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Title: An Overview for Parents


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  • An Overview for Parents

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Program Developer Dan Olweus
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The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
  • First systematic research on bullying conducted
    in early 1970s.
  • OBPP part of Norways national campaign against
    bullying in early 1980s.

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Recognition of the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program
  • Blueprint Model Program (Center for the Study
    Prevention of Violence)
  • Model Program (SAMHSA)
  • Effective Program (OJJDP)
  • Level 2 Program (US Dept. of Education)

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Program Components
Classroom
School
Parents
Community
Individual
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The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program IS...
  • Designed for ALL students
  • Preventive AND responsive
  • Focused on changing norms and restructuring the
    school setting
  • Research-based
  • NOT time-limited Requires systematic efforts
    over time

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The OBPP IS NOT...
  • a curriculum
  • a conflict resolution approach
  • a peer mediation program
  • an anger management program

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Olweus Definition of Bullying
  • Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on
    purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to
    another person who has a hard time defending
    himself or herself.

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Three Key Components of Bullying Behavior
  • Involves an aggressive behavior
  • Typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated
    over time
  • Imbalance of power or strength

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Types of Bullying
  • Direct--Hitting, taunting, name calling
  • IndirectRumors, exclusion,
  • cyber bullying

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Why address bullying in schools?
  1. For students and their futures
  2. For a healthy school climate
  3. For the larger community
  4. For the purposes of risk management for schools
  5. Its a wise investment

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Effects of Being Bullied
  • Lower self-esteem
  • Depression anxiety
  • Absenteeism lowered school achievement
  • Thoughts of suicide
  • Illness

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Health Consequences of Bullying(Fekkes et al.,
2004)
  • Bullied Not bullied
  • Headache 16 6
  • Sleep problems 42 23
  • Abdominal pain 17 9
  • Feeling tense 20 9
  • Anxiety 28 10
  • Feeling unhappy 23 5
  • Depression scale
  • moderate indication 49 16
  • strong indication 16 2

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Effects of Bullying on Bystanders
  • Bystanders may feel
  • Afraid
  • Powerless to change the situation
  • Guilty for not acting
  • Diminished empathy for victims over time

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Effects of Bullying on School Climate
  • Creates a climate of fear and disrespect
  • Interferes with student learning
  • Students may feel insecurity and not like school
    as well
  • Students may perceive lack of control/caring

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Characteristics of Bullied Students
  • Research suggests two categories of bullied
    children
  • submissive or passive victims
  • provocative victims or bully-victims

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Passive Victims
  • Cautious, sensitive, quiet, withdrawn
  • Anxious, insecure, have low self-esteem
  • Physically weaker than peers (boys)
  • Physically mature earlier (girls)
  • Have few friends--find it easier to associate
    with adults

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Provocative Victims Tend To...
  • Share characteristics with bullied children
  • Share characteristics with students who bully
  • Be less effective in bullying than other children
    who bully
  • Behave in ways that cause irritation and attract
    negative attention

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Children at Higher Risk of Being Bullied
  • Children with disabilities, special needs, and
    health problems
  • Children who are obese
  • Children who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
    transgender, or who are questioning their
    identities

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Children Who Bully Tend To...
  • Have positive attitudes toward violence
  • Be impulsive and have quick tempers
  • Show little empathy for victims
  • Be aggressive to adults
  • Be involved in other antisocial or rule-breaking
    activities
  • Be physically stronger than peers (boys)

NOBULLYINGALLOWED!
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Common Myths About Children who Bully
  • Children who bully are loners.
  • Children who bully have low self-esteem.

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What Motivates Children Who Bully?
  • Like to dominate others in a negative way
  • Gain satisfaction from inflicting injury and
    suffering
  • Receive rewards by bullying others (prestige,
    attention, possessions)

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What Roles Do Students Play In Bullying
Situations?
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Defenders
Students Who Bully
A
Start the bullying and take an active part
Student Who Is Bullied
Dislike the bullying, help or try to help the
bullied student
H
Take an active part, but do not start the
bullying
B
The one who is being bullied
Followers
Possible Defenders
C
Supporters
Support the bullying, but do not take an active
part
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Passive Supporters
Dislike the bullying and think they ought to
help, but dont do it
Disengaged Onlookers
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Like the bullying, but do not display open
support
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Composition of the BPCC
  • Typical composition (8-15 members)
  • Administrator
  • Teacher from each grade
  • School mental health professional
  • Non-teaching staff
  • 1-2 parents
  • Community representative
  • Other

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about bullying
  • We will not bully others.
  • We will try to help students who are bullied.
  • We will try to include students who are left out.
  • If we know that somebody is being bullied, we
    will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

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Partner with Parents
  • The importance of parent involvement in the OBPP
  • Strategies to involve parents in OBPP
  • Serve on the BPCC
  • Attend schoolwide parent meetings
  • Attend/help organize classroom parent meetings
  • Talk with their children about bullying

TG CD 23, 25, 26, 27
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Parent Meetings About Bullying
  • Schoolwide parent meeting
  • Overview of bullying at the school
  • Steps the school is taking (OBPP)
  • Roles parents can play
  • Get input
  • Classroom-level parent meetings
  • Sample letter SWG CD 31
  • Sample meeting outline SWG CD 32

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Classroom-Level Components
  • Post and enforce schoolwide rules against
    bullying
  • 2. Hold regular class meetings
  • 3. Hold meetings with students parents

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BPCC Support for Classroom
  • Build time for class meetings
  • Topic ideas
  • Support and staff development
  • Integrating messages across curriculum
  • Monitor progress

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Classroom-Level PARENT Meetings
  • Build connection and community
  • Helps parents learn more about OBPP
  • Held 2-3 times/year (recommended)
  • Resources
  • Sample outline for first meeting
  • Topics for additional meetings

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Why Adults Dont Always Intervene
  • Have difficulty recognizing bullying
  • Fail to recognize the importance of intervening
  • Uncertain how best to intervene
  • Lack of time

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Community-Level Components
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Community-Level Components
  • 1. Involve community members on the BPCC
  • 2. Develop partnerships with community members to
    support your program
  • 3. Help spread anti-bullying messages and
    principles of best practice throughout the
    community

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Communities Support Prevention Efforts
  • Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
  • City Council or County Commissioners
  • Non-Profit Family Child Welfare Organizations
  • Local businesses
  • Public Service Groups (e.g. Kiwanis, Rotary,
    Junior League)
  • Local foundations
  • Local press (newspaper, TV, radio)

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Spreading the Anti-Bullying Message into the
Community
  • Community sports leagues
  • After-school programs
  • Scouting, 4-H, other youth programs
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Juvenile justice groups
  • Summer camps

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