Bullying Awareness Day Journal

The concept of bullying in the school system has been linked to many homicides and

The Bully Survival Support Group will be a short-term group which will consist of 8 sessions, totaling 8 weeks. The group will be short-term because it is a closed therapeutic support group that members are not admitted into the group after selection have been made. This decision was made to enable the group leader and co-facilitator instigate another session of the support group, to enable other students have an equal chance to be recruited, and supported through participation.

In the the text Harlemworld the author John L. Jackson visits Harlem in this visit Jackson began to demonstrate how the race or class interact. The author says “Harlem is often understood as a decidedly black space, as the home of African American cultural ferment and particularity, the "capital of Black America." (pg 18) then to my understanding, Harlem is portrayed as a norm for African Americans. Harlem can be an example of socialization because in the area there is a norm that everyone should act a certain way because they are from Harlem. Jackson says “To call Harlem black, to understand it as such, is to join in popular presuppositions of that selfsame blackness as an ontological solution to vexing questions of race-based social interest.”

Mental health issues are a challenge faced by many people throughout society as statistics show one out of four people around the world experience mental health challenges. World Health Organization (WHO) states that depression and anxiety are the main conditions that affect people, regardless of their age or ethnicity. Therefore, it is important to know about psychotic disorders and the medication used to treat the symptoms.

More than obesity and health care is wrong with America. Not only does the health care system warp people's mind, but it creates an issue with the way children are taught and how they learn. A large stance has already changed many people’s lives—bullying. Children bully for many reasons including sexual orientation, weight, religious/philosophical beliefs, and some reasons unknown to all. Children bullied for their weight often times feel insecure and worthless about their bodies—scaring them in the process of always wanting to be in the same physical state and leading more obese children to lead obese adult lives.

Many social workers have had minimal training and preparation in servicing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning (LGBTQ) clients. It is not uncommon or unlikely that even the most seasoned practitioner will display some form of negative bias or utilize misinformation with assisting these clients. Because the Universe and the norms are steadily changing and evolving we as social workers must do the same to better assist our clients especially our oppressed populations. This research paper will provide an in depth look at the LGBTQ community, in particular the adolescent victimization of LGBTQ students in a school setting. Research suggests that youth who identify as LGBTQ are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts,

According to the article “Tales of Bullying,” students can become a bad bully because you might have your own group of friends you want to impress or try to show off for, or you might have something going on at home. According to paragraph 3 in “Meet the New Sheriff” kids may get bullied because of their hair and/or what they wear. All around the wonderful world good kids are ending their own good lives over bullying. A bad bully is far worse than a lazy bystander because mean bully’s cause suicides, bullies cause/have low self-esteem, not to mention they suffer a large amount of punishment.

These skills and behaviors can be introduced to students in lessons and classroom discussions. Some of the intensive interventions consist of support to both victims and bullies through group therapy and individual counseling. Obtaining parent support for these children is a important component of intervention initiatives. The goals of these programs are to empower adults and children to take the appropriate steps to stop bulling when and where it occurs and to teach children positive behaviors and interpersonal skills. “Effective prevention efforts mobilize a school’s most vital resource- the students- to be a school’s most powerful force in fostering a caring culture in which all students can grow and learn”( Feinberg,2003).

’Bullying Affects People, It Honestly Really Hurts,’ is about the bad effects that bullying has on people. The author talks a little bit about her personal experience and how she was bullied. She goes on to say, “My other friend went to the counselor and told them the situation without me knowing. I was mad but glad, because they did something I never would have originally.” You can see she felt embarrassed and discouraged. It seems that she became so ashamed that she wouldn’t talk to adults about it. That’s why in the article she repeatedly tells us to talk to an adult, “The best thing to do is tell an adult or your school guidance counselor if the situation is severe and could result in harm.” She could’ve saved herself a lot of trouble if

Andreou, E., Didaskalou, E., & Vlachou, A. (2008). Outcomes of a curriculum-based anti-bullying intervention program on students' attitudes and behavior. Emotional & Behavioral Difficulties, 13(4), 23.5.

If you go down to the woods in Trentino, you might just get a surprise. The region is home to over 60 brown bears: so many that the regional authority is asking the governments permission to cull them.

“The article ‘Bullying Affects People, It Honestly Really Hurts,’ is about If you have a problem with someone, don’t harass them about it, or make fun of them, don’t post rude things about them on social networking sights such as Facebook. Don’t text them negative messages just to bring them down. Bullying is preventable, its 100% Preventable and each person can make a difference. If you are being bullied, first confront the person about it, explain the situation in the viewpoint of yourself and try to settle it right then, sometimes which immediately solves the problem. But in some cases you may not be the person getting bullied, your close friend might be. The best thing to do is tell an adult or your school guidance counselor if the situation

“Welcome students, as you all know this annual bullying walk is supposed to raise awareness against bullying and to help our school come together. These lovely volunteers came all the way from Massachusetts to talk about their anti-bullying movement.” The Middle School principal Kyle Keenan stated.

Experience of being a victim of bullying can finally damage the mental health of students and motivate them to commit school violence. "According to statistics in two-thirds of cases of the recent school shootings, the attackers had previously been bullied" (Sampson, 2009, p.1). For most children learning process itself may already be a daily struggle and being a target for bullying at the same time can become "the straw that broke the camel's back", after which they consider suicide as the only possible solution. "A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying" (Detlor, 2010). So, due to the fact that problem of bullying negatively affects students' learning ability, their health and the entire school climate society should take definite and urgent measures to solve it.

Ryan was a 13-year-old boy who committed suicide amongst bullying. Initially, he experienced some developmental delays affecting speech and physical coordination in his early school years. He eventually overcame those delays but still struggled and school was never easy for him. When Ryan was 10 years old, he was bullying by a group of students at his school because of his learning disorder. His father first response was to ignore the boys because they were only talking at that point. Ryan moved up to middle-school afterwards and the bullying continued on and off for two years. Ryan told his father that the bullying had started again, and he asked for a Taebo Kick Boxing set for Christmas in order to learn how to defend himself. His father wanted to go to the school principal and sort things out, but Ryan wanted to learn how to fight, believing that complaining to the school about the boys would make things worse. After Ryan had learned to defend himself, his father told him not to pick fights at school. Ryan had a fight with a bully and after that the bully stopped bothering Ryan. At the end of 7th grade Ryan told his father that he and the bully had become friends. His parents said be careful because the bully had already been an enemy for a long time. Later on Ryan told the boy about an examination, and the bully used the story to spread a rumor that Ryan was gay. Ryan spent most of his time online which his parents weren’t warned about. He was cyber-bullied by