CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. School Bullying: What It Is and Why It Hurts
2. The Role of Bullies, Victims, and Witnesses
3. Factors Contributing to Bullying and Violence
4. Screening and Assessment
5. Treatment For Children and Adolescents
6. Prevention and Intervention
7. Legal and Ethical Issues

Supplements
Case Studies
Fact Sheets
References
Resources

The ABCs of Bullying
Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression

For Children who Bully

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• Monitored and rewarded for appropriate behavior and for improvements (e.g., reduced incidents of bullying and increasingly longer periods of no bullying).
• Given clear sanctions for acts of bullying. (Punishing bullying behavior without acknowledging the experience of the victim can foster frustration and more aggression. Support bullies when they are victims.)

For Witnesses and Bystanders

Witnesses and bystanders can play a large role in stopping bullying at a school. They can be taught to:ref^, ref

• Request that the bully stop.
• Seek immediate adult help if the bully does not stop.
• Speak up and/or offer support to the victim (e.g., pick up his or her books, offer words of kindness).
• Privately support those being hurt with words of kindness.
• Take the bully aside and ask him or her to "cool it."
• Express disapproval of the bullying behavior by not joining in the laughter, teasing, or spreading rumors or gossip.