Bullying Interventions for Elementary School Teachers

What is Bullying?

Definition

According to Olweus (2004) bullying is defines as “A student is being bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students.”

Types of Bullying

Direct Bullying•Physical•Verbal•Non-verbal

Indirect Bullying•Physical•Verbal•Non-verbal

Our mission is to equip teachers with the necessary intervention strategies that promote positive academic, personal/social, and career development for all students.

Mission Statement

Bauman (2008) reported “Teachers’ lack of intervention “plays a critical role in sanctioning the bullying behavior that occurs in schools, either intentionally or unintentionally” (Newman-Carlson & Horne, 2004, p. 260).

To provide teachers with knowledge and intervention techniques that promote a positive school climate and decrease the number of bullying incidents in elementary school settings

Goal

Objectives

2.Teachers will take a more student-centered approach

1.Teachers will be able identify various forms of bullying

3.Teachers will be familiar with classroom and individual problem solving interventions

Classroom Interventions

Clear classroom rules

Classroom meetings Positive and negative

consequences

Themes in curriculum

Individual Interventions

On the spot

Follow up meeting/victim

Follow up meeting/bullying

Share information Involve parents

Team Effort

A collaborative effort is essential to work toward decreasing bullying and promoting a positive school environment

Additional Resources http://www.teachsafeschools.org/bullying-prevention.html

www.peaceeducation.org

www.mcgruff.org/Games/stop_bully.php

www.StopBullyingNow.hrsa.gov

www.Isafe.org

www.cyberbullying.org

www.don’tlaugh.org

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/wills-mark/dont-laugh-at-me-9742.html

www.clemson.edu/Olweus

Bauman, S. (2008). The role of elementary school counselors in reducing school                         bullying. The Elementary School Journal, 108(5), 362- 375.  Retrieved from              Academic Search Premier.  Edmondson, L. & Hoover, J. (2008).  Process evaluation of a bullying prevention              program: A public school-county health partnership. Reclaiming Children &            Youth. 16(4), 25-33. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier. Olweus, D., Limber, S.P., Mullin-Rindler, N., Riese, J., Flerx, V., & Snyder, M., (2001)               The Olweus bullying prevention program: Coordinating committee training              notebook. Unpublished manuscript.   Olweus, D., Limber, S.P., Mullin-Rindler, N., Riese, J., Flerx, V., & Snyder, M., (2004)               The Olweus bullying prevention program: Coordinating Committee Training

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