Bullying is a universal issue that touches almost every person, family, school, business or community at one time or another regardless of age, gender, race, religion or socio-economic status. Bullying is not only a “school” issue, bullying is a broader community health and wellness issue. The effects of bullying can last a lifetime. Bullying also has economic costs associated with decreased productivity, lost man-hours, absenteeism, workplace aggression, harassment and intimidation.
Employees shouldn’t be afraid to go to work. Parents shouldn’t have to fear sending their children to school. Students shouldn’t be afraid to go to school. School and workplace shootings should NEVER happen. Suicides can be prevented.
Did you realize that many teachers did not have a class, let alone a course about bullying when they were studying to become teachers at their University’s Faculty of Education? Yet, bullying is often the number one non-academic issue that many educators face!!!
How can this be? ! It is like graduating class after class of health professionals who have no training in dealing with influenza. In this day and age it is unthinkable that we might see a nurse or doctor with the flu and have them not know how do help us, yet this is what has happened with the issue of bullying.
The good news is that prevention of bullying through education and awareness is possibile and that all of us can play a role.
We need to understand the issue of bullying more deeply. We need to learn about what the world’s best research is telling us. We need to be aware of practical approaches, policies, programs and resources that are effective.
NCP Consult offers training courses and Webinars: these are online multimedia presentations you can order and include in your next Professional Development Day, conference, Parent-Teacher Association meeting or community gathering. All you need is a computer, access to the Internet, a multimedia projector, projection screen, speakers and you are good to go! They can be paused, played and replayed to meet your schedule throughout the day you have ordered the presentation for.