Full Description
First published in 1997, Bullying presents a comprehensive overview of the widespread and persistent problem of bullying which results in the anxiety and distress of many thousands of children and young people. This book is based on the premise that bullying is learned behaviour that has to be challenged wherever it occurs, be it in families, schools, or to other community contexts. It provides tested intervention and prevention programmes in a wide range of environments and institutions, concentrating not only on the behaviour of children and young people, but on the behaviour of the adults who set their models of behaviour. This book will interest teachers, parents, community, and social workers and those in the police, legal and medical professions.
Contents
Preface List of Contributors Part I: Home Introduction 1. Pre-school children: experiences of being parented and the routes to bullying 2. Working with parents to manage children's behaviour 3. 'Bully 4 U': a community approach to bullying 4. From home to school Part II: Home and School Introduction 5. Verbal Bullying: the myth of 'sticks and stones' 6. Using group dynamics to support vulnerable children: including victims of school bullying 7. Using Conflict resolution and peer mediation to tackle bullying 8. Developing pupil counseling and peer support initiatives 9. The 'Safer Schools- Safer Cities' Bullying Project Part III: Home, school and community Introduction 10. Seeking to develop a Whole Community response 11. School Watch: working with pupils to make schools safer places 12. Tackling bullying and racial harassment in schools, children's homes and youth clubs 13. Offenders at school: links between school failure and aggressive behaviour 14. Developing a programme to reduce bullying in young offenders' institutions References Subject Index Author Index
