Practical Strategies for Clinical Management of Bullying

• Main Authors: Shetgiri, Rashmi (Author), Espelage, Dorothy L. (Author), Carroll, Leslie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Maternal and child health services.; Pediatrics.; Social work.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; Child and School Psychology.; Family.; Social Work.

This timely Brief offers up-to-date findings about bullying--from trends and outcomes to assessment and identification--and workable approaches to combat this social epidemic on multiple fronts. The book examines links between bullying and mental health issues, the complex dynamics between bully and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Bullying Trends, Correlates, Consequences, and Characteristics
• “Sometimes People Mean?”: A Parent’s Perspective on Victimization of Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Bullying and Special Populations
• School-based Bullying Prevention Strategies
• Anti-bullying Policies and Advocacy
• Clinical Management of Bullying
• Summation.