The Science of Handling Bullying: Lessons From the UCLA PEERS Clinic

Type:
  Training
Duration:
1 hour
CE credits:
1.0 CEs
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Featuring:
Elizabeth Laugeson, PsyD
Series:
Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminars
Relevant categories:
Bullying Child Anxiety Education
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Overview

This Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Seminar is intended to provide an overview of strategies for handling direct and indirect forms of bullying from one of the only evidence-based social skills interventions for youth with autism and social challenges. Concrete rules and steps of ecologically valid strategies for handling teasing, physical bullying, cyberbullying, and rumors/gossip will be summarized. Role-play demonstrations will be shown and methods for teaching social skills will be discussed. Research outcomes related to the PEERS® social skills intervention will be highlighted by the program developer and additional resources will be provided.

  Keywords: adolescent, child, grief, social skills, strategies, stress
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Learning objectives

  • Recognize the different forms of direct and indirect bullying
  • Describe the consequences of peer rejection
  • Apply ecologically valid strategies for handling direct bullying (i.e., teasing and physical bullying)
  • Summarize appropriate strategies for minimizing indirect bullying (i.e., cyberbullying and rumors/gossip)

Professional credit

  • This activity offers the following types of credit: APA
  • 1.0 CEs are available.
  • Additional details can be found in the activity document for this resource.

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