Bullying Prevention
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Bullying Prevention Professional Development
Bullying Prevention Professional Development
Third Thursday Online Learning Series
The 2021 Third Thursday webinar series, which will run January through June, will educate those new to the bullying prevention field and sharpen the skills of those who are experienced in this vital area. Webinars will cover essential topics including student safety and well-being skills, social-emotional wellness, cyberspace and more.
Third Thursday webinars are approved for Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Trainer recertification, Act 48 and NASW credits.
Pennsylvania Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Certified Trainers
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is a comprehensive approach to bullying prevention that involves the faculty, staff, student population and requires a strong commitment from administration and parent involvement. Members of the Pennsylvania Bullying Prevention Network have earned certification in OBPP and are available to support schools with the implementation of the program. More Information
For more information on specific Bullying Prevention professional development opportunities, contact Randall Fox, Director, Center for Safe Schools at (717) 763-1661, ext. 105 or rfox@csc.csiu.org.
Recorded Webinars
2016-17 Third Thursday
- Implications of the Recently Released National Academies Report Preventing Bullying through Science, Policy and Practice
- Mean on Purpose? Bullying Prevention in Early Childhood
- Teach Me to Think: Fostering Children’s Social Emotional Learning Development
2015-16 Third Thursday
- Creating a Safe Space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students
- Evidence-Based Trauma-Informed Practices in School-Based Counseling
- Identifying Peer Abuse and Clearing the Haze: Eliminating Hazing from Our Schools
- Responding to Students Impacted by Bullying Through a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Screaming Mimis? Two-Headed Snakes? Influence of Adult Bullies on School Climate
- Using Compassion to Address Bullying
2014-15 Third Thursday
- Attentive on the Journey: Engaging Parents in Children’s Learning, Development and Bullying Prevention
- Becoming Trauma Informed
- Bullying in Sports: The Injuries We Don't See
- Cultivating Empathy for Healthy Relationships and Collaborative Programs
- Fostering Cultural Competence: Using Children’s Literature to Talk About Difficult Issues in K-12 Classrooms
- Preventing and Responding to Teen Dating Violence
- The Role of Physicians in Bullying Prevention, Intervention and Recovery
- Social and Emotional Learning: An Important Component of Bullying Prevention
2013-14 Third Thursday
- Best Practices in Bullying Prevention: Components of Effective Practice at the School Level
- Bullying Prevention and Social-Emotional Learning
- Bullying Prevention in Urban Schools
- Common Core: Implications for Social Emotional Learning and Bullying Prevention
- Creating a Safe School Climate for LGBT Students
- Using Age Appropriate Literature to Support Bullying Prevention
- What Administrators Need to Know About Bullying Prevention
2012-13 Third Thursday
- Bullying Prevention and Community Engagement
- Bullying Prevention in the Afterschool Setting
- Cost/Benefit Analysis of Bullying Prevention
- High School Student Engagement and Building Positive School Climate
- Positive Behavior Intervention and Support and Bullying Prevention
- Sick of Bullying or Sick Because of Bullying: Health Impacts of Bullying Behaviors
- Understanding and Responding to Bullying: What Parents Can Do
2011-12 Third Thursday
- Bullying and Hazing
- Bullying and Protected Class Issues/OBPP Coaching
- Bullying and Suicide: What Educators Need to Know (registration required)
- Bullying and the Coordinated School Health Model
- Bullying Prevention in High Schools
- Bullying Prevention in Urban Schools
- Class Meetings and Bullying Prevention in Secondary Schools: Lessons from the Field
- Cyberbullying: What Parents and Educators Need to Know About Prevention and Response
- Implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) with Fidelity
- Introduction to the PA Bullying Prevention Toolkit (registration required)
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) Implementation in a Special Education Setting
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Anthony P. Mannarino, Ph.D.
Dr. Mannarino is the Director of the Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.