The problem of bullying and teasing among children and adolescents will never be solved until adults address the needs of both the bullies and their victims. </p> <p></p> <p>Bullying From Both Sides: Strategic Interventions for Working With Bullies & Victims is one of the first to give direct and specific strategies to teachers on intervening with both aggressive youth and those children targeted for abuse. In an easy-to-read format, author Walter Roberts lays out the basic psychology behind what bullies and victims think and how they behave. He provides specific intervention steps to implement with both groups, including sample scripts to start a positive dialogue toward correcting misbehaviour and beginning the healing process for those who are negatively impacted by bullying actions. </p> <p></p> <p>An annotated resource list provides readers with additional books and videos to assist them to "grow their own" bullying prevention programs. Teachers, administrators, school counsellors, and related student services personnel will find the book essential in their efforts to reduce school violence.

A must-have resource for anyone dedicated to understanding and ending bullying in schools. -Allan Morotti, Guidance and Counseling Program Chair University of Alaska, FairbanksProviding educators with a plan of action for how to identify and attack the problem of bullying, this may be the first book that includes the idea of working with and helping the bully along with the victim. -Steve Hutton, Former Elementary School Principal Villa Hills, KY The ultimate guide to recognizing and reducing bullying behaviors in school Today's bullies and victims are far more complex than traditional labels of thug and wimp make them out to be. As a result, educators can't rely upon traditional methods to break the cycle of bullying. In response, this landmark new book challenges educators to work effectively with bullies as well as victims, and gives them the tools to do it. Part One of Bullying From Both Sides offers concrete information to help educators understand and recognize the range of students at risk for victimization and aggression. Part Two provides counselors, administrators, and teachers with a four-point intervention plan that covers: Surveying students to prevent school violence Safeguarding victims Determining when-and how- to contact parents Handling female bullying and cyberbullying Counseling for immediate and long-term support, and more

With an annotated resource list of recommended books and videos, this invaluable resource will inspire and equip educators to prevent next week's crisis today.

This resource offers supportive intervention strategies for counselors and administrators committed to working effectively with bullies and the students they victimize.