Violence and Bullying/Prevention and Intervention

Catalog description

This course is designed to improve student’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in relation to interpersonal violence and bullying in their lives and the lives of others. The course will focus on violent and bullying behavior as it applies to an individual’s overall health and wellness. Participants will practice strategies to help them respond and react appropriately to conflicts, bullying, aggression, and violence in their lives. Various forms violence and bullying will be explored, including, but not limited to relationship violence, gang violence, cyberbullying, workplace bullying, microagression and suicide. The course offers a foundation for both scholarship and practice regarding identification of violent and bullying behaviors, as well as prevention and intervention in various settings; home, school, workplace and community.