Effective Bullying Prevention A Comprehensive Schoolwide Approach

Going beyond other bullying prevention resources, this book presents an approach grounded in evidence-based best practices, together with concrete guidance for weaving it sustainably into the fabric of a school. The authors describe a range of ways to support the development of prosocial skills in K–12 students, make data-based decisions to respond to bullying, and build partnerships across students, staff, and families. Of crucial importance, the book explains how to ensure that bullying prevention efforts are implemented with fidelity and do not fade away over time. An in-depth case study illustrates what effective implementation looks like in the school setting. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; reproducible tools to support implementation can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.
 
This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.
 

Adam Collins, PhD, is the Statewide Bullying Prevention Manager and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Specialist at the Colorado Department of Education. Dr. Collins has extensive experience researching and implementing bullying prevention best practices at the school, district, university, and state levels. He is coauthor of multiple book chapters and regularly presents at state and national conferences on bullying prevention and MTSS.
 
Jason Harlacher, PhD, is a Senior Researcher with American Institutes for Research (AIR). He implements school-based multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) that help all students, including those who are targets of bullying and those who need social and emotional learning support. Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Harlacher worked as a school psychologist, district-level coach, adjunct professor, and state-level consultant. He presents nationally on topics related to classroom management, intensive interventions, and MTSS, and has published peer-reviewed journal articles and several books.
 

Foreword, Susan M. Swearer
Introduction
1. Bullying Prevention, MTSS, and Implementation Science
2. School Climate
3. Policy
4. Evidence-Based Curricula
5, Family and Community Partnerships
6. Data-Based Decision Making
7. Implementation Science, Usable Innovations, and Improvement Cycles
8. Implementation Teams
9. Implementation Drivers
10. Case Study: Exploration
11. Case Study: Installation
12. Case Study: Implementation
Appendix A: Glossary: Social Media, Cyberbullying, and Online Safety Terms To Know
Appendix B: Comprehensive Bullying-Prevention Fidelity Assessment
Appendix C: Comprehensive Bullying-Prevention Drivers Best Practices Assessment
Appendix D: Stages of Implementation Checklist for Comprehensive Bullying Prevention
References
Index