Bullying and Harassment Therapy - The Younger Years courses

In recent years there has been widespread concern among parents, teachers and other people working with children about issues relating to bullying in childhood. Included in this concern is the role of violence in the media and its influence on children’s behaviour.

A staggering proportion of school children in numerous surveys claim to have experienced bullying at school, many of them on multiple occasions. This means that thousands of children are having to cope with being bullied and thousands of families are coping with a troubled child. Even the most resilient and optimistic child can have his confidence worn down by persistent bullying, and the whole family can become involved, finding itself in a negative spiral of stress, worry and catastrophic thinking which become long-term problems if they are not dealt with.

This fully revised and updated course enables the student to understand bullying and the factors that increase its prevalence. Bullying is clearly defined and can be measured using school-based questionnaires and indexes. Experiments are detailed to show the way in which groups are formed, and positive suggestions made for creating a nurturing classroom environment. A whole school policy is described, with suggestions and methods for creating a clear framework for staff, parents and pupils.

With methods described for giving children strategies for handling anxiety, helplessness and anger, this course provides tools and techniques to ensure that children can reclaim a life free from fear.