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BULLYING

BULLYING . BOLT ON . WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR?. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR?. Those working with young people of all ages (0-18 years). WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR?. Those working with young people of all ages (0-18 years). WHAT IS THE AIM OF THIS BOLT-ON?. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR?.

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BULLYING

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  1. BULLYING BOLT ON

  2. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR?

  3. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR? Those working with young people of all ages (0-18 years)

  4. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR? Those working with young people of all ages (0-18 years) WHAT IS THE AIM OF THIS BOLT-ON?

  5. WHO IS THIS BOLT-ON FOR? Those working with young people of all ages (0-18 years) WHAT IS THE AIM OF THIS BOLT-ON? To explore basic issues around Bullying, to think about it in our local context and consider methods for dealing with it.

  6. BYTHEENDOFTHISSESSIONYOUWILLHAVE…

  7. BYTHEENDOFTHISSESSIONYOUWILLHAVE… Clarified what is meant by bullying

  8. BYTHEENDOFTHISSESSIONYOUWILLHAVE… Clarified what is meant by bullying Knowledge of how to look for some of the signs of bullying

  9. BYTHEENDOFTHISSESSIONYOUWILLHAVE… Clarified what is meant by bullying Knowledge of how to look for some of the signs of bullying Considered the experiences of this in our local context

  10. BYTHEENDOFTHISSESSIONYOUWILLHAVE… Clarified what is meant by bullying Knowledge of how to look for some of the signs of bullying Considered the experiences of this in our local context • Created a unified approach for dealing with bullying in our corps/church, in line with The Salvation Army’s Safeguarding procedures

  11. THE SALVATION ARMY’S STATEMENT OF INTENT

  12. THE SALVATION ARMY’S STATEMENT OF INTENT We are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all of our children and leaders so they can develop in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. Bullying of any kind (including cyberbullying) is unacceptable in our corps fellowship. If bullying does occur, all children and leaders should be able to tell about it and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. This means that anyone who knows that bullying is happening is expected to tell a children’s worker.

  13. WHAT IS BULLYING?

  14. WHAT IS BULLYING? • THE SALVATION ARMY’S POLICY STATEMENT:

  15. WHAT IS BULLYING? • THE SALVATION ARMY’S POLICY STATEMENT: Bullying is the use of aggression with the intention of hurting another person. Children can bully each other, be bullied by adults and can sometimes bully adults. Any form of bullying results in pain and distress to the victim.

  16. FORMS OF BULLYING

  17. FORMS OF BULLYING • HOW MANY FORMS OF BULLYING CAN YOU THINK OF?

  18. FORMS OF BULLYING • HOW MANY FORMS OF BULLYING CAN YOU THINK OF? • Emotional • Physical • Sexual • Racial • Homophobic • Verbal • Unofficial activities

  19. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING

  20. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Bullying hurts

  21. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Young person being bullied needs protection • Bullying hurts

  22. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Young person bullying needs help • Young person being bullied needs protection • Bullying hurts

  23. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Young person bullying needs help • Safe space can be created • Young person being bullied needs protection • Bullying hurts

  24. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Young person bullying needs help • Safe space can be created • Young person being bullied needs protection • Bullying hurts • It helps to create a culture of peer accountability

  25. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO RESPOND TO BULLYING • Young person bullying needs help • Safe space can be created • Young person being bullied needs protection • Bullying hurts • It helps to create a culture of peer accountability • Only in a safe place can young people develop and express themselves fully and confidently

  26. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

  27. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • KIDSCAPE: • Be frightened of walking to and from school. • Change their usual route. • Not want you to go on the school bus. • Beg you to drive them to school. • Be unwilling to go to school (or be 'school phobic'). • Feel ill in the mornings. • Begin truanting. • Begin doing poorly in their school work. • Come home regularly with clothes or books destroyed. • Come home starving (bully taking dinner money). • Become withdrawn, start stammering, lack confidence. • Become distressed and anxious, stop eating. • Attempt or threaten suicide. • Cry themselves to sleep, have nightmares. • Have their possessions go missing. • Ask for money or start stealing (to pay the bully). • Continually 'lose' their pocket money. • Refuse to talk about what's wrong. • Have unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches. • Begin to bully other young people, siblings. • Become aggressive and unreasonable. • Give improbable excuses for any of the above.

  28. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • KIDSCAPE: • OTHERS THAT MAY BE MORE SPECIFIC TO OUR WORK: • Be frightened of walking to and from school. • Change their usual route. • Not want you to go on the school bus. • Beg you to drive them to school. • Be unwilling to go to school (or be 'school phobic'). • Feel ill in the mornings. • Begin truanting. • Begin doing poorly in their school work. • Come home regularly with clothes or books destroyed. • Come home starving (bully taking dinner money). • Become withdrawn, start stammering, lack confidence. • Become distressed and anxious, stop eating. • Attempt or threaten suicide. • Cry themselves to sleep, have nightmares. • Have their possessions go missing. • Ask for money or start stealing (to pay the bully). • Continually 'lose' their pocket money. • Refuse to talk about what's wrong. • Have unexplained bruises, cuts, scratches. • Begin to bully other young people, siblings. • Become aggressive and unreasonable. • Give improbable excuses for any of the above. • Young person may not want to sit in the same place as they always have at Club/Sunday school • Young person may always want to sit out of a certain activity (i.e. sports or craft – perhaps because they have been teased or bullied about it!) • Young person may not want to come into the programme and cling on to parent(s)

  29. PREVENTION

  30. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying:

  31. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Writing a set of group rules

  32. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules

  33. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Behaviour contracts • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules

  34. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Behaviour contracts • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules • Sessions/discussions about bullying

  35. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Behaviour contracts • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules • Sessions/discussions about bullying • All workers to be aware of ‘Hot Spots’

  36. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Behaviour contracts • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules • Sessions/discussions about bullying • All workers to be aware of ‘Hot Spots’ • It is important that young people are included as much as possible in bullying prevention

  37. PREVENTION • Some ways that you can prevent bullying: • Behaviour contracts • Writing a set of group rules • Reinforcing the rules • Sessions/discussions about bullying • All workers to be aware of ‘Hot Spots’ • It is important that young people are included as much as possible in bullying prevention • Are there any things here that you are already doing or could develop in your ministry and programmes?

  38. DEALING WITH BULLYING

  39. DEALING WITH BULLYING • Read through the Procedures and Outcomes:

  40. DEALING WITH BULLYING • Read through the Procedures and Outcomes: • Who would be the actual people/leaders involved in this?

  41. DEALING WITH BULLYING • Read through the Procedures and Outcomes: • Who would be the actual people/leaders involved in this? • Are there any changes that you think need to be made for your setting?

  42. DEALING WITH BULLYING • Read through the Procedures and Outcomes: • Who would be the actual people/leaders involved in this? • Are there any changes that you think need to be made for your setting? • Are there any additional potential issues/concerns/ things to be aware of ?

  43. REFLECTION

  44. REFLECTION • Spend a couple of moments thinking back over the session…

  45. REFLECTION • Spend a couple of moments thinking back over the session… • You may find it helpful to fill in the reflection sheet – this isn’t to feedback on the session, it’s for you to think about how your personal and team ministry and practise can be better after this session

  46. FEEDBACK • We’d love your feedback! Please fill in the form and let us know what you found helpful and what you didn’t find helpful. Your facilitator can give you an electronic version that you can email back to us if you prefer.

  47. BULLYING BOLT ON

  48. BULLYING THERMOMETER

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