OPEN TO ALL SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND EDUCATIONAL ALLIES

Presenter: Trish Backman, KSDE School Mental Health Coordinator

Presentation Title: Bullying and Prevention Toolkit

CE Hours: 1

Meet the NEW KSDE Bullying Prevention Toolkit!

The Kansas State Department of Education Bullying Prevention Toolkit is designed to be a guidance document each district can use to build its local policies, practices, and procedures required by law to prevent bullying.  This session will focus on building a district level bullying prevention plan.  By implementing this framework, schools will begin the work to build an upstander culture of support.  This framework identifies evidence-based practices and procedures to support students, staff, families, and the local community against the effects of bullying.  This session provides steps to create local building and district-level plans that creating a culture of support and skill building that strengthens all students and staff involved.

Objectives:

1. Define Bullying and Identify the process each school will design and implement to address bullying

2. Identify lacking skill for bully and target

3. Prepare to build an Upstander Culture