“Who’s Bullying Whom? Stopping Coercion and the Culture of
Violence in Residential Services” is the topic of an upcoming webinar by the
American Association of Children’s Residential Centers, being held July 11,
2014 from 9-11 a.m.
Bullying is a hands-off form of violence entrenched in
American culture. This workshop addresses all aspects of bullying in
residential treatment and includes both victimization and perpetration. It
provides an opportunity to transform both organizational culture and milieu
work through transparent efforts to stop bullying everywhere.
The learning goals for participants:
the impact of coercive practices and bullying in residential treatment.
ways to eliminate a culture of violence through positive youth development, and
core elements and effective interventions for bullying prevention in
Presenting is Joann Schladale, M.S., L.M.F.T., who has worked
in youth violence prevention since 1981. As founder of Resources For Resolving
Violence, Inc., she provides extensive consultation, program development and
training on empirically driven practices relating to trauma, juvenile justice,
mental health, child welfare and teen pregnancy prevention. She has written
numerous book chapters, two therapeutic workbooks, and co-authored
Community-Based Standards for Addressing Sexual Harm By Youth (2007) and Stop
It! A Practical Guide for Youth Violence Prevention (2012).
To register, go to https://aacrc.webex.com/aacrc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e617876b37820ed6dfef91b9b2e6b7bca.