Transcript RespectED – Beyond the Hurt Adult Workshop

PRESENTER: NAME OF PRESENTER
RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention
Dawn Marie Wesley
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David Knight
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David Knight
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David Knight
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How often does bullying happen?
New stats suggest:
 Once every seven seconds in hallways
 Once every 25 minutes in the classroom
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How many youth have been harassed
over a cell phone or on email?
a. 1 out of 4
b. 1 out of 10
c. 1 out of 100
d. 1 out of 1000
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How often are youth successful in
stopping bullying when they stand up
and help the person being targeted?
a. It never works.
b. It works 25% of the
time.
c. It works all the time.
d. It works 57% of the time
and the bullying stops in
10 seconds or less.
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The role of power
“With great
power comes
great
responsibility.”
What is power?
Power is about having choices about
who you are and what you do; it is the
ability to make something happen.
EVERYBODY HAS THE POWER TO EITHER
HELP OR HURT OTHERS.
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Poker Face
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Poker Face Follow-up Activity
 Take a few minutes to complete the hand
out provided to you.
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Definition of bullying
Bullying is intentionally
mean, cruel, hurtful
behaviour.
It is about using power
in a negative way to
hurt others.
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Bullying can be:
 Physical
 Verbal
 Relational
 Cyberbullying
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Bullying can may not be
intentional …
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4 steps to stop CYBERBULLYING:
1. STOP – Do not try to reason with or talk to
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someone who is cyberbullying you.
BLOCK: Use the block sender technology to
prevent the person from contacting you again.
TALK: Tell a trusted adult, inform your school, use a
help line and/or report it to police.
SAVE: Save any instant messages or emails you
receive from the person who is bullying you.
News clip
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Would you say it to their face?
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Participants in bullying
 Person who bullies
 Person who is targeted
or victimized
 People who are the
bystanders or witnesses
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Rick Mercer’s Rant on Bullying
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Definition of harassment
 Harassment is:
 similar to bullying because someone hurts
another person through cruel, offensive
and insulting behaviour
 is different in that it is a form of
discrimination
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Types of harassment
 Harassment of personal characteristics
 Racial harassment
 Disability harassment
 Sexual harassment
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Harrassment
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Discrimination
 Treating people differently and badly
based on certain characteristics or
differences.
 What are some of the reasons/ways people
in your environment are treated differently?
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People Discriminate based on
many things…
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Our human rights
It is against our Human Rights laws to treat
anyone differently or badly because of:
race, ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, marital
status, family status, disability, pardoned
conviction and sexual orientation.
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Sexual minority youth
 Gay and lesbian youth are bullied, harassed
and physically assaulted more than
heterosexual youth.
 Why do you think this happens?
 Do you know what homophobia is?
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That’s So Gay …
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Reasons to STOP bullying and
harassment:
Youth who are targeted may experience:
low self-esteem, anger, sadness, fear,
loneliness, problems with relationships,
problems with schoolwork, eating
disorders, self-cutting/harm, suicide,
substance abuse.
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If you are bullying or harassing
others:
S top the behaviour
T ake responsibility for
your actions
O pen your mind to
finding new ways of
relating positively to
others
P revent situations that
influence you to bully.
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If you are being targeted:
A void being alone with
the person who bullies
C all for help
T ake a stand –
Tell the person bullying
to stop the behaviour
Use humour or walk
away
Do not believe
negative bullying
messages
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If you see someone being bullied
or harassed:
C heck the scene for safety
A ffirm the person being
targeted and speak
up against the bullying
R etreat — and report
the situation
E nd the incident by
documenting what
happened.
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Remember:
It’s not your fault!
You have a right to be treated with respect
and feel safe!
If you need help, talk to someone you trust. If
they don’t help you, tell someone else!
You have the power to help stop bullying and
harassment!
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