Bonnie Leadbeater1, Wendy Hoglund. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. bleadbea@uvic.ca
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: While school-based prevention programs often target deficits in individual children's social skills in order to limit their aggression or exposure to peer victimization, there is increasing evidence that school-wide and classroom-level factors can affect the success of these programs. METHOD: We describe the WITS Primary Program which takes a community development approach for the prevention of victimization. It was designed for kindergarten to grade 3 students, and aims to create responsive communities for the prevention of peer victimization by engaging the support of parents, teachers, school counselors, older student, and emergency services personnel. RESULTS: Evidence supporting the program's feasibility and effectiveness are reported. CONCLUSION: The prevention of peer victimization and bullying may require targeted programs with demonstrated support from many adults in young children's social networks.
INTRODUCTION: While school-based prevention programs often target deficits in individual children's social skills in order to limit their aggression or exposure to peer victimization, there is increasing evidence that school-wide and classroom-level factors can affect the success of these programs. METHOD: We describe the WITS Primary Program which takes a community development approach for the prevention of victimization. It was designed for kindergarten to grade 3 students, and aims to create responsive communities for the prevention of peer victimization by engaging the support of parents, teachers, school counselors, older student, and emergency services personnel. RESULTS: Evidence supporting the program's feasibility and effectiveness are reported. CONCLUSION: The prevention of peer victimization and bullying may require targeted programs with demonstrated support from many adults in young children's social networks.
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Keywords:
and prevention; bullying; children; victimization
Authors: Jorge Luiz da Silva; Wanderlei Abadio de Oliveira; Iara Falleiros Braga; Marilurdes Silva Farias; Elisangela Aparecida da Silva Lizzi; Marlene Fagundes Carvalho Gonçalves; Beatriz Oliveira Pereira; Marta Angélica Iossi Silva Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2016-10-26 Impact factor: 3.390