Describe techniques for preventing and coping with bullying.

Description should include 

• preventive actions
  • conducting an intervention 
  • identifying the reporting protocol (i.e., how, when, what, and to whom to report the incident)
  • training 
  • creating a climate of trust (i.e., assuring students that the school will equitably respond to their needs and concerns and ensuring that the school does so) 
  • refusing to be a bystander or an enabler 
    
    
• methods for coping
  • accessing the system of communication (teacher, guidance, administration, parents) 
  • resisting physical action 
  • staying close with friends or others, especially during the time when bullying typically occurs 
  • maintaining composure 
  • nurturing and building confidence. 

Process/Skill Questions: 

Thinking 

• How should a teacher react to a bullying situation? 
• How could role-playing help prepare one for a bullying situation?

Communication 

• What is the relationship between creating a climate of trust and preventing bullying? 
• What is the process for reporting bullying? 

Leadership 

• How would you handle a bully in your classroom? 
• How, and to whom, should you report bullying? 

Management 

• What might be the consequences of bullying?