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

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Olweus Prevention Program is a multilevel, multicomponent school-based program designed to reduce or prevent bullying in elementary, middle, and junior high school (students 6 to 15 years old). The main focus of the program is to improve peer relations to make the school a safe and positive place for students to learn. Core program components are implemented at the school, class, and individual levels (Model Programs [SAMHSA], 2003; CSPV, 1999):

• School-wide components include:
  1. The administration of an anonymous questionnaire to assess the nature and prevalence of bullying at each school
  2. Training for all staff
  3. Formation of a bullying prevention coordinating committee
  4. Increased supervision of students at "hot spots" for bullying
  5. Development of school-wide rules against bullying
  6. Consistent consequences for following/not following the rules
  7. A school-wide kick-off event
  8. Parental involvement
  9. Staff discussion groups to ensure understanding and motivation
• Classroom components include:
  1. Holding regular class meetings with students about bullying
  2. Consistent reinforcement of school rules against bullying
• Individual components include:
  1. Interventions with children identified as bullies and victims
  2. Discussions with parents of involved students

Contact Information

Dr. Marlene Snyder
Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life
Clemson University
158 Poole Agricultural Center
Clemson, SC 29634 (864)
710-4562
E-mail: nobully@clemson.edu
www.clemson.edu/olweus