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

About This Course

• About This Course
• Who Can Use This Course
• Module Descriptions

Module 1: School Bullying: What It Is and Why It Hurts

• Objectives
• Not Just Child's Play
• An Underreported Problem
• The Consequences of Bullying
• Impact on Learning
• Bullying's Long-Term Effects
• Enviromental Factors
• Cost of Violence
• Myths and Facts
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 2: The Role of Bullies, Victims, and Witnesses

• Objectives
• Peer-Peer Aggression
• When Does Bullying Happen?
• Children Who Bully
• Children Who Are Bullied
• Children Who Witness Bullying
• Methods of Bullying
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 3: Factors Contributing to Bullying and Violence

• Objectives
• Youth Violence and Aggression
• Risk and Protective Factors
• Individual Factors
• Familial Factors
• Societal and Community Factors
• Violence in the Media
• Protective Factors For Bullying and Violence
• Strategies for Promoting Resiliency
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 4: Screening and Assessment

• Objectives
• Mental Health Counselors
• Assessment/Screening
• Assessment Techniques
• Understanding the Nature and Scope of Problems
• Other Indicators
• Talking With Kids
• Referring Students to a Mental Health Professional
• Depression
• Anxiety Disorders
• Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents
• Alcohol Use Disorders (Mainly in Adolescents)
• Sampler of Assessment/Screening Tools
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 5: Treatment For Children and Adolescents

• Objectives
• Why Do Some Children Become Bullies?
• Clinical Interventions With Children
• Seeking Help for a Child
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 6: Prevention and Intervention

• Objectives
• Prevention Is Everybody's Business
• Comprehensive Prevention Strategies
• What Can Schools/Administrators Do?
• What About Teachers?
• What Can Social Workers and School Counselors Do?
• What Can Parents Do?
• What Can Students Do?
• Prevention Programs That Work
• Summary
• Quiz

Module 7: Legal and Ethical Issues

• Objectives
• Bullying and the Law
• Federal Law
• State Laws
• Other Organizational Responses
• Confidentiality and Minor Consent
• Summary
• Quiz