Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention
This book is grounded in an essential truth to reduce bullying and other forms of social aggression, we have to get to the bystanders. Stan Davis provides excellent insight into the motivations and behaviors of bystanders and effective strategies to support, motivate, and ultimately empower them to take responsibility for the well-being of others and their social environment. --Nancy E. Willard, MS, JD, author of Cyberbullying and CyberthreatsWith Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention, Stan Davis has distinguished himself as a leading expert in the field of violence prevention taking bullying prevention to new heights. This important new book will show both researchers and practitioners how kids can become genuinely empathic, with skills to help them express that empathy. If all schools adopted the well-documented program Davis has created, we would live in a much safer and more compassionate world. --Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D., author of the I Can Problem Solve series