Search Results for "Bullying"
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Practice paper
Key considerations for practitioners responding to childhood bullying
Nicole RollbuschThis resource was designed for practitioners who want to know how to support children's disclosures of bullying involvement by providing supportive and curious responses. -
Practice paper
Primary health support for bullying in the middle years: Learnings for practitioners
Michele Hervatin, Parenting Research CentrePrimary health care practitioners have an important role to play in identifying and responding to bullying, and in doing so, supporting child wellbeing. -
Webinar
Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsThis webinar has been developed for practitioners working with children (predominantly aged 4-12 years) and their families who want to understand more about the impacts of bullying on child mental health. -
Practice paper
Exploring bullying in context: Children’s relationships, friendships and social functioning
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis practice paper discusses how exploring a child or young person’s social world to build your understanding of their strengths and vulnerabilities will help you identify and provide support for bullying involvement (that is, experiencing or engaging in bullying, or both). -
Practice paper
Working with families to prevent bullying
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis resource describes how practitioners from a range of fields who are employed outside the school system can help protect children from bullying. Approaches include raising parents’ awareness of bullying as an issue and looking at how building social connections can help. -
Practice paper
Supporting families to navigate school responses to bullying
Antony Gates, Parenting Research CentreThis resource presents principles and practices that can be applied by a wide range of practitioners who form relationships with children and families when checking in about bullying, school responses to bullying so far, and – most importantly – how the family feels about the process. -
Practice paper
Identifying and responding to bullying in the pre-teen years: The role of primary health care practitioners
Elly RobinsonThe pre-teen years (9–12 years old) are a critical period of vulnerability for bullying behaviours. There is a growing awareness that bullying is best addressed as a public health problem that needs a collaborative, community-wide solution. This paper focuses on bullying in the pre-teen years and explores how primary health care providers can play a role in a public health response to bullying, and what is currently known about this role. -
Practice paper
Prejudice-motivated bullying and its impact on child mental health and wellbeing
Susanne ProsserAlong with key health and wellbeing issues associated with bullying, a child experiencing prejudice-motivated bullying may also feel self-hatred or shame about their or their family's identity, attempt to distance themselves from these identities, experience a lack of connection and belonging, or feel a diminished sense of safety in social situations, resulting in high vigilance and anxiety. This resource aims to raise awareness of and build your confidence in directly addressing prejudice-motivated bullying with children and their parents and carers, by providing a range of support strategies. -
Short article
How does preteen bullying affect young people’s mental health?
Ben Devine – Parenting Research CentreA recent rapid evidence assessment (REA) conducted by the Parenting Research Centre (PRC) highlights the association between bullying experiences in the preteen years and a range of negative mental health outcomes for preteens and adolescents. -
Website
What parents can do if bullying is downplayed at school
Psychology TodayThis blog post describes what parents can do if bullying is downplayed at school and the reasons why some school personnel downplay reports of bullying from concerned parents. -
Website
Bullying and being bullied
Raising Children NetworkThis resource for primary and secondary school children describes what bullying is, spotting the signs, working with schools and what to do if bullying continues. -
Guide
Bullying awareness guidebook: Students staying safe in school
Accredited Schools OnlineThis resource has been designed for parents, educators and students to learn more about bullying, how to recognise it and where to get expert advice on addressing and preventing it.