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School Counselors School Counselors Leading the Way:Leading the Way:
Bullying Prevention ProgramsBullying Prevention ProgramsASCA National Conference – Denver – 2007ASCA National Conference – Denver – 2007
10 Elements in a 10 Elements in a Quality Quality Bully Prevention ProgramBully Prevention Program
1. A focus on the entire school environment
2. Assess bullying at school3. Support bully prevention4. Coordinating group5. Train all staff
10 Elements 10 Elements (cont.)(cont.)
6. Establish and enforce school rules and policies
7. Increase adult supervision
8. Intervene consistently and appropriately
9. Focus class time on bullying prevention
10. Continue the effort over time
Adapted from "Bully Prevention and Intervention in a Post-Columbine Era" workshop at the Power and Empowerment: Iowa Governor's Conference on Bullying and Harassment, January 27, 2005, Ames Iowa, Susan P. Limber, PhD, presenter.
Posted on the AEA267 Website http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us –School Climate and Behavior
Overview of Overview of School-WideSchool-Wide ElementsElements
1. Form Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee
2. Train committee and all school staff personnel
3. Administer bully/victim questionnaire
4. Develop school rules against bullying
Overview of Overview of School-WideSchool-Wide Elements Elements (cont.)(cont.)
5. Increase supervision in “hot spots”
6. Use consistent positive and negative consequences
7. Hold staff discussion groups
8. Involve parents
9. Hold school-wide “Kick-Off” Events
Administer Olweus Administer Olweus Bully/Victim Bully/Victim
QuestionnaireQuestionnaire
• Why survey students about bullying?Why survey students about bullying?– Provides a Provides a common definitioncommon definition of bullying of bullying
and it’s componentsand it’s components – Provides a Provides a baselinebaseline about bullying about bullying
problems in the school and comparison for problems in the school and comparison for changechange
– Survey and results Survey and results raise awarenessraise awareness
– Statistical results Statistical results help schools tailorhelp schools tailor their their planning effortsplanning efforts
Training for Training for All School PersonnelAll School Personnel• Administrators• All educators / faculty• Custodians• Bus drivers• Lunchroom supervisors• Support staff /
paraprofessionals• Adults often at the school• After school program providers
What do youth who are What do youth who are bullied need?bullied need?
• Positive relationshipsPositive relationships with adults with adults
• AdvocatesAdvocates to help them be heard to help them be heard
• ProtectionProtection
• FriendsFriends
• Hobbies & interestsHobbies & interests
• Ways to get ridWays to get rid of self-blame or of self-blame or self-hatredself-hatred
What do youth who bully What do youth who bully need?need?
• Positive connectionsPositive connections with adults with adults• Fair and predictable Fair and predictable
consequencesconsequences• Full accountabilityFull accountability without anger without anger
or rejection by adultsor rejection by adults• SupportSupport in developing empathy in developing empathy • HelpHelp finding non-aggressive ways finding non-aggressive ways
to meet their needsto meet their needs
What do youth who What do youth who witness bullying need?witness bullying need?
• Safe & effective Safe & effective ways to actways to act
• Help finding alternativesHelp finding alternatives to to confronting the aggressor confronting the aggressor or watching in silenceor watching in silence
• Advocate for protectionAdvocate for protection from from retaliation if they do actretaliation if they do act
• Ongoing supportOngoing support from adults from adults
•Bullying Prevention & Bullying Prevention & Intervention takes a team Intervention takes a team effort effort (School Counselors often (School Counselors often Leaders)Leaders)
•Resources AvailableResources Available•Change happens in Change happens in