...a good way to help teach children not to bully others. He said it must first start within the family is important especially if there are siblings as he had. The parents and other adult family members need to teach how they all live together and teach that each person is an individual and has feelings. His parents taught that because they all needed to pull together and a unit that bulling each other was not acceptable. The siblings could not interact and play with each other, and had activities with the family taken away as well. Reasoning, if you cannot be kind and get along then you have to sit it out and be by yourself. His parents also tried to explain the importance of not hurting others to get your own way and that working together in play or life is a better idea. Having talked to a few friends and co-workers the answers were mostly the same. Families need to let the children know from a young age that being a bossy person or hostel hurtful person is not the way to act. People need to be raised to treat others, as you wanted to be treated. Unfortunately, some kids grow up with bulling and violence in the home that they see and learn from the adults around them. This can carry over into how they interact with others outside of the home. Some kids will take out their own frustrations on their peers...
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...FACULTY BULLIES Presented by NAIA OWENS Workplace bulling refers to repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals, or a group directed towards and employee or a group of employees, which is intended to intimidate and creates a risk to the health and safety of the employee(s). Workplace bulling often involves an abuse or misuse of power. Bullying includes behavior that intimidates, degrades, offends, or humiliates a worker, often in front of others. Bullying behavior creates feelings of defenselessness in the target and undermines an individuals right to dignity at work. Bullies do not run good organizations. Staff turnover and sick leave will be high while morale and productivity will be low, Stress, depression and physical health problems result in time away from work that is costly in terms of workers’ compensation and lost productivity. The breakdown of trust in a bullying environment may mean that employees will fail to contribute their best work, don’t give extra ideas for improvement, do not provide feedback on failures and may be less honest about performance. Creating a zero tolerance anti-bullying policy, can and will help contribute to effective change management. This policy should be part of the wider commitment to a safe and healthful working environment and should involve the appropriate Human Resource representative. When witnessed or reported, the bullying behavior should be addressed IMMEDIATELY. If bullying is entrenched in the organization, complaints...
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...Equal employment opportunities At this company we are committed to providing a workplace that is free of discrimination harassing offensive and abusive behavior. Every employee shall report any type of incident to their direct manager or the human resources office. 3. Safety At this company every employee has the right to a workplace that is free from any recognized safety hazards. It is management’s responsibility to correct any unsafe working conditions. It is also the employee’s responsibility to report any unsafe working conditions to their manager. 5. Whistleblower At this company no employee will be retaliated against for reporting unsafe working conditions, violations of ADA policies, violations of any fair labor practice agreements, workplace harassment or bulling, or any other actions that could be defined as discriminatory. Employees are encouraged to report any of the above noted occurrences to their direct manager or human resources. 6. Confidential information At this company we...
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...288 / Education Vol. 133 No. 2 involved in school and develop a sense of community. Parent Outreach The effectiveness of parent training in bullying prevention and intervention has not been established (Blank, et al., 2010). However, Rivers, et al. (2009) suggested teaching parents about how witnessing bullying and violence impacts the emotional health of children. Barboza, et al. (2009) found that watching television and other media is a significant factor in bullying behavior. Therefore, parent education about time management and supervision of electronic devises is suggested. Other topics to discuss with parents include; (a) establishing social norms that reward nonviolence and reduce the stigma of backing down within the community, (b)...
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...Bullying Fred J Knueppel Everest University Principles of Sociology SYG2000 Professor Jonathan Brooks September 16, 2012 Bullying One n four youths are subjected to bulling in public schools according to the American Justice Department. This is a staggering statistic and not easily comprehended. Schools are developing anti-bullying programs and working with current anti-bullying programs. Most public schools have implemented a no tolerance bullying policy. Schools are engaging in train student as early as the fourth and fifth grade to recognize bullying and how to deal with the bullying situation. Recognizing bullying is a key and critical issue. Recognizing bullying like other issues is the first step to dealing with the issue. A training program many schools have adopted for anti-bullying is the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, also known as PBIS. The PBIS’s basic teaching philosophy is teaching a pro-social behavior. This builds character that prevents the bullying issues. Schools at this point are utilizing the first of a three stages of the PBIS tiers. Each of the PBIS tiers is implemented on schools annual bases. Because of the three tier system at this point we are not able to evaluate the effectiveness of the PBIS system. Schools are required to submit pre-explosive and explosive cases once a year. The annual reporting of bullying cases is a serious concern for parents and teachers. He Safe School Ambassador program has...
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...Violence In The Workplace By: Guiseppina Saieva HCA/250 May 26, 2012 Carolyn Moore Violence In The Workplace Bullying is aggressive behavior that maximizes power and control, intending to hurt, threaten or frighten another person. Workplace violence can be any physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse that occurs in the workplace setting. Employers are responsible for providing a safe workplace environment for their employees but people still report they have been bullied at work. Cyber bullying as been addressed regarding children and adolescents but there has been less focus on cyber bulling in the workplace. There has been an increased risk of workplace bullying especially male dominated workplace settings. A survey was done by Australian manufacturing workers and the results included that 34% of the respondents were bullied face-to-face and 10.4% were cyber bullied. Bullying in the workplace can be a result of negative job satisfaction and retention. This can also have an effect on the health of employees. A survey was completed by newly licensed nurses in the U.S. and themes emerged from these surveys which included structural bullying, not involved in a clique, and leaving the job. Bullying is more common with new nurses and is experienced first and second hand by them. Bullying needs to be explored and researched more so they can find strategies to eliminate this behavior...
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...Bullying has become an epidemic that the educational system has been campaigning to cease through the establishment of school wide anti-bullying policies. In recent years the federal government has implemented the National Safe Schools Framework and the Civil Liability Act of 2002, to assist educators with diminishing schoolyard bullying (Campbell 64). Since the development and rise of technological resources, cyber-bullying has expanded the opportunity for the act of bullying to take place; bullying is no longer isolated face to face. Students’ abilities of escaping to a safe haven, away from their harasser, are almost nonexistent. The use of the internet and cellphones has extended the capability of students to be targeted in private places, such as their homes. Due to the extremities and serious effects of cyber-bullying, school policies concerning bullying need to address and incorporate cyber-bullying. ” The effects of cyber-bullying on a victim are similar to those effects of school bullying. Mathew Campbell, author of ”School Policy Reponses to the Issue of Cyber-Bullying agrees, victims of cyber-bullying expressed feelings of depression and anxiety, thoughts of and attempts of suicide, self-mutilation, lower self-esteem, and a hatred of school (63). It can also be said that these effects can be more severe in cases of cyber-bulling because there is no escape for the victim. The internet and use of cell phones has enabled the harasser to intrude into the victim’s home...
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...Courtnie Barnes Kayla Diaz Mrs. Baker English 12 13 March 2012 Bullying Cannot Be Ignored Most people see bullying as “kids being kids”, but for Jamie Nabozny that was not the case. Students harassed, taunted, and teased Nabozny for being gay. The harassment started out verbally, but rapidly progressed into traumatizing physical and sexual abuse. The physical abuse was so severe that Nabozny couldn’t even use the school restrooms. One day while Nabozny was using the school restroom, several of his class mates came in and started harassing him. At one point Nabozny was pushed to the floor by one of the students, while kicked and urinated on by the others. The abuse did not stop there, it eventually became sexual. Male students would touch Nabozny inappropriately while whispering in his ear asking him if he liked it. When these situations were taken to the school administration they simply said “boys will be boys” and no one was held accountable (Documentary). School administration must enforce the Code of Conduct to ensure that all students feel safe. In Mark Brown’s article, “Life After Bullying”, he states that bullying is a serious problem. It is known that bullying has become a worldwide problem. “Bullying is a type of aggression in which the behavior is intended to harm or disturb, occurs repeatedly over time, and where an imbalance of power occurs, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one” (Nansel et al). “Younger children have a different...
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...within the nursing profession and how it directly affects the work environment. The concept of LV is also known as abusive behavior, horizontal violence, bullying, aggression, horizontal hostility, verbal abuse or “nurses eating their young”. There are four main themes that appear throughout the five articles. The negative effects that LV has on nurses’ health, moral and sense of worth. The negative impact that LV has on patient care and outcome. The negative impact that LV has on the recruitment and retention of nurses by health care organizations. And who should be responsible for eliminating the phenomenon. Within the articles there is a shared belief that strong leadership is needed to create codes of conduct and enforce zero-tolerance policies. Employees should be provided education and training on effective communication skills as well as conflict resolution. Furthermore nurses should hold themselves accountable through adopting and modeling professional ethical behaviors so that LV can be eradicated from the professional workplace. Keywords: abusive behavior, lateral violence, horizontal violence, bullying, aggression, horizontal hostility, verbal abuse, nurse eating their young. Thesis Even though nursing is known as a caring profession, it is not uncommon to find Lateral violence (LV) within the field of nursing. Lateral violence is a negative phenomenon within the nursing profession therefor it is the responsibility of the organization, management, as well as the...
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...of environment, the conduct is usually replicated in a domino effect inferring it is appropriate and the norm. If it is an organization that does not tolerate abusive behavior at any level, it is demonstrated through the actions of company’s values. The implications are confirmed through policies and procedure that protect and prevent bullying in the workplace. Victims of workplace bulling have options, however in preparation for the decision on how one will move forward it is highly important to know the companies policies and procedures. When making the decision, one will need to have all the documented occurrences, and how each situation was handled. The victim should speak with someone that they trust, sharing the circumstance and ask for their help and support. The victim should also approach the bully and communicate with the individual by telling him or her that the current behavior is unwanted. In addition, the victim should inform the employer, supervisor, or manager, and the Human Resources department of the circumstance. The victim may need to communicate the workplace bullying to an outside representative (attorney, police or both) if an organization does not have policy or procedures to prevent bullying in the workplace. Through research from authors Olive and Cangemi (2015), it is stated “Victims often are assumed to be the weak and downtrodden within the organization. In actuality they tend to be popular, hard-working, and morally upright individuals”...
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...Studies indicate that cyber-bullying incidents have quadrupled in past five years (Ross). Cyber-bullying has become a huge issue recently. Every time you turn on the news there is another bullying, or a suicide related to bullying, incident being reported. “Love is louder” has been a common phrase among celebrities and influential figures lately. They are trying to send out a message to their followers saying that bullying is not right and should not be tolerated. The expansion of communication technologies is widening the way bully’s can torture their victims. The fact of the matter is, technology is not going anywhere, so we need to figure out a way to put an end to cyber-bullies. Cyber-bullying is becoming a major problem and we all need to do our parts in figuring out what can be done to stop cyber-bullies in their tracks. Cyber-bullies will continue to be a threat to today’s youth until we take preventative measures against them. Before putting a stop to cyber-bullying we must understand why and how a cyber-bully works. After researching and analyzing informative articles on the topic, this research paper aims to inform and answer questions such as: what a cyber-bully is, how they work, whom they target, and how to stop them. By understanding how a cyber-bully works we will be able to better protect youth populations as technology grows. Approximately half of U.S. students are impacted by traditional bullying each school day (Ross). Cyber-bullying is technology powered and...
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...and racial harassment. It examines the differences in people’s perception of harassment in general as well as the factors influencing individuals’ experience of it. The report describes the risks for businesses experiencing harassment in the workplace; it examines the negative effects they can have on organizational environment, and its impacts on the organizations’ professional image. The findings of this report suggest that organizations can prevent and resolve harassment in the workplace by improving leadership and communication among employees, and by implementing and enforcing a clear and effective anti-harassment policy. The recommendations made in this report are to: * Provide basic guidelines on how to create and enforce effective human rights policies in organizations * Provide the necessary elements an effective anti-harassment policy should have * Provide adequate training and education programs for everyone at the organization INTRODUCTION Over the last years, there has been a rising concern over the issue of harassment in the workplace. Despite some employees may ignore or find harassment as a rather rare occurrence, it has become a very serious problem for many companies. Harassment is defined as “any unwelcome behaviour that demeans, humiliates, or embarrasses a person and that a reasonable person should have known would be unwelcome” (Cole & Dessler, 2011). There are several types of...
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...from blood borne pathogens, chemical exposures or falls, but comes directly from people as evident in workplace violence(Fernandes, Bouthillette, Raboud, Bullock, Moore, Rae, Ouellet, Gillrie & Way, 1999). The effects of workplace violence is far-reaching and costly(Hoag-Apel, 1998). In fact according to the international council of nurses “ health care workers are more likely to be attacked at work than prison guards and police officers”(ICN, 2009). The aim of this essay is to critically appraise a systematic review of the literature based on workplace violence in the emergency department and to identify characteristics of interventional studies to guide best practice. This review will discuss current practices in reference to NSW health policy and guidelines, critique the systematic review by (Taylor & Rew, 2010) in terms of discussing methodology and provided a comprehensive overview of (Taylor & Rew, 2010) article(Hoag-Apel, 1998) (NSW Health, 2005). Finally, this review will attempt to recommend a change in practice in terms of the research question of what are the suggested interventions for workplace violence in the ED conducted by studies from 2004 ? Based on best evidence based practice and research(Hoag-Apel, 1998) . Although healthcare professionals and exclusively nurses are at higher risk of workplace violence, NSW legislation doesn’t reflect the increase risk associated or current international concerns(Hoag-Apel, 1998) . In NSW it is part of a legislative requirement...
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...Historically, in cases of peer-to-peer abuse, whether physical or emotional, the blame is laid on the belligerent boys or girls. The bystanders who hover, chime in, or squirm on the outskirts of the 'mean' action are dismissed as irrelevant. Also dismissed are those who spread the tale of the victim's woe through the grapevine. In truth, however, this supporting cast plays a significant role in peer-to-peer violence....Bystanders make or break bullying episodes." (Our Children) This article examines the role of the bystander in bullying incidents and outlines some strategies to help encourage young bystanders to act in these situations. OUR CHILDREN Nov./Dec. 2003, pp. 8-10 Reprinted with permission from National PTA. Article originally appeared in OUR CHILDREN magazine, Vol.29, No.3, November/December 2003 pp. 8-10. The Bystander: A Bully's Often-Unrecognized Accomplice By Margaret Sagarese and Charlene C. Giannetti A few years ago, an upstate New York newspaper headline noted that 60 high school girls and boys, ages 14 to 21, faced criminal prosecution for leering at and cheering on two brawling 15-year-old boys. The headline and accompanying story startled us. What we found amazing about this news item was that the police were holding "the human boxing ring" accountable. The "innocent bystander" status usually accorded people on the periphery of such violence was ruled out. The furor over the Glenbrook North High School (Northbrook, Illinois)...
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...Translational Research for Practice and Populations Name Institution In 2009 unspecified electronic survey was conducted with factors such as type, frequency, perpetrators, and professional/personal concerns on bullying identified (Quine, 2001). The results revealed that out of 330 RN respondents, 72% reported positive to bullying at various occasions in line of their career. Of this segment, clear hostility seemed most frequent in surgical/medical, operational rooms, emergency, obstetrical areas of care and adolescent residential behavioral/ mental health units. The main culprits to these act are non-other than; charge nurses, senior nurses, physicians and nurse managers. This is impartial research among others that have been carried in the United States in relation to nursing careers. Indeed, bullying in nursing profession is stirring at alarming rate that should be moderated through implementation of a number of rules and procedures. The act ought to be rectified since allowing bullying in a nursing environment does not only damage interpersonal relationship in a healthcare facility, but also has devastating effect to the whole group, the patient quality of care, overall financial loss, and give a bad image to the workplace (Quine, 2001). Consistent bullying, affects a nurse physically with chronic health conditions, psychological depression which ultimately lowers his or her occupational performance capacity. These conditions eventually led to increased rate of...
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