Bullying
Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
Executive Director, AllCEUs
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Objectives
~ Define bullying
~ Explore the types of bullying
~ Identify characteristics of bullies
~ Identify motivations for bullying
~ Identify effects of bullying
~ Explore interventions to
~ Stop Bullying
~ Help bullying victims
What is Bullying
~ A pattern of aggressive behavior involving unwanted negative actions which involves an imbalance of strength or power (physical, social)
How Big of A Problem Is It
~ Prevalence
~ More than half of adolescents have been bullied online and about the same number have engaged in bullying
~ Only 1 in 10 tells a parent they have been a victim
~ Bullycide
~ According to the Yale School of Medicine, adolescent suicide rates have increased more than 50% in the last 30 years.
~ 19,000 victims of bullying will attempt suicide each year (1 every 30 minutes) according to the American Psychiatric Association
Types of Bullying
~ Verbal
~ Degrading or demeaning to give the aggressor power
~ Physical
~ Pushing, shoving, hitting
~ Stealing
~ Sexual assault
~ Relational
~ When behaviors are used as a means of achieving a goal
~ In reaction/retaliation to provocation
Types of Bullying
~ Cyberbullying
~ The use of the internet and related technologies (i.e. Iphones, Snapchat, Instagram etc…) to harm other people in a deliberate and repeated manner.
~ Is inescapable
~ Forms
~ Harrassment
~ Impersonation
~ Use of Photographs
~ Creating websites and blogs
~ Participating in “happy slapping”
Characteristics of Bullies
~ Lower parental supervision (More permissive)
~ Drug and alcohol use
~ Family conflict
~ Parents, coaches who show power and aggression by yelling, hitting
~ Siblings or friends who bully the child
~ Trouble standing up to peer pressure
~ Relate to others negatively
Characteristics of Bullies
~ Desire for power and control
~ Lack of empathy
~ Strong needs for power and dominance
~ Often rewarded in some wat for their behavior (material, social or psychological)
Motivations for Bullying
~ Power & Control
~ “Respect” (Intimidation)
~ Revenge
~ Social and material rewards
~ Questions
~ Where does the need for power and control come from?
~ What are the long and short term benefits of bullying and how can they be reduced?
~ What other ways can be provided for youth to achieve the same benefits in a prosocial manner?
Characteristics of Victims & Interventions
~ Overweight, underweight, not physically attractive
~ New students.
~ Assign them a mentor
~ Being different or not considered “cool.”
~ Emphasize and reward student strengths beginning in elementary school.
~ Perceived as weak or unable to defend themselves
~ Pay particular attention to students who are bully-prone
Characteristics of Victims & Interventions
~ Depressed, anxious
~ Teach age-appropriate coping skills
~ Educate about depression and fear/anxiety
~ Low self-esteem
~ Increase self-esteem
~ Reduce need for external validation
~ Unpopular or do not socialize well with others
~ Teach social skills
~ Teach communication skills
Effects of Bullying
~ Unwillingness to attend school
~ Lower grades
~ Increased somatic complaints
~ Lower self-esteem
~ More anxiety and depression
~ Increased risk for alcohol or drug use
~ Increased risk for eating disorders
Bullying Myths
~ Only boys bully
~ Kids will outgrow bullying
~ People who bully have low self-esteem
~ Bullying will resolve itself if you ignore it
~ Bullying is done when nobody else is around
~ Teachers intervene to stop bullying
~ Reporting bullying will make it worse
Interventions
~ Educate kids about the consequences
~ Encourage victims to not respond and “feed in”
~ Keep computers in a public area of the house
~ Encourage friendships
~ Teach effective communication skills
~ Identify ways to cope with bullying
~ Facilitate school success and commitment
~ Improve school organization and student monitoring and enforcement of anti-bullying rules
More Interventions
~ Support open expression of objective opinions
~ Teach problem solving
~ Provide opportunities for cooperative group work IN the classroom
Summary
~ Bullying is far more prevalent today than before
~ Cyberbullying feels inescapable
~ Bullying related suicide attempts have increased drastically
~ Depression involves feeling hopeless and helpless
~ Interventions
~ Build on children's strengths (self-esteem)
~ Teach them how to cope with adversity
~ Provide tools and opportunities for social skills development and friendships
Summary
~ Interventions
~ Educate about the difference between respect and intimidation
~ Enforce a no bullying policy at school AND home (Family contracts for non-bullying)
~ Teach children how to report cyberbullying
~ Eliminate the rewards bullies get for bullying
~ Broaden consequences to not only primary bullies but “henchmen”
~ Increase rewards for prosocial behavior
Resources
~ http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html
~ https://www.verywell.com/types-of-cyberbullying-460549
~ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/teens-cyber-bullying-risk-factors-1025123
~ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/friendship-reduces-bullying-1122111/
~ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/bullies-may-be-at-increased-risk-for-anorexia-bulimia-1117151
~ www.ohio.edu/people/mk931908/riskfactors.html
~ http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/groups/index.html
~ http://www.erasebullying.ca/bullying/bullying-risks.php
~ https://www.verywell.com/what-are-the-risk-factors-for-becoming-a-bully-460518
~ https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=719
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