Introduction Video Slide Content Links What is School Bullying? What to know about Cyberbulling...

Creating a Positive CommunityA source of information for students,

parents, teachers and counselors

Holy Family University School Guidance and Technology, Spring

2011By: Nicole Henry

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Introduction Video

Slide Content Links

• What is School Bullying?• What to know about Cyberbulling• Social Networking & the Effects of Cyberbullying • FaceBook Use & Teen Depression• Bullying Prevention: How School Counselors Can Help• Bullying Prevention: Cyber Safety PSA• Bullying Prevention Sites• School Transitioning• Body Image• Helpful Sites for Counselors/Educators• Helpful Sites for Parents• Website Review• Wait…there’s more

What is School Bullying?

www.education.com Bullying is an intentional

act in which a child wants to harm the victim

Bullying involves repeated occurrences – generally not a random act or single incident

Bullying is not the same as “playing around,” it is about the abuse of power

www.stopybullyingnow.hrsa.gov It is not a phase children

have to go through, it is not "just messing around“

Bullying can take many forms: verbal, social, physical & cyberbullying

A school is responsible for addressing harassment incidents about which it knows or reasonably should have known

What to know about Cyberbullying

www.stopybullyingnow.hrsa.govResearch on cyberbullying

hasfound that students

involved are more likely to: Be unwilling to attend

school Receive poor grades Have lower self-esteem Have more health

problems Use alcohol and drugs Skip school

www.cyberbully411.comCyberbullying is defined as threats or other offensive behavior sent online to a victim or posted online

about the victim for others to see such as: Instant messaging Social Networking Sites Email Chat rooms

Social Networking and the Effects of Cyberbullying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZgpmuz2MQc

Facebook Use & Teen Depression

• In a recent article, researchers are linking excessive use of Facebook and how it is contributing to teen depression

• “With in-your-face friends’ tallies, status updates and photos of happy-looking people having great times, Facebook pages can make some kids feel even worse if they thing they don’t measure up”

• For the full article, please click on the link below• Facebook&Depression.pdf

Bullying Prevention: How School Counselors Can Help

• Assess for unsafe online behavior such as a student sharing personal information, like passwords to social networking site and other risk factors such as signs of depression

• Provide education about online relationships by addressing the benefits and dangers of using the Internet; appropriate and inappropriate sending of personal information over the internet

• Promote development of coping skills: problem-solving, decision-making & communication skills

• Always report online victimizations via:

Cyber Tipline: (800)843-5678 &/or http://www.cybertipline.orgInternet Crimes Against Children: http://www.icactraining.org

(Burrow, Sanchez, et al., Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol 89)

Bullying Prevention: Cyber Safety PSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Qd1WVRctc

Bullying Prevention Sites

http://cyberbully.org Cyberthreats are online material that threatens or raises concerns about

violence against others, suicide, or other self-harm. There are 2

kinds: Direct threats: actual

threats to hurt someone Putting distressing material

online about someone

http://cybersmartcurriculum.org

School Transitioning

www.nasetalliance.org

www.koprogram.com In the transition from elementary

school tomiddle school and middle school to HSstudents experience:• New teachers, counselors,

administrators, and support staff • Changes in classroom expectations

and instructional techniques • New peers, new peer pressures,

and more dependence on peers for self-concept

• Increased pressure to earn grades • More choices in course selection,

school related activities • More need for balancing of school

activities as time demands increase

• Increased need for time management skills

Body Imagewww.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Negative body image is… A distorted perception of

your shape You feel ashamed, self-

conscious and anxious about your body

Positive body image is… You appreciate your natural

body shape & are accepting of your body

You feel comfortable and confident

www.bodypositive.com

Helpful Sites for Counselors/Educators

www.discoveryeducation.com

Professional Development is

helpful in increasing student achievement and engaging teachers

Discovery Education offers free

student resources

http://ikeepsafe.org

• The three main risks are:• Inappropriate Contact –Teach

kids how to recognize and protect themselves against contact with cyber-bullies, hackers, phishers, and predators. .    

• Inappropriate Content – Help kids understand that the Internet is forever: everything they post online is tracked and stored and will follow them to future job interviews and  college entrance interviews.

• Inappropriate Conduct – Teach kids that the Internet is a public forum:  anonymity is a myth.  Help them be the good person online that they are when they’re offline.

Helpful Sites for Parents

www.testprepreview.com This site is a greatresource for parents andstudents to utilize whenpreparing for college admissions tests

www.pta.org The National Parent Teacher Association provides tools and resources to help

parentskeep their children safe, healthy and successful-

in school and in life

Website Review

http://www.screenr.com/3Y3

Wait….there’s more!!

For a full view of resourceful sites, click on my:

Research Excerpts File

And/or my

Internet Address Book