Bullying, Cyberbullying & CyberSecurity: THE ROLE OF THE RA
Information you NEED to know!Sponsored By:
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction
Center
@BridgeStateU
Goals of this Session:
• Define Bullying & the difference between fighting
• Identify Helping Skills you can use with your residents
• Provide you with resources and ways to be an effective helper
• Understand the “publicness” of the Internet and consequences for improper use as well as how to be safe while online
Power
Suppo
rtOver & Over Sad or
Afraid
DESTROY or DAMAGE friendships and status
RUMORS
{
Someone reports being bullied....
What do you do?
Remember…They will say anything!!!
Everyone’s a target
Made up so you feel bad!!
Don’t buy it!!!
Helping Skills...
The Helping Relationship
Foundational Skills
• Listening• Empathy• Affirmation• Modeling• Appropriate Self-Disclosure
• Don’t be one. Think about what you are doing.
Don’t laugh along
Don’t join in.
Don’t spread rumors.
Talk about it!!!
Stay out of it!
Help get the victim outWalk away
CALL THE BULLY OUT
Show the victim support
BYSTANDERS
The Audience That
Says Nothing
Could be anyone
It’s ALL called cyberbullying but…
Most online
problems are
CONFLICT, not
Cyberbullying
Before you get mad…
Talk to them
Write it down
What else could it mean?
24 hour rule
IS IT WORTH IT?
VENT
The Internet…
You can learn a lot.
Others can learn A LOT about you!!!
What do you want them to know??
Your Billboard
Great GPAActivities
Stuff that makes you look GOOD!
430 friends
Right click, copy, & paste
Your “friends” can join you into any group they want - without
your permission.
What about your “friends”???
GEOTAGGING
They can tag you in photos
Meet Josh…
He was tagged in a photo
What about your “friends”???
Passwords + “privacy”PRIVACY SETTINGS
Check them at least once a week
What do your apps know about you?
But remember…NOTHING online is ever
really private!!!
A STRONG password:
At least 8 charactersUpper case, lower case, numbers, and
symbols
Which is more secure??J0g!@!@!@!@!@!Mh65GH8c10Sy1j
Biggest problems residents face...
SEXTINGAGGRESSION
DRINKING / DRUGS
Belonging to a racist, prejudiced, biased,
or “hate” group
POLICY VIOLATION
Helper-Centered Skills
Solution Giving Offering
Alternatives Information Giving Offering Advice ???
Feedback Support Constructive
Criticism
Characteristics of Effective Helpers:
• Being Real
• Being Open• Being Empathetic
• Having High Integrity• Being an Experiencer of Life• Having Good Emotional Health• Being an Alliance Builder• Being Competent
• Invasive? Maybe.• Fair? It’s public information. The person who posts it is making it public.
Is it fair for adults to judge
you on your profile?
Can you really get in
trouble??
Impressions...
Bullying & the Law in Mass• Criminal harassment
• Civil rights violations
• Taking photos
• Taking video
• The new law
•Don’t Respond!
•Ignore it!
• Print it.
•Tell the service provider.
•Talk about it.
•Think about what you post!
One final thought…
Treat your passwordlike your
toothbrus
Don’t share it!!!
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Facebook!
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