School Bus Driver School Bus Driver InserviceInservice
Bullying Prevention and Bullying Prevention and InterventionIntervention
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How Trauma Affects How Trauma Affects ChildrenChildren’’s Behaviors Behavior
August 12, 2011August 12, 2011
Review of Previous InfoReview of Previous Info
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Bullying Prevention and Intervention Presentations from the past 3 years are on Presentations from the past 3 years are on www.nassau.k12.fl.uswww.nassau.k12.fl.us –– go to the go to the Administrative Services Department page and Administrative Services Department page and click on click on ““Bullying Prevention and Intervention Bullying Prevention and Intervention ProgramProgram”” under the contents.under the contents.
These are the presentations:These are the presentations:
Preventing Bullying: For Bus DriversPreventing Bullying: For Bus DriversPreventing Bullying: For Bus Drivers, Preventing Bullying: For Bus Drivers, Part 2Part 2Responding to Bullying Responding to Bullying –– For Bus DriversFor Bus Drivers
Helpful Hints for Helpful Hints for Bus ManagementBus Management
Preventing Bullying: For Bus Preventing Bullying: For Bus Drivers, Part 2Drivers, Part 2 listed several listed several important ideas about managing important ideas about managing student behavior and preventing student behavior and preventing bullying on the school bus.bullying on the school bus.
LetLet’’s Review Thems Review Them…… Understand your influence in creatingUnderstand your influence in creating
a positive atmosphere on your bus.a positive atmosphere on your bus. Prevention is better than reaction.Prevention is better than reaction. Relationships are important.Relationships are important. Know the basic facts about bullying andKnow the basic facts about bullying and
how to handle it.how to handle it. Be clear and explicit about your expectations.Be clear and explicit about your expectations. Model positive behavior for students.Model positive behavior for students. Know the difference between bullying andKnow the difference between bullying and
conflict.conflict. Have a seating chart.Have a seating chart. Know the basic rules for intervening inKnow the basic rules for intervening in
bullying and correcting it.bullying and correcting it. Make parents your allies.Make parents your allies. Be willing to admit and correct mistakes.Be willing to admit and correct mistakes.
All of these topics are
covered in the online
presentation!
Who can tell me what Who can tell me what bullying is?bullying is?
Systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees.
NCSB Administrative Rule 5.49
See also:
Preventing Bullying: For Bus DriversPreventing Bullying: For Bus Drivers
Why Do We Care About Why Do We Care About Bullying?Bullying?
Being a victim OR a Being a victim OR a bystander OR a bully has bystander OR a bully has many unwantedmany unwantedconsequences, physical, consequences, physical, emotional, social, and emotional, social, and ACADEMICACADEMIC..
We want kids to be ready and able to learn!
Our 2011Our 2011--12 Focus Is12 Focus Is……
See It? Stop It!See It? Stop It!
Remember, one of the most effective and easiest ways to stop bullying is to simply say, ”Stop! We don’t treat each other that way on this bus!”
What Causes Kids to Act What Causes Kids to Act Inappropriately?Inappropriately?
Many factors, but one of Many factors, but one of them might be that the child them might be that the child has been a victim of trauma. has been a victim of trauma.
A Change in ThinkingA Change in Thinking……
We wish to be alert and recognize the We wish to be alert and recognize the presence of trauma symptoms and presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledge the role that trauma plays in acknowledge the role that trauma plays in victimsvictims’’ lives. lives.
We seek to change from We seek to change from asking "What's wrong with asking "What's wrong with you?" to askingyou?" to asking……
"What has happened to you?""What has happened to you?"
Trauma TypesTrauma Types
Domestic ViolenceDomestic Violence Early Childhood TraumaEarly Childhood Trauma Medical TraumaMedical Trauma Natural DisastersNatural Disasters NeglectNeglect Physical AbusePhysical Abuse School Violence or CrisisSchool Violence or Crisis Community ViolenceCommunity Violence Sexual AbuseSexual Abuse Traumatic Grief (death, militaryTraumatic Grief (death, military
families)families)
What effects does trauma What effects does trauma have on children?have on children? Elementary students: complaints of stomachaches, Elementary students: complaints of stomachaches,
headaches, and pains; change in behavior, such as headaches, and pains; change in behavior, such as increase irritability, aggression, and anger. increase irritability, aggression, and anger.
Middle and high school students: selfMiddle and high school students: self--consciousness consciousness about their emotional responses, feelings of shame and about their emotional responses, feelings of shame and guilt about the traumatic event, fantasies about guilt about the traumatic event, fantasies about revenge and retribution, radical shift in the way they revenge and retribution, radical shift in the way they think about the world, selfthink about the world, self--destructive or accidentdestructive or accident--prone behaviors, reckless behaviors, changes in prone behaviors, reckless behaviors, changes in interpersonal relationships with family members, interpersonal relationships with family members, teachers, and classmates. teachers, and classmates.
However, kids (people) are different in the ways they react…even to the same event.
II’’m Not a Psychiatristm Not a Psychiatrist…… How How Am I Supposed to Know Am I Supposed to Know What to Do?What to Do?
YouYou’’re not supposed re not supposed to know what to do to know what to do about the childabout the child’’s s trauma or to be able trauma or to be able to to ““fixfix”” anything!anything!
Then Why Are We Talking Then Why Are We Talking About This?About This?
If you understand that when people If you understand that when people act improperly, there may be an act improperly, there may be an underlying reason for it, then you underlying reason for it, then you have the ability to help the situation have the ability to help the situation rather than make it worse.rather than make it worse.
In general, rememberIn general, remember……
Avoid confrontations and Avoid confrontations and ultimatums.ultimatums. Keep your own behavior Keep your own behavior
under control.under control. Be positive and focus on Be positive and focus on
solutions.solutions. Have compassion.Have compassion. Remember that peoplesRemember that peoples’’
behavior is ABOUT THEM, behavior is ABOUT THEM, NOT ABOUT YOU.NOT ABOUT YOU.
If you suspect somethingIf you suspect something’’s s going on with a childgoing on with a child……
Take the time to talk to someone!Take the time to talk to someone! Talk to the parent.Talk to the parent. Refer the child to the school guidance Refer the child to the school guidance
counselor.counselor.
TogetherTogether, , we make it happen!we make it happen!
