This course is designed to enhance your understanding of bullying among young people and provide information needed to create or refine your bullying prevention plan.

The presentation covers the following information...

• The meaning of bullying and the extent of the problem for students and schools,

• The three main roles that students can play with respect to bullying, as well as the short- and long-term consequences associated with bullying,

• Examine a range of bullying prevention strategies, including educational campaigns, anti-bullying legislation and policies, and bullying prevention programs,

• Explore the need for a comprehensive approach to the prevention of bullying and identify the components of an evidence-based bullying prevention plan,

• Assess the status of your school's bullying prevention plan and explore additional resources that can further inform your bullying prevention efforts.

Learning Objectives

1. Myths and Facts about Bullying

• Participants should be able to define bullying.

• Understand how common bullying is and when and where does bullying occur?

• Determine how bullying differs among students?

1. Who’s involved? Bullies, Victims and Bystanders 

• Participants should be able to describe the three main roles that students play in bullying situations, including the different subgroups within each role and some of the short- and long-term consequences associated with bullying. 

1. What you can do, Strategies for schools.

• Participants should understand the need for and components of a comprehensive approach to the prevention of bullying problems at school, as well as some action steps to support such an approach for administrators, teachers, parents, and students.