ERIC Number: EJ901162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 49
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1554-2998
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The Role of the Middle School Counselor in Preventing Bullying
Cunningham, Nancy J.; Whitten, Michael
Journal of School Counseling, v5 n1 2007
Middle school counselors are in a strategic position to provide leadership in promotion of bullying prevention efforts in their schools. This article provides middle school counselors with an understanding of early adolescent bullying, an overview of a comprehensive set of interventions that can be implemented to support a whole-school approach to addressing bullying, and suggestions for how middle school counselors can support the adoption and implementation of such an approach in their schools. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Bullying, Prevention, Early Adolescents, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Intervention, Consciousness Raising, Educational Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment
Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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