Workplace Bullying Prevention: Strategies for a Safe and Respectful Environment
Overview
Bullying is called the silent epidemic. Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent.
This is, in part, because bullying can be hard to identify and address. People wonder, what does bullying look like? How can we discourage it in our workplace? What can I do to protect my staff and co-workers? All of these questions (and more!) will be answered in this one-day workshop.
Target Audience
All employees
The Challenge
According to the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) –
37% of workers have been bullied
Most bullies are bosses (72%)
More perpetrators are men (60%) than are women (40%)
Bullying is 4 times more prevalent than illegal discriminatory harassment
62% of employers ignore the problem
45% of Targets suffer stress-related health problems
40% of bullied individuals never tell their employers
Our Solution
To Learn to:
Define what bullying is and is not
Understand the costs of bullying to people and organizations
Identify bullying behaviors and the reasons behind them
Know some ways to prevent bullying and understand what role you can play
Know some ways to protect yourself from bullying
Know what to do if you are bullied
Identify appropriate solutions for a bullying incident (within and outside the organization)
Be able to assist in creating an anti-bullying policy
Course Outline
Defining bullying
Why do bullies do what they do
Building a shield against bullies
What to do if it happens to you
What to do if you witness bullying
Creating an anti-bullying workplace
The law on bullying
Class Length 1 Day
Prerequisites None
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