Peer Bullying

Peer Bullying can be defined as the psychological pressure that a student exerts on another student through verbal, emotional, or intimidation. Sometimes it can apply pressure from a group of students. Those behaviors repeat and become organized. Bullying behaviors do not always include direct hostile behavior. Those bullying behaviors are seen as logical under the name of jokes or friendly communication. Whether directly hostile or as a joke, it both creates psychological pressure on the victim and disrupts the life balance. In this course, participants will have more information about Peer Bullying.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn reasons for peer bullying;
• Understand which student is exposed to bullying;
• Learn consequences, effects, problems, and solutions of peer bullying;
• Learn programs developed to prevent bullying;
• Learn disciplinary methods for the prevention of peer bullying.