Bullying and Victimization in Schools
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

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Training Opportunities for Faculty and Staff

Patricia S. Hodgdon, Ph.D. has developed an interactive training program to assist in the fight against bullying behavior in special programs for deaf and hard of hearing children.

Participants completing Dr. Hodgdon's program will be able to:

• Define Bullying
• Understand the ecology of bullying
• Identify victim and bully characteristics
• Understand how bullies think and feel
• Use behavior management strategies
• Assess bullying in your school
• Develop and implement prevention and intervention strategies

Click here to see samples of workshop itinerary.

For additional information on training, consultation and scheduling, please contact Dr. Hodgdon

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To Parents and Teachers

Bullying Hurts......

Caring about people is an important ingredient for a healthier society. It is painful for us when our children express feelings of hurt, sadness and worry about a bully in school. It arouses our feelings and experiences about bullying. Responding to our children's pain with sensitivity, compassion, and empathy is the basis for recognizing and meeting their needs.

Bullying is a destructive social pattern with harmful consequences. Standing up to a bully is a terrifying event for most children.

We can help children resist a bully by helping them recognize why a bully is a bully. Through responsible caring and ongoing compassion, we can help children avoid victimization by teaching them to defend themselves in socially acceptable ways.

The primary purposes of this training program is to help children recognize what constitutes bullying. We need to reduce the episodic violence that goes on in schools and on our playgrounds. Teaching compassion and empathy is essential for a peaceful society.

As parents and educators, we need to model compassion by vigilantly discouraging violent behavior.