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Bullying

Bullying. Christine Petrillo, MsEd. - School Counseling - TEI Instructor. Things to Consider & Think About. 1. characteristics of bullying - what does bullying look like? - identifying behaviors & attitudes 2 . who does bullying effect? 3. where does it show itself?

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Bullying

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  1. Bullying Christine Petrillo, MsEd. - School Counseling - TEI Instructor

  2. Things to Consider & Think About • 1. characteristics of bullying - what does bullying look like? - identifying behaviors & attitudes • 2 . who does bullying effect? • 3. where does it show itself? • 4. what is the prevalence of bullying in our school & community • 5. when does bullying take place? • 6. why does bullying occur? • 7. can bullying be prevented? • 8. can the cycle be interrupted? • 9. what are the components of change? • 10. where can we lean more about bully prevention programs? • 11. can we evaluate our own progress? should we? • 12. why is it important to intervene?

  3. BULLYING – WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A BULLY???

  4. WHAT DOES BULLYING LOOK LIKE???

  5. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2800561/the_bully Characteristics of Bullying

  6. Bullying is about …. • Being a Power player • User or threat of use of force, physical, • verbal or both • Alienating / isolating • My way or the highway • Rigid / Narrow - One dimensional view • Lacking empathy • Self-serving • EXAMPLES: pushing, shoving, tripping, poking, punching, tantrums, ignoring, talking behind back, left handed compliments, putdowns, name calling, internet abuse…. Lies, rumors, storytelling, isolation, threats, etc. Who are the bullies?

  7. WHAT DOES BULLYING LOOK LIKE? • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2800234/bullying • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2800271/bullying2 • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2800361/bullying3

  8. clips • http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7448701 • http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/ • http://www.ancomm.com/code_of_silence/index.html?gclid=CMWujtGwxKUCFQjd4Aod1XzGYA

  9. Who are the bullies and who do bullies effect? • The Bullied • The Bully • The Bystanders • The Community • School • Home • Community at large

  10. where & when can bullying happen? • For younger kids – • For pre-teens – • For high school kids – • For college kids – • For adults -

  11. Why does bullying happen? What conditions are present? • Insecurity • Self-promotion • Fear • Neediness • Bullied gone bully (abused becomes abuser) • Learning • Inability to express feelings • Prejudicial & bias attitudes, discriminating behaviors • Lack of accountability • Lack of teaching • Punishment without teaching • Lack of consistency • Minimization: A culture of tolerance for bullying (spoken or unspoken). • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2803149/bullies2

  12. Can the cycle of bullying be… • Prevented: • Interrupted:

  13. Components for change • Philosophical - mission statement • Action based – common language, expectations & rules, action/reaction plan, actual program implementation, exercises, recognition, rewards, accountability & consequences at: • Home • School • Peer groups • Community

  14. Components of Change: Plan of action: what can we do? • Self-created: Home, School, Community - Expectations/philosophy - Action plan that promotes awareness, empowerment, accountability

  15. Rules for Relationships: Summer Leadership Training Model – Robert Petrillo • Share openly - feelings, thoughts, behaviors. • No put-downs, low-blows, or power-plays. • Label all behaviors, they aren’t always good. • Don’t side with someone to protect yourself. • Don’t talk about anyone who is not in the room. • Own your own behavior. Take responsibility for your words and actions. • Accept the responsibility of model and exemplar… you are what you do. • Respect yourself. • Do a hard thing every day.

  16. A Foundation in Respect For self: what does it look like? For others: what does it look like? How to gain it? How to give it away? Examples, examples, examples. they need to be genuine, sincere, authentic. http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2800450/respect

  17. Resources: Website worth checking out • http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/signs-that-you-bully.aspx • http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/signs-that-you-bully.aspx • http://www.ancomm.com/code_of_silence/index.html • http://www.ancomm.com/igeneration/index.html • http://www.ancomm.com/code_of_silence/white_paper_a_strategy_for_safer_schools.asp • http://blogs.smarter.com/babieskids/2009/06/04/helping-your-kids-deal-with-bullying/ • http://aacap.org/page.ww?name=Bullying&section=Facts+for+Families • http://www.parentsconnect.com/parenting/bullying.html?kw=bullying&xrs=paid-google-ChildBehavior-Bullying-PhysicalBullying-bullying • http://www.stopcyberbulling.org/why-do-kids-cyberbully-each-other.html • http://www.adl.org/education/edu_awod/default.asp

  18. More Resources: • Response to Intervention: http://www.rti4success.org/ • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: http://www.pbis.org/ • Peace Builders – bully prevention program: http://www.peacebuilderscom/ • Bully Busters – teacher based bullying prevention: http://www.researchpress.com/product/item/5192/ • Olweus Bullying Prevention Program – http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/ • Caring School Community – school connectedness: http://www.devstu.org/page/caring-school-community • Anti-Defamation League – No Place for Hate: http://www.adl.org/npfh_philadelphia/

  19. FOCUS:Where do we go from here? • Home, school partnership • Identify • Intervene • Prevent • http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2803362/schools

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