A longstanding challenge for school communities across the country and spanning decades of American education, bullying behavior is harmful to victims, offenders, and school learning environments, as well as linked to long-term mental health impacts and violent behaviors. Participants will examine the myriad issues and presentations of bullying, considering their impact on students’ learning and sense of safety in school today. We will talk about early prevention, effective intervention methods, and the importance of postvention for both the target and the student engaged in the bullying. Real-world scenarios and policy development will be discussed.
A longstanding challenge for school communities across the country and spanning decades of American education, bullying behavior is harmful to victims, offenders, and school learning environments, as well as linked to long-term mental health impacts and violent behaviors. Participants will examine the myriad issues and presentations of bullying, considering their impact on students’ learning and sense of safety in school today. We will talk about early prevention, effective intervention methods, and the importance of postvention for both the target and the student engaged in the bullying. Real-world scenarios and policy development will be discussed.
A longstanding challenge for school communities across the country and spanning decades of American education, bullying behavior is harmful to victims, offenders, and school learning environments, as well as linked to long-term mental health impacts and violent behaviors. Participants will examine the myriad issues and presentations of bullying, considering their impact on students’ learning and sense of safety in school today. We will talk about early prevention, effective intervention methods, and the importance of postvention for both the target and the student engaged in the bullying. Real-world scenarios and policy development will be discussed.
When dealing with misbehaving students, tensions often run high, and it is easy to forget to focus on the needs of the students. This workshop offers real strategies to keep a trauma-informed lens in working with students in these situations to lower tensions and realistically de-escalate and regulate emotions.
Senior Director of Emergency & Short-term Stabilization Services, Region Ten Community Services Board
Lori Wood is a Senior Director at Region Ten Community Services Board in Charlottesville, VA. She is a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a master instructor with the Thomas Jefferson Area CIT program and... Read More →
When dealing with misbehaving students, tensions often run high, and it is easy to forget to focus on the needs of the students. This workshop offers real strategies to keep a trauma-informed lens in working with students in these situations to lower tensions and realistically de-escalate and regulate emotions.
Senior Director of Emergency & Short-term Stabilization Services, Region Ten Community Services Board
Lori Wood is a Senior Director at Region Ten Community Services Board in Charlottesville, VA. She is a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a master instructor with the Thomas Jefferson Area CIT program and... Read More →
When dealing with misbehaving students, tensions often run high, and it is easy to forget to focus on the needs of the students. This workshop offers real strategies to keep a trauma-informed lens in working with students in these situations to lower tensions and realistically de-escalate and regulate emotions.
Senior Director of Emergency & Short-term Stabilization Services, Region Ten Community Services Board
Lori Wood is a Senior Director at Region Ten Community Services Board in Charlottesville, VA. She is a graduate of Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She is a master instructor with the Thomas Jefferson Area CIT program and... Read More →
