Project DisAbuse: Disablist Bullying - Experience into Change, Providing the Right Support Services (Erasmus+ Programme) has developed an Educator’s Manual, a guide for holding a complete course for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities, to help prevent and contrast bullying at school and at work.
The objective of the six-module course is to provide participants with knowledge and competences to face any form of bullying. More specifically, the course focuses on:
- Understanding various forms of bullying and how it differs from conflict;
- Understanding cyber-bulling and how it occurs;
- Understanding relational bullying and how it occurs in closed environments;
- Understanding the relation between bullies, victims and witnesses to reach the awareness that bullying is related to group dynamics;
- Learning to react to acts of bullying and help others;
- Learning how to increase self-esteem and trust oneself;
- Acquiring problem-solving strategies to overcome daily difficulties;
- Understanding the basic right that everyone has to denounce violence.
The Educator’s Manual can be downloaded together with the slides for the 6 modules of the course:
- What is and What is not Bullying
- Facing Cyber-bullying
- Spectators, Bullies and Victims
- What are Respect and Empathy?
- What can be done against Bullying?
- Staying Strong against Bullying
Moreover, anyone interested in learning more about this issue, can apply to participate in the course focusing on Contrasting Bullying, with a particular focus on disabilities, using the Lego® Serious Play® Method.
The free course (four meetings in Rome, February 2 – March 9, 2019) is for individuals with disabilities, aged 15 and over, who can either participate alone or with a teacher, coach, psychologist or other type of educator.
