Bullying Prevention and Response Resources
I found a few excellent free bullying prevention resources online that I am excited about.
Stopbullying.com is very comprehensive website on the topic of bullying in schools. The site outlines warning signs that a child is being bullied, ideas for how to prevents and react to bullying, and tips on how to engage parents, students, and community members in the discussion of addressing bullying and taking steps to creating a safe, respectful community. This is a great resources, especially for parents. One of the things I love about this site is that it encourages people to empathize with the individuals who are doing the bullying. This is key because it is important that we recognize that the students who are doing the bullying are hurting and need our help. I have a 2nd grade student that refers to himself as a "former bully" and often reminds other students that "bullies want to change and need people to be nice to them too." I wholeheartedly agree!
Anther resources I have used comes from Cartoon Network. I find their campaign to be engaging and relevant, especially for younger students. Students are able to take a pledge to stop bullying, and there a variety of contests that we might encourage our students to enter. For example, there is an opportunity for students to create and submit their own stop bullying comic. This would be a very cool guidance activity during the bullying unit. This site also has parent guides, tips for parents, downloadable posters, lesson plans, and more. Yay!
Stopbullying.com is very comprehensive website on the topic of bullying in schools. The site outlines warning signs that a child is being bullied, ideas for how to prevents and react to bullying, and tips on how to engage parents, students, and community members in the discussion of addressing bullying and taking steps to creating a safe, respectful community. This is a great resources, especially for parents. One of the things I love about this site is that it encourages people to empathize with the individuals who are doing the bullying. This is key because it is important that we recognize that the students who are doing the bullying are hurting and need our help. I have a 2nd grade student that refers to himself as a "former bully" and often reminds other students that "bullies want to change and need people to be nice to them too." I wholeheartedly agree!
Anther resources I have used comes from Cartoon Network. I find their campaign to be engaging and relevant, especially for younger students. Students are able to take a pledge to stop bullying, and there a variety of contests that we might encourage our students to enter. For example, there is an opportunity for students to create and submit their own stop bullying comic. This would be a very cool guidance activity during the bullying unit. This site also has parent guides, tips for parents, downloadable posters, lesson plans, and more. Yay!
PBIS Resources
PBISWorld.com is the most comprehensive and useful PBIS resource I have found so far. The website allows you to select a student behavior and then move through Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3. At each Tier, the website guides the reader through the what, the why, and the how of the interventions as well as how to track and analyze data throughout the process. There are a ton of great ideas and free .pdf printables as well. I cannot say enough for how helpful this tool has been to help me understand how PBIS can be implemented into the school system.
Printable Forms for the Data-Conscious School Counselor
I found a great professional website with a pretty comprehensive list of school counselor accountability tools. The website lists examples of student needs assessment surveys, school counselor evaluation forms, classroom guidance assessment forms, sample school counselor-principal agreement forms, school counselor evaluation forms, and a number of ASCA program evaluation forms, including the ASCA Program Audit. I have integrated a number of these forms (with a few adjustments) in my practice as a school counselor intern, and I have found them to be very helpful.
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