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Cindy Ortiz-Espinoza April 26, 2012 Parents and School Faculty. Bullying Awareness. Introduction. The Issue: Dramatic Increase Physical and Emotional safety is negatively impacted Affect ability to learn. Statistics. What is Bullying?.
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Cindy Ortiz-EspinozaApril 26, 2012Parents and School Faculty Bullying Awareness
Introduction • The Issue: • Dramatic Increase • Physical and Emotional safety is negatively impacted • Affect ability to learn
What is Bullying? Is when a person is exposed to repetitive and over time to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons (Olweus,1976)
Forms of Bullying Physical Emotional Bullying Verbal Cyber
What makes a bully? • Walter (2006) • Harsh punishment at home • Making the child feel insecure • Rejecting the child • Putting the child down
The Results of Bullying • Bullying can Influence… Future Behavior Physical Health Emotional Health Psychological Health
The Results of Bullying • Depression • Low self-esteem • Engaged in risky behaviors • Go to jail • Suicide Oyasiwo, et al., (2010)…
Schools and community training • Rules against bullying are adopted • Supervision system is developed • Surveys students regarding bullying Schoen and Schoen (2010)
Stop Bullying Now Program • Conduct Assessments • Engage Parents and Youth • Creates Policies and Rules • Builds a Safe Environments • Educates Students and School Staff Schoen and Schoen (2010)
Synthesis Educate Prevent Bullying Promoting Awareness Develop School Programs
For more Information • http://www.violencepreventionworks.org/public/bullying_prevention_training_info.page • http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at-school/index.html
References Harting, S. (2011, April 30). Student bullying on increase, federal statistics reveal. Digg.com: The new face of social networking. Retrieved February 28, 2012, from http://http://students.com.miami.edu/netreporting/?page_id=1269. Oyaziwo, W., Fajoju, A., Don, Omoike., & Justina, A. (2008). A Review of the Extend, Nature Characteristics and Effects of Bullying Behavior in School. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 35, 151-158. Schoen, S., & Schoen, A. (2010). Bullying and Harassment in the United States. Clearing House, 83(2), 68-72