LCPS Bullying 1 Prevention & Education Presented by Dr. Tracy Jackson, Supervisor of School Counseling Anaid Shaver, School Counseling Specialist
Agenda 2 Purpose Reflection Review Bullying Prevention & Education Resources Review Handouts School Counselors Role in Bullying Prevention & Education Comments/Questions/Discussion
Purpose 3 Perception: Bullying is prevalent in our schools and our comprehensive program is not addressing concerns expressed by stakeholders!
4 Understanding Bullying
LCPS Policy 8-41 5 LCPS Policy 8-41 under Student Conduct states the definition of bullying, the policy, and regulation on bullying behavior. What is Bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.
Understanding the Three Key 6 Components of Bullying Behavior Repeated Aggressive pattern behavior Imbalance of power
Four Types of Bullying 7 Behavior Cyberbullying Verbal Social Physical
Approach 8 School counselors use a multi-tiered system of support to provide bullying prevention, education and intervention. School counselors use the PBIS Model Curriculum as a guideline for bullying prevention & education. School counselors work collaboratively with school administrators and staff to develop a comprehensive bullying prevention & education action plan
LCPS Multi-tiered Student Support 9 System & Bullying Prevention (Handout)
PBIS: Stop-Walk-Talk & 10 Expect Respect
Bullying Prevention & 11 Education Action Plan
12 Resources
LCPS VISION Site 13 Expect Respect
Stopbullying.gov 14 Bullying Prevention Training Course Discover your role in bullying prevention! This training provides guidance on how to take a public health approach to bullying prevention through the use of long-term, community-wide prevention strategies. Take the course, earn continuing education and make a difference today!
Restorative Language, 15 Circles & Conferencing
NetSmartz Workshop: 16 Digital Citizenship Goals ➢ Educate children on how to recognize potential Internet risks ➢ Engage children and adults in a two-way conversation about on- and offline risks ➢ Empower children to help prevent themselves from being exploited and to report victimization to a trusted adult
Second Step: 17 Bullying Prevention
Mind Up: Elementary 18
Mind Up: Middle School 19
Resiliency Skills to 20 Rebound & Recover
Owning UP 21 Empowering Adolescents
Learning to Breathe 22
Bullying Prevention 1. Data Collection & & Education Assessment 23 Implementation Gather Data Identify Gaps & Needs Plan Develop a Bullying Prevention & Education Action Plan Identify evidenced-informed strategies, resources, & professional learning to create BPAP 2. The Plan: Create/ 4. Monitor & Reflect Revise Staff Students Check-in: Fidelity Careful selection of actions that Checklists/Timelines will impact school community PBIS/BPC Meetings Integrate positive practices Parents/ Community already working Success Indicators Guardians Prevention/Reporting/Responding/ Celebrate Accomplishments Follow-Up 3. Implementation Commitment by whole school Duties & Responsibilities Ensure sustainability & commitment of the plan Communication to school community
Bullying Prevention 24 Timeline (handout)
PBIS Bullying Prevention Fidelity 25 Checklist (handout)
Tasks & Resources (handout) 26
What Roles Do Students Play in Bullying Situations? 27 Dislike the Start the bullying A Students Who Bully G bullying and and take an active Defenders help or try to part help the bullied Student student Who Is Bullied Take an active part, Followers B H Possible Dislike the but do not start the bullying and bullying F Defenders think they The one who is ought to help, being bullied but don’t do it Disengaged Support the bullying, C Supporters Onlookers but do not take an active part E Watch what Passive Supporters happens, but don’t take a stand D Like the bullying, but do not display open support
From Bystander to Up-Stander 28
Up-Stander Circle 29 H
Classroom Lessons School 30 Counselors provide: Elementary ❖ When: during classroom lesson time ❖ How often: October and throughout the school year Middle ❖ When: during advisory lessons; during resources time ❖ How often: October and through out the school year as needed High School ❖ When: during advisory; push in during selected class-time ❖ How often: October and throughout the school year as needed
Bullying Prevention & Education at 31 Elementary School Level Second Kindergarten First Grade Grade • Provide lessons • Provide lessons • Provide lessons on Defining on Tattling vs. on Defining Bullying Reporting & Bullying Behavior and Big and Small Behavior and Introduction to problems. Review of using PBIS: “Stop Review using the PBIS: “Stop Walk, Talk” the PBIS: “Stop Walk, Talk” Walk, Talk” guidelines guidelines guidelines
Bullying Prevention & Education at 32 Elementary School Level Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade • Provide lessons • Provide lessons • Provide lessons on Four Types of on Four Types of on Bullying Bullying Behavior Bullying Behavior Prevention and and the Three and the Three the Power roles in a bullying roles in a bullying Struggle. Review situation. Review using the PBIS: situation. Review using the PBIS: “Stop Walk, Talk” using the PBIS: “Stop Walk, Talk” “Stop Walk, Talk” guidelines. guidelines. guidelines. • Provide lessons • Provide lessons on internet safety on internet safety and cyberbullying and cyberbullying prevention. prevention.
Elementary Classroom 33 Example: Rosa Lee Carter
Elementary Classroom Example: 34 Hamilton ES – “It’s Cool to be KIND!”
Bullying Prevention & Education at 35 Middle School Level Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade • Provide lessons on • Provide lessons on • Provide lessons on Cyberbullying Defining Bullying Sexual using the Behavior, Types of Harassment and Common-Sense Bullying and Role review bullying Media, “Digital of the Bystander. behavior using the Citizenship” Introduce a key PBIS “Expect guidelines word to stop Respect” resources and bullying behavior guidelines and review bullying using the PBIS identified key word behavior using the “Expect Respect” PBIS “Expect guidelines. Respect” guidelines and identified key word
Middle School Classroom 36 Lesson Example: Stone Hill MS
Middle School Assembly 37 Example: Harper Park MS
Bullying Prevention & Education at 38 High School Level Eleventh Ninth Grade Tenth Grade Twelfth Grade Grade • Provide lessons • Provide lessons • Provide lessons • Provide lessons on respect, on respect, on respect, on respect, exclusion vs. exclusion vs. exclusion vs. exclusion vs. inclusion, and inclusion, and inclusion, and inclusion, and bullying & bullying & bullying & bullying & cyberbullying cyberbullying cyberbullying cyberbullying prevention prevention prevention prevention using the Digital using the Digital using the Digital using the Digital Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Common Sense Common Sense Common Sense Common Sense Media Media Media Media Resources Resources Resources Resources
39 School Counselors collaborate with student leadership clubs
High School Student Leadership 40 Example: Tuscarora HS
High School Student Leadership 41 Example: Sources of Strength
School-wide School 42 Counselors provide: School-wide activities & events When: During the month of August, September, October and throughout the school year ✓ Training annually on bullying behavior ❖ Training for staff ❖ Informational workshop/presentation to parents/guardians ✓ Public Services Announcements/Newsletters ✓ Poster Contests ✓ Spirit Days ✓ Assemblies ✓ Website information & resources
Elementary Examples of School- 43 wide Awareness/Activities Hutchison Farm ES
Middle School Examples of 44 School-wide Awareness/Activities Trailside MS Blue Ridge MS
Middle School Examples of 45 School-wide Awareness/Activities Brambleton MS Sterling MS
High School Examples of School- 46 wide Awareness/Activities John Champe HS Heritage HS
Small Group School 47 Counselors provide: Small Group ✓ Restorative Circles ✓ Social Skills ❖ Social Thinking ❖ Super Flex ❖ Social Detectives ✓ Friendship skills ✓ Communication skills ✓ Social Emotional Skill Building ❖ Owning Up ❖ Resiliency Skill Building ❖ Second Step
Individual Support 48 Individual counseling for victim and student demonstrating bullying behaviors Restorative Conferencing (if appropriate) Family Support as appropriate
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