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PROGRAMS
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A
good anti bullying program is essential for the prevention of bullying,
harassment and violence in the student population.
Some Programs have only a short test period of implementation and others
several years. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, as an example,
has been in use for over 20 years throughout the world.
The
most important thing is to TRY a program, WORK the program, RECORD your
progress as you go and FOLLOW-UP frequently so you can assess how the program
is doing. If you do not get the results you desire, TRY, WORK, RECORD
and FOLLOW-UP again. Do not give up – these are your kids.
Below
is a list of programs schools can research to see if they are right for
their school and school district. Some programs have links to follow
in a logo/picture under the program name. To obtain more information about
these programs as well as contact information, click on "The Bully Police
E-Book" on the right of the page and order the E-Book. The cost is
minimal and includes over a thousand pages of information on a variety
of subjects having to do with bullying.
AnComm,
Inc.
"Breaking
the Code of silence through Anonymous Communication"- www.ancomm.com
Contact Carter B. Myers, 866-9-AnComm
(866-926-2666)
Back
Off Bully
http://www.backoffbully.com
– Anti-violence programs designed by Dr’s. Twemlow
& Sacco - This approach relies heavily on traditional martial arts
philosophy, applied psychoanalysis, and large group psychology.
Best
Friends Foundation
http://www.bestfriendsfoundation.org/BFWhatisBF.html
- Best Friends Foundation - Best Friends provides a developmentally sound
curriculum in an educational setting which promotes fun, companionship,
and caring.
BUDDY
BUGS “ROK”
The
Genesis of 14-years of working experience with the Assistance League of
Southern California’s Theater for Children and the Walter Lantz Foundation
by founder, Suzanna Royse. Contact
Suzanna Royse at 661-645-2929 or email her at buddybugs@sbcglobal.net.
Bullies
And Victims – SATI
(Student Assistance Training International)
A
Comprehensive Program to Prevent Peer Abuse in your School & Community.
Cheryl Watkins, Executive Director; Phoenix, AZ; Ph(602) 867-7851
- Email Catiwat@aol.com
– This is the program that the Idaho State Superintendent’s Office is mandating
for Idaho schools.
The
Bully Free Classroom -www.BullyFree.com
Committed
to preventing and stopping bullying in all environments (i.e., schools,
workplaces, etc.). Their goal is to promote the Golden Rule (treat
others the way you want to be treated) everywhere.
BullySafe
USA – Train the Trainer Institute
Because
of the great numbers of invitations I receive to work with students, I
have found that it is even more effective to train people to do the work
that I do so that hundreds of thousands of students could be engaged and
empowered to talk about the issues of bullying. Consequently,
I have developed a Train the Trainer Training Institute and have trained
over three hundred people to work with students, educators, professionals,
and parents. People that I have trained are working in California, Florida,
Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, Texas,
Louisiana and Mississippi.
During
the two and one-half day training institute, participants will observe
two student sessions and experience one and a half days of training sessions,
which will include lectures, videotapes, research information, overheads,
and a collection of resource materials. On the third day, each participant
will facilitate a student session and develop an action plan for future
trainings.
To
learn more about SuEllen Fried’s Train the Trainer Institute, visit www.bullysafeusa.com/store/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=6
BullyStoppers.com
http://www.bullystoppers.com
- The Free Bully Reporting Site - This site offers a free reporting tool
that can be used immediately to stop bullying at school. Kids report
confidently as names are never used!
CAABI
is a Watch-Dog group
Headquartered
in Mason City, IA.
At CAABI
we strive through lectures and events to educate our youth from 2nd
through 8th grade.
They
will be able to understand the concepts of why bullying happens, and alternatives
to take when it happens. We teach them the misconceptions that are underlying
to this problem in schools, and other activities.
Children
that attend are actively involved with the presentation.
The
events we schedule, are set up so that kids feel free to relax, and talk
if they wish. These events also are a great way for children to create
friends and recognize differences.
Our
goal is to reduce 95% of the bullying happening in our area schools and
activity centers.
For
more information go to http://www.caabi.org.
Challenge
Day
Our
mission is to provide youth and their communities with experiential workshops
and programs that demonstrate the possibility of love and connection through
the celebration of diversity, truth and full expression.
Our
6 ½-hour Challenge Day program, is designed for 100 students.
Our program is created to build connection and empathy, and to fulfill
our vision that every child lives in a world where they feel safe, loved,
and celebrated.
Challenge
Day is more than a one-day program. It is the spark that ignites
a movement of compassion and positive change, known as The Be the Change
movement.
Since
1987, Challenge Day has inspired hundreds of thousands of youth and adults.
We have led Challenge Days in 450 cities, 39 U.S. States, 5 provinces of
Canada, Japan, Germany, and Australia.
Contact
our offices in Concord California at office@challengeday.org
or visit our website at http://www.challengeday.org
to learn more.
Champions
Against Bullying
is passionately committed to working with individuals, schools and communities
where every child can live, work, learn and thrive in an environment without
fear, without violence and without limitation. Kids deserve that
right.
Gandhi
said, “If we want to have peace in the world we have to start with the
children.” To help reduce the level of violence in schools and in
society Champions Against Bullying (CAB) has created, The No-Nonsense
Guide To Kids’ Bullying Solutions, an interactive, award winning
CD-ROM that teaches kids how to save their own lives and teaches parents
how to save their kids’ lives. We hold group and individualized consultations
and lead workshops in schools for kids, educators and parents and offer
prevention and early intervention strategies and immediate, practical solutions.
Our
background and experience includes, teaching, counseling, writing, publishing
and editing. Our aim is to develop a thirst in everyone for lifelong
learning in a humane civilization.
For
general information email info@championsagainstbulling.com
or Alex Penn at alex.penn@championsagainstbullying.com,
(Canada phone at 416-275-1007, in the U.S.310-993-8007), or Pina D. Mormile
at pinadmormile@championsagainstbullying.com,
(Canada phone 647-222-6427).
Channing
Bete Company
From
Assessment through Achievement
POSITIVE
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The
issues facing communities and schools are complex... which is all the more
reason not to face them alone. We're here to help, with research-based
tools and programs that:
For
more information visit http://www.channing-bete.com/positiveyouth/
CLIMB
Theatre, a non-profit traveling theatre troupe from Minneapolis/St. Paul,
travels to schools around the country addressing the topic of bullying
prevention. Each year CLIMB performs our plays and interactive classes
for over 450,000 students in grades K-12. CLIMB Theatre¹s plays
and classes are research-based, and responsibly written to achieve specific
educational objectives.
CLIMB's
program significantly increase a student's knowledge about bullying and
how to best handle it. In addition, after CLIMB programming, students
are more likely, (when addressing someone who was bullying them), to use
direct eye contact, a confident posture, and a strong voice. Our
programs are not only effective but also entertaining - that's what makes
CLIME so effective.
For
more information on CLIMB Theatre visit our website at www.climb.org
or contact our Outreach Department at (800) 767-9660.
Committee
for Children
The
Committee for Children seeks to foster the social and emotional development,
safety, and well-being of children through education and advocacy.
The
Committee for Children organization develops and publishes programs and
curricula for children from preschool through middle school about social
skills, bullying, and sexual abuse, in addition to an emergent literacy
program for young children.
Based
in Seattle, Washington, Committee for Children is now used in 25,000 schools
and in 21 nations and regions around the world, such as Japan, Norway,
and Kurdistan.
Committee
for Children focuses on the essential skills of empathy, impulse control,
anger management, problem solving, personal safety, and emergent literacy.
Each program takes a unique approach that is based on extensive research
to help children succeed in school and in life.
To
learn more about Committee for Children, visit their website, www.cfchildren.org.
Community
Matters
http://www.community-matters.org
- A nonprofit organization that provides training, facilitation, and consultation
in the areas of violence prevention, youth development, strengthening and
sustaining school and community partnerships, and involving all youth in
service and leadership through service-learning and peer helping.
Coping
With Bullies
Coping
With Bullies is presented
by, and is developed by Dr.
Jay Carter,
Psy. D., DABPS.
The official name of this program is Dr.
Jay Carter on Coping With Bullies: Effective Strategies for School, Youth
Agency and Home.
The
average accumulated evaluations for this program is: 93% Excellent, 7%
Good. Coping With Bullies is research based. It is consensus
based on the experienced feedback of teachers, administrators, guidance
counselors, and children.
Email
Kathy Noll at kthynoll@aol.com
for more information.
Creating
Caring Communities (CCC)
We
create safe and caring communities for children and youth.
We're
a group of dedicated professionals, devoted to the development of safe
and caring environments in schools and communities. Based upon our highly-respected,
much-imitated Bully-Proofing Your School program, Creating
Caring Communities
offers an in-depth program of comprehensive school climate-change that
provides a systems approach for handling bully/victim problems through
the creation of a "caring community" of students and adults. Our work focuses
on supporting schools and communities in the creation of a positive, caring
work environment that feels safe and secure for all. We accomplish
this through a gradualprocess,
changing the climate of the school as members of the school and community
work together. The result is a safe, caring school and community,
encouraging supportive interpersonal relations and excellent academic achievement.
Check
out our website at www.creatingcaringcommunities.org
or email us at susiestreet@bullyproofing.org
or call 720-941-0700.
"Don't
Laugh At Me"
is a program designed for use with elementary and middle school youth to
help address the problems of bullying, ridiculing, teasing and harassing
that can occur in today's schools. The program was developed by Educators
for Social Responsibility, in collaboration with Peter Yarrow, of Peter,
Paul and Mary, who was deeply impacted by a song of the same name by Steve
Seskin.
Don't
Laugh At Me
is a national initiative launched by Yarrow who has made it his personal
mission to reduce violence in America's schools.
The
initiative uses music, video and well-tested instructional activities to
help students recognize intolerance due to personal differences, understand
that differences are positive, develop compassion for others who are different
from themselves, and learn that teasing, name calling, exclusion and ridicule
are hurtful to others. Teachers are also provided strategies in helping
students develop new ways for resolving conflicts positively.
For
more information on the Don't Laugh At Me national initiative, visit
Operation Respect, at www.operationrespect.org.
The
Hands Project
– A 13-word pledge and a simple signed purple cutout are all that's involved
in The Hand’s Project.
A
participant takes this vow: “I will not use my hand or words
for hurting myself or others,” Next, the person traces the
outline of his or her hand on a piece of purple paper -- the color purple
stands for violence awareness -- cuts it out, signs it and hangs it on
a wall. It may sound simple, a little too simple, but the pledge
and the program seem to work, say those who have tried it.
This
pledge has spread to more than 40 states in the United States and five
countries.
To
learn more about The Hands Project, call 888-443-6299 or visit its Web
site, www.handsproject.org.
The
Incredible Years
The
program was selected as a "Model" program by the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention (CSAP) and the program has been recommended by the American
Psychological Division 12 Task force.
The
Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series has two
long-range goals. The first goal is to develop comprehensive treatment
programs for young children with early onset conduct problems. The second
goal is the development of cost-effective, community-based, universal prevention
programs that all families and teachers of young children can use to promote
social competence and to prevent children from developing conduct problems
in the first place.
To
find out more about The Incredible Years, visit their website
at http://www.incredibleyears.com.
LIFT
Linking
the Interests of Families and Teachers
Linking
the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT) is a research-based intervention
program designed to prevent the development of aggressive and antisocial
behaviors in children within the elementary school setting (particularly
first graders and fifth graders).
LIFT
is designed to decrease the likelihood of two major factors that put children
at risk for subsequent antisocial behavior and delinquency:
1)
aggressive and other socially incompetent behaviors with teachers and peers
at school and
2)
ineffective parenting, including inconsistent and inappropriate discipline
and lax supervision.
LIFT
has three main components:
1)
classroom-based child social skills training
2)
the playground Good Behavior Game, and
3)
parent management training.
To
learn more about LIFT visit their website at www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/TitleV_MPG_Table_Ind_Rec.asp?id=354
Mary
Finds a Friend
Inspired
by actual events, Mary Finds a Friend is a heartwarming story
about a fascinating friendship between a yearling moose, named Mary, and
a grandmother Welch Cob horse, named Little Bit.
Using
Mary
Finds a Friend at the elementary level is the very best corrective
action tool available for the anti-bullying crusade. This methodology
attacks the root cause of the problem early on and precludes its growth.
Like any good parable, the story holds a powerful message, yet it is not
forced or offending, driving home the importance of compassion, friendship,
and caring about others.
Contact
the author, Robert R. Skye, at rjskye@comcast.net,
for more information about using, Mary Finds a Friend in your classroom.
The
Megan Pledge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oFBTX-NrY
http://parryaftab.blogspot.com/2008/05/megan-pledge-from-today-show-and-gma.html
- Aprogram
of WiredSafety.com
and Parry Aftab, Esq.
Menninger
Peaceful Schools Project
Given
the prevalence of bullying, Stuart
Twemlow, MD, a psychiatrist and international authority on school and
community violence from the world-renowned Menninger Clinic, has been studying
the causes and effects of bullying on individuals and communities. From
a three-year, ongoing study known as the Peaceful Schools Project,
Dr. Twemlow and other researchers at the psychiatric center have devised
a set of low-cost school violence prevention techniques based on the rigors
of scientific evaluation. Since so few programs develop interventions relying
on strict randomized, controlled studies, the Peaceful Schools Project
is believed to be the most ambitious, privately funded study of its kind.
From
the ongoing Menninger studies, Dr. Twemlow and his colleagues have concluded
that bullying behavior, especially in schools, requires three participants:
a bully, a target and an observer or bystander. Take one role out of the
mix and bullying can be stymied. Involve the whole school in a comprehensive
antiviolence program and bullying may be virtually eliminated.
To
learn more, go to http://www.menningerclinic.com/resources/bullying.htm
or email Stuart.Twemlow@gmail.com.
NationalSave
http://www.nationalsave.org
- SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives
to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service
projects. As they participate in SAVE
activities, students learn crime prevention
and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility,
and nonviolence.
The
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
was
first developed in Norway after a number of Norway students died from suicide
after being bullied. (Developed by Dan Olweus PhD – Book: Bullying
at School)
The
Olweus Bullying Prevention Programis
the most researched and the best-known bullying prevention program available
today and has been shown to:
Go
to www.hazelden.org/web/public/olweus.page
to order Olweus Program materials.
To
request information about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, by CD
or DVD go to Professionalresources.e-news@hazelden.org
Rachel’s
Challenge - We're
working to reach EVERY STUDENT IN AMERICA with our message!
What's
the Message?
Students
have the power to make PERMANENT, POSITIVE, CULTURAL CHANGE in their schools
and communities by accepting the challenge of Rachel Scott to start a chain
reaction of kindness and compassion.
How
do we do it?
In
3 words we... MOTIVATE, EDUCATE and ACTIVATE.
We
get this done using different combinations of products that are age-appropriate
for the specific audience.
Curious?
If you work with kids and/or are concerned about future generations check
us out at http://www.RachelsChallenge.com
- who knows, you may just start a chain reaction.
RightTrack®
Learning Management System
- What
effect is bullying having on your students?
Each
year, we are faced with a growing number of cases involving Bullying. Experts
say that many cases are never even reported because students do
not feel comfortable to share their feelings on this subject.
RRT
has joined with education experts to create a bullying awareness module
directed toward intermediate/middle school students.
If
you'd like a full demonstration of the training in its entirety inside
our RightTrack® Learning Management System, visit our web page
at www.rightreasontech.com/
or contact an RRT sales representative at (877)778-8277.
Students
Hold the Key to School Safety - Students
see, hear and know things adults don’t, and can intervene to stop mistreatment
in ways adults can’t. Students are both the primary aggressors and
primary targets of mistreatment in schools. Students determine the
norms of campus culture, while adults set the rules, and students are more
likely to talk with their peers than with adults.
The Safe
School Ambassadors program
is research-based and field-tested, with an unassailable logic model. The
Safe School Ambassadors program draws upon social change theory, which
states that empowering the most influential students who are in the best
position to effect social change is the best way to change social norms.
Student Ambassadors are taught to recognize all forms of mistreatment and
to remedy the situations with high-level intervention techniques including
nonviolent communication skills.
More
information can be found online at www.safeschoolambassadors.org
or www.community-matters.org,
or contact our office at (707) 823-6159, 8 – 5 PST.
School
Tip Line
is a new, award-winning, program begun by Brigham Young University student,
Justin Bergener.
School
Tip Line provides the 'best practices' in incident prevention, risk mitigation,
safety collaboration and emergency notification. Their flagship service,
SafeTalk, empowers students to be the eyes and ears of safety through
anonymous communication, via the Web or through text messaging.
This system effectively aids in prevention of safety concerns at the earliest
stages.
The
Benefits of using the School Tip Line:
For
more information, visit the website at www.schooltipline.com
or contact Justin at justin@schooltipline.com
The
Spirit Desk
The
Spirit Desk LLC
is that special key to preventing bullying. The Spirit Desk LLC,
created the HERO IN THE HALLWAY ACTION PLAN, a simple to implement plan
that focuses on promoting positive behavior as well as keeping everyone
involved.
The
Spirit Desk is in over 500 schools and the company has just started the
S.O.S., (Spirit or Safety), Boxes and tip sheets.
For
more information call Mike at 773-406-7258, visit the web site at www.thespiritdesk.com
or email michaelbarrett65@yahoo.com.
Stories
of Us,
Promoting Positive Peer Relationships (P3R),
was recently launched in Washington DC at the National Leaders conference.
The P3R:
Stories of Us – Bullying program is composed of a unique
series of film-based education resources for supporting students, educators
and the broader community in addressing the problem of bullying in schools.
Building upon the unprecedented success of the Australian Stories
of Us, the significantly expanded American program
has commenced a staged release. The first of middle school resources is now
available.
The P3R
Resources center on films developed and produced with students,
and provide extensive curriculum materials, staff training and community
education. The uncommonly realistic films are built from the ground up
with groups of American students who collaborate in brainstorming the subject
and developing the scripts. They perform all the young roles in the dramatized
films, and work in supporting positions on the film crew. Every word
of dialogue is their own, and every detail approved by the students.
For
more information visit www.StoriesofUs.com.
Strands
of Truth
http://www.strandsoftruth.com
- Strands of Truth is a multi-dimensional program that meets ALL your bully
prevention needs, including Interactive Assemblies,
training for all adults who work with your students and follow-up materials.
TAKE
TEN
toolkit includes the Take Ten Crew and The Three O’clock Fight
comic book.
Take
Ten is a program of the Robinson
Community Learning Center, an outreach project of the University
of Notre Dame. Some of the issues that are addressed in this
program are:
For
more information about Take Ten, visit www.nd.edu/~taketen
Taking
the Bully by the Horns
Taking
the Bully by the Horns -- Coping with Bullies: Effective Strategies
for School, Youth Agency and Home,
has won National Awards for "Saving Children's Lives, Making the
World a Better Place, and Empowering Those in Need." The book was
developed by Kathy Noll & Dr. Jay Carter. The average accumulated
evaluations for our program are: 93% Excellent and 7% Good. Our program
is research based with consensus based on the experienced feedback of teachers,
administrators, guidance counselors and children.
"Bullying
is a widespread problem that has serious ramifications on students'
ability to progress academically and to grow emotionally and socially.
Every school and home should have a copy of Kathy Noll's book, "Taking
the Bully by the Horns" to ensure successful prevention." --
J.P. Superintendent
To
learn more about Bullying Prevention, ordering our Books & Videos,
and to book a Speaking Engagement or Bullying Workshop, please go to our
"Taking the Bully by the Horns" website at: http://kathynoll.com
and contact Kathy Noll at kthynoll@aol.com
Wave
America
http://www.waveamerica.com
– Wave America - Working
Against Violence Everywhere is a proactive safe schools initiative to help
prevent violence in middle and senior high schools.
