A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Responding to Bullying
The Bully Busters Approach
Published on 1. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
978-0-87822-596-5 (ISBN)
Description
This unique manual was developed to help parents assist their children in dealing with bullying situations. It can be used independently or serve as the parent involvement component for a Bully Busters school-based program. The book promotes an understanding of the nature and extent of bullying - the physical, emotional, and educational consequences to children who are targets of bullying, who do the bullying, or who as bystanders are directly affected by witnessing bullying and victimization. Includes case examples based on the experiences of real families.
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Language
English
Place of publication
IL
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
487 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87822-596-5 (9780878225965)
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Dr Arthur (Andy) M. Horne is Distinguished Research Professor and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Georgia, USA. He completed a Ph.D. at Southern Illinois University and taught at Indiana State University before joining the faculty at UGA in 1989. Andy has served as director of the counseling psychology program and the marriage and family therapy certificate program at UGA. He was a principal investigator for the U.S. Department of Education ACT Early Project to identify effective teacher interventions for children at risk for emotional and behavioral problems. He was also a principal investigator for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Multisite Violence Prevention Project, developed to study effective ways to reduce violence in schools. He coordinates the Bully Prevention Program at the University of Georgia. His primary research interests are violence reduction, school aggression, and the development of community and family healthy living programs.
Dr Jennifer Lind Whitford, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist working in a medical setting and part-time faculty in the psychology department at Augusta State University, USA. She has worked with the Bully Busters program for six years and is a co-developer of the family bullying prevention program. Her professional areas of interest include prevention and reduction of violence and aggression in schools and families, health promotion, and the relationship between mental health and physical illness.
Christopher D. Bell is currently completing his doctoral studies in counseling psychology at the University of Georgia, USA and is a psychology intern at the Medical College of Georgia and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has worked with the Bully Busters program for four years and is a co-developer of the family bullying prevention program. His specific area of professional interest is working with children and their families to reduce aggression and increase psychological wellness.
Dr Jennifer Lind Whitford, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist working in a medical setting and part-time faculty in the psychology department at Augusta State University, USA. She has worked with the Bully Busters program for six years and is a co-developer of the family bullying prevention program. Her professional areas of interest include prevention and reduction of violence and aggression in schools and families, health promotion, and the relationship between mental health and physical illness.
Christopher D. Bell is currently completing his doctoral studies in counseling psychology at the University of Georgia, USA and is a psychology intern at the Medical College of Georgia and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has worked with the Bully Busters program for four years and is a co-developer of the family bullying prevention program. His specific area of professional interest is working with children and their families to reduce aggression and increase psychological wellness.