisms Associated
with Bullying
Biological Mechanisms Associated
with Bullying
 Finding #7:
Children Who Bully Are More Likely
Than Others to Be Engaged in
Other Antisocial Behavior
Concern for Children Who Bully:
Concern for Children Who Bully:
 Finding #8:
Many Children
Do Not Report Bullying
Experiences to Adults
Likelihood of Reporting
Likelihood of Reporting
 Finding #9:
Many Children and Youth
Are Concerned About Bullying
Peers’ Attitudes and Responses
to Bullying
 Finding #10:
A Variety of Laws in the U.S.
Address Bullying
 Federal Laws and
Bullying and Harassment
School Districts and Federal Civil
Rights
State Anti-Bullying Laws and
Policies
State Anti-Bullying Laws and
Policies
Chapter Check-in:
Chapter Check-in:
 Misdirection #1:
Zero Tolerance for Bullying
 Misdirection #2: Conflict
Resolution and Peer Mediation
 Misdirection #2: Conflict
Resolution and Peer Mediation
 Misdirection #3:
Group Therapeutic Treatment
Misdirection #4: Overstating or
Simplifying the Relationship
Between Bullying and Suicide
Misdirection #4: Overstating or
Simplifying the Relationship
Between Bullying and Suicide
Misdirection #5: Simple, Short-
Term Solutions
Chapter Check-in:
Chapter Check-in:
#1: Focus on the Social Climate
#2: Conduct Community-Wide
Assessments of Bullying
#3: Seek Out Support for Bullying
Prevention
#4: Coordinate and Integrate
Prevention Efforts
#4: Coordinate and Integrate
Prevention Efforts
#4: Coordinate and Integrate
Prevention Efforts
#5: Provide Training in Bullying
Prevention and Response
#5: Provide Training in Bullying
Prevention and Response
#5: Provide Training in Bullying
Prevention and Response
#5: Provide Training in Bullying
Prevention and Response
#6: Organize a Community Event to
Catalyze Efforts
#6: Organize a Community Event to
Catalyze Efforts
#6: Organize a Community Event to
Catalyze Efforts
#6: Organize a Community Event to
Catalyze Efforts
#7: Set Policies and Rules About
Bullying
#8: Respond Consistently and
Appropriately When Bullying
Happens
#8: Respond Consistently and
Appropriately When Bullying
Happens
#8: Respond Consistently and
Appropriately When Bullying
Happens
#8: Respond Consistently and
Appropriately When Bullying
Happens
 #9: Spend Time Talking with
Children and Youth About Bullying
 #9: Spend Time Talking with
Children and Youth About Bullying
 #9: Spend Time Talking with
Children and Youth About Bullying
 #9: Spend Time Talking with
Children and Youth About Bullying
#10: Continue Efforts Over Time
and Renew Community Interests
Chapter Check-in:
In Conclusion
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