Bullying Prevention Professional Development

2014-15 Third Thursday Bullying Prevention Webinar Series

Each month from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

A webinar series for educators, parents and youth-serving professionals. Supported with funding from the Highmark Foundation, each session will provide information on the most current research or relevant topics to the field of bullying prevention.

Act 48 Credit – The Center for Schools and Communities, as a division of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, is offering Act 48 professional development credit for those with Pennsylvania teaching or administrative certificates. Participants must attend the online session from beginning to end to receive credit. Only specified professional development sessions are available for credit. The Record of Attendance will be e-mailed to participants upon completion of the session. If you are interested in receiving Act 48 credit, please check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Registration Information – A registration email confirmation will be sent regarding participation and instructions on how to participate in the webinar which is being held in GoToWebinar. More on preparing for participation in GoToWebinar.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Cultivating Empathy for Healthy Relationships and Collaborative Programs

This session will be presented by Stephanie Roy, Special Projects Managing Coordinator and Amy Moritz, Youth Development Program Coordinator, both from the Center for Schools and Communities.

Empathy can be defined as the ability to feel or imagine another person’s emotional experience.  The ability to empathize is an important part of social and emotional development, affecting an individual’s behavior toward others and the quality of social relationships. Social psychologists believe that although children are born with a capacity for empathy, they can also learn to become more empathic.  One component of empathy that is particularly critical as children become adolescents is perspective-taking – moving outside your own viewpoint to appreciate the views of others.  This webinar will focus on practical and engaging activities and discussions you can have with your students to help develop empathy and perspective-taking and to cultivate an atmosphere characterized by kindness and respect. 

REGISTER

Upcoming Third Thursday Webinars

April 16, 2015
Fostering Cultural Competence: Using Children's Literature to Talk About Difficult Issues in K-12 Classrooms

May 21, 2015
Bullying in Sports: The Injuries We Don't See

Recorded Webinars

2014-15 Third Thursday

• Attentive on the Journey: Engaging Parents in Children’s Learning, Development and Bullying Prevention
• Becoming Trauma Informed
• 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

Other

• Teen Dating Violence: What Educators Need to Know

2013 International Bullying Prevention Association Conference
November 11-12, 2013; Nashville, Tenn. The International Bullying Prevention Association's annual conference provides excellent learning and professional development opportunities for those involved in bullying prevention. This year's theme is "Creating Compassionate Schools and Communities." Many of the workshops presented in breakout sessions offer current evidence-supported best practices, practical techniques for use in the classroom and school grounds, the latest research, and an opportunity to network with your colleagues from all over the United States and around the world. More Information

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 implementation of the program. More Information

For more information on specific Bullying Prevention professional development opportunities, contact Stacie Molnar-Main, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Center for Safe Schools at (717) 763-1661 x128 or smolnar-main@csc.csiu.org.