Bullying Prevention Creating a Positive School Climate and Developing Social Competence

by Orpinas, Pamela K.; Horne, Arthur M.

• ISBN13: 9781591472827
• ISBN10: 1591472822
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-15
• Publisher: American Psychological Association

Summary

Bullying is the most prevalent form of violence in American schools. In their new book Bullying Prevention, authors Pamela Orpinas and Andy Horne bring together years of experience in research and applied behavioral sciences to show how educators, school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals can address the problem of bullying and aggression in schools.
 
Readers will find definitions, statistics, and theories that will help them identify and characterize bullying. They will learn about the authors' School Social Development and Bullying Prevention Model, a blueprint for schools that students, teachers, and parents enjoy being a part of. This model shows how school professionals can prevent and reduce bullying by creating a positive environment and by ensuring all children have the social skills to communicate well and solve problems without aggression. The book has guidance in selecting research-based bullying prevention programs, and steps for assessing a school’s needs and for evaluating a program’s effectiveness.
 
The book also offers practical strategies for helping the children who are targets of bullying, and discusses counseling and family interventions for children who continue to bully despite positive changes in the school and classroom environment. A rich resource section contains a wide range of bullying-related readings, manuals, and tools available on the Internet.
 

Author Biography

Arthur (Andy) M. Horne is Distinguished Research Professor of Counseling Psychology, College of Education, at the University of Georgia. Pamela Orpinas is an associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, Exhibits, and Boxes	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	3	(6)
I. Understanding the Problem	9	(68)
Bullies: The Problem and Its Impact	11	(22)
Definitions of Key Terms	11	(14)
Epidemiology of Bullying and Aggression	25	(5)
Consequences of Bullying	30	(3)
Risk and Protective Factors for Bullying and Aggression	33	(22)
Why Do People Engage in Bullying and Aggression?	33	(4)
Intrapersonal Risk and Protective Factors	37	(6)
Risk and Protective Factors Involving Family and Peers	43	(4)
Risk and Protective Factors in the School Environment	47	(4)
Risk and Protective Factors in the Community, Culture, and Media	51	(4)
Theoretical Perspectives on Bullying and Aggression	55	(22)
Why Should Theory Guide Practice?	55	(4)
Theories That Are Applicable to Bullying and Aggression	59	(18)
II. Addressing the Problem: Universal Interventions	77	(102)
School Social Competence Development and Bullying Prevention Model: The School	79	(28)
What Is a Positive School Climate?	79	(1)
Components of a Positive School Climate	80	(27)
School Social Competence Development and Bullying Prevention Model: The Student	107	(32)
Increasing Students' Social Competence	107	(1)
Components of Students' Social Competence	108	(31)
Evaluation of Bullying and Aggression Problems and Intervention Programs	139	(26)
What Can Evaluation Accomplish?	139	(5)
What Does Evaluation Look Like?	144	(4)
Gathering Data for Evaluation	148	(17)
Selection and Implementation of Universal Bullying Prevention Programs	165	(14)
Identifying High-Quality Programs	165	(4)
Implementation of Prevention Programs	169	(3)
Selected Programs to Prevent and Reduce Bullying and Aggression	172	(7)
III. Addressing the Problem: Persistent Bullies	179	(70)
Persistent Bullying: Counseling Interventions	181	(22)
Comprehensive Evaluation of the Problem	181	(10)
Facilitator Skills	191	(5)
School Counseling for Persistent Bullying	196	(7)
Persistent Bullying: Family Interventions	203	(30)
History of Family and Parenting Programs	203	(3)
Core Elements of Effective Family and Parenting Programs	206	(8)
Core Skills for Working With Families	214	(3)
Working With Children Who Bully and Their Families	217	(13)
Annotated Bibliography	230	(3)
Helping Children Who Are the Targets of Bullying	233	(16)
What Behaviors Encourage Bullying?	233	(4)
Skills to Handle Bullying	237	(5)
How Adults Can Help	242	(4)
Conclusion	246	(3)
Appendix: Resources for Bullying Prevention	249	(8)
References	257	(22)
Index	279	(14)
About the Authors	293