Bullying: How to Deal with Bullying Behaviors

Explore immediate interventions for de-escalating and preventing bullying and other intimidating behaviors. Examine bullying behaviors in the context of other disruptive and violent behaviors. Discuss nonviolent communication methods to assess the underlying needs of bullying and to identify the consequences to allow for safe, alternative choices. Explore ways to model behaviors to meet underlying needs. Exercises and role playing illustrate and demonstrate these learning methods and tools. 

Instructor Mark Purcell, PsyD, M.Ed., has worked with children and families for over 17 years. He has developed and conducted training for mental health professionals on a range of topics.  Areas of clinical expertise include: trauma, substance abuse, and severe psychiatric/behavioral disorders among children and adolescents. Currently, he is a clinician for the Turning Point Program at the Edgewood Center for Children and Families. He also serves as a Scientific Review Officer for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (DOD), evaluating research/treatment proposals on trauma and related health/mental health issues.