"Bullybusters": Using Drama to Empower Students to Take a Stand Against Bullying Behavior

Outlines "Bullybusters," a psychoeducational drama developed by a school's counseling and drama departments. The program depicts the negative consequences of the various forms of bullying, while informing students how they might overcome bullying's adverse effects. Subsequent cla...

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Published inProfessional school counseling Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 300 - 305
Main Authors Beale, Andrew V., Scott, Paula C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria American School Counselor Association 01.04.2001
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Aggression
Bullying
Children
Counselor Teacher Cooperation
Drama
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Females
GENERAL FEATURE
Middle Schools
Parents
Peer Acceptance
Peer Groups
Professional school counselors
Program Development
Psychoeducational Methods
Racial Composition
School counseling
School counselors
School Safety
School Size
Social Isolation
Student Empowerment
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Teasing
Theater
Victims of Crime
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Summary:Outlines "Bullybusters," a psychoeducational drama developed by a school's counseling and drama departments. The program depicts the negative consequences of the various forms of bullying, while informing students how they might overcome bullying's adverse effects. Subsequent classroom discussion sessions were successful in getting students to personalize the drama and come up with more effective ways of handling bullying behaviors. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)
ISSN:1096-2409
2156-759X