1. Bullying 101

2. What is Bullying?
A person is being bullied or victimized when he or she is exposed repeatedly and over time to negative actions on the part of one or more persons.

3. How Do You Know If It’s Bullying?
imbalance of power
repeated negative actions
strong reaction from victim
seeking power or control
no remorse/blames victim
no effort to solve the problem
Normal Conflict
equal power
happens occasionally
equal emotional reaction
not seeking power or attention
takes responsibility
effort to solve the problem VS

4. Types of Bullying Physical Aggression Social Aggression
Verbal Aggression
Intimidation
Written Aggression
Cyber Bullying

5. Who Is a Bully? A bully is someone who . . .
values the reward that aggression brings
lacks empathy/compassion
lacks guilt and blames the victim
often has social status and power
likes to be in charge and dominate
thinks in unrealistic ways
has been bullied in the past

6. Who Is the Victim? Passive Victim
Someone who allows him/herself to be bullied in order to fit into the group; doesn’t see him/herself as being bullied.
Provocative Victim
Someone who exhibits disruptive, annoying, or argumentative behaviours that increases his or her likelihood to be bullied.
Vicarious Victim
Someone who is bullied once in awhile, but will not take a stand because he or she is scared of what will happen.

7. Who Is the Bystander?

8. Who Is the Bystander? Assistants join in the bullying Reinforcers
give positive feedback to the bully
Outsiders
stay away/do nothing
Defenders
do something to stop the bullying

9. Why Are There Bystanders?
They don’t get involved because they . . .
are afraid of retaliation
don’t know what to do
are afraid they’ll make it worse
are worried about losing social status
don’t believe adults will help
don’t believe it’s their responsibility

10. The Downward Spiral of Bullying

11. Tattling VS Telling Tattling = Gets someone INTO trouble
Behaviour is
harmless
something that can be handled by the person him or herself
accidental
Telling = getting someone OUT of trouble
Behaviour is . . .
harmful or dangerous (both physically and/or psychologically)
something that can’t be handled alone (need an adult to help solve the problem)
purposeful