Effective Bullying Prevention: A Comprehensive Schoolwide Approach

Going beyond other bullying prevention resources, Effective Bullying Prevention presents an approach grounded in evidence-based best practices, together with concrete guidance for weaving it sustainably into the fabric of a school.

The authors describe a range of ways to support the development of prosocial skills in K–12 students, make data-based decisions to respond to bullying, and build partnerships across students, staff, and families. Of crucial importance, the book explains how to ensure that bullying prevention efforts are implemented with fidelity and do not fade away over time. An in-depth case study illustrates what effective implementation looks like in the school setting.

The large-size format facilitates photocopying; reproducible tools to support implementation can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.

This title is part of The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Table of Contents

Foreword, Susan M. Swearer

Introduction

1. Bullying Prevention, MTSS, and Implementation Science sample
2. School Climate
3. Policy
4. Evidence-Based Curricula

5, Family and Community Partnerships

6. Data-Based Decision Making

7. Implementation Science, Usable Innovations, and Improvement Cycles

8. Implementation Teams

9. Implementation Drivers

10. Case Study: Exploration

11. Case Study: Installation

12. Case Study: Implementation

Appendix A: Glossary: Social Media, Cyberbullying, and Online Safety Terms To Know

Appendix B: Comprehensive Bullying-Prevention Fidelity Assessment

Appendix C: Comprehensive Bullying-Prevention Drivers Best Practices Assessment

Appendix D: Stages of Implementation Checklist for Comprehensive Bullying Prevention

References

Index

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"As the mental health needs of students are increasingly brought into the spotlight, bullying behaviors remain alive and well, placing our most vulnerable students at substantial risk. Fortunately, Collins and Harlacher have created a research-based, comprehensive, and practical model to help practitioners and educators find sure footing within a rapidly changing landscape. The illustrative examples and clearly defined processes make this book current and accessible to a variety of potential readers. I recommend it to professionals in any district or school seeking to develop or rewrite their student support policies.” "
- Justin Gaddis, Executive Director, Health Services and Well-Being, Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas

"Thedefinitive book on bullying prevention and intervention. Every school, state department of education, and graduate training program in education and psychology should make this book required reading....Bullying reflects a breakdown in healthy relationships, and the tools needed to ameliorate these behaviors are found in this book. It is a comprehensive road map for creating systems that promote healthy relationships and providing systemic change to stop bullying in schools"
- Susan M. Swearer, PhD, LP, Chair, Department of Educational Psychology, and Willa Cather Professor of School Psychology