The Beef About Bullies

Ashley HenryNathan RothErica Rogers

Oluwaseun Olajide-FadojuApril 24, 2012

Community Health Education

Program Overview• Anti-bullying intervention targeted at bystanders• Theory of Freeing• Education and empowerment

Population: Alton High School• Total school population: 2,097 students• Three class periods•Sophomore- Senior grade levels•Health classes

Needs Assessment• 37.8 percent of AHS students reporting being victimized within the past 12 months (as compared to 10 percent of a national sample)• 32.8 percent of AHS students reporting having been the perpetrator of bullying within the past 12 months (as compared to 13 percent of a national sample)

Mission Statement & Goals• The mission of The Beef About Bullies

program is to provide high school students with the knowledge and skills to combat and prevent bullying.

Goal 1: To increase knowledge about the negative effects of bullying.Goal 2: To provide bullying intervention skills to students.Goal 3: To increase students perceived ability to intervene in a bullying situation.

Evaluation Methods

•Pre-Test•Post-Test

Objectives & Activities • Objective 1.1: After The Beef About

Bullies program on bullying prevention, at least 40% of the students will be able to identify three negative effects of being bullied.

(82%-Met)

Objectives & Activities• Objective 1.2:

After The Beef About Bullies program, 50% of students will be able to identify three ways to cope with the effects of bullying. (67%- Met)

Objectives & Activities•Objective 1.3: After The Beef About Bullies program, 40% of the students will be able to recognize five warning signs of potential suicide. (54%- Met)

Objectives & Activities•Objective 1.4: After The Beef About Bullies program, when given options on the posttest, 60% of students will be able to identify two reasons why people bully. (72%-Met)

Objectives & Activities•Objective 2.1: After The Beef About Bullies program, 45% of the students will be able to identify at least five warning signs of bullying. (70%-Met)

Objectives & Activities• Objective 2.2: After

The Beef About Bullies program, 50% of the students will feel that reporting a bullying incident to a faculty member will effectively stop bullying. (43%-Unmet)

Objectives & Activities • Objective 2.3: After

The Beef About Bullies program, 75% of the students will be able to identify two peers with which they can discuss a bullying incident. (78%-Met)  

Objectives & Activities•Objective 2.4: After The Beef About Bullies program, 100% of the students will be able to write their catch phrase for stopping a bully. (91%-Unmet)

Objectives & Activities • Objective 3.1: After The Beef About

Bullies program, 40% of the students will indicate that they strongly agree or agree that they feel confident stepping in during a bullying situation. (71%-Met)

Recommendations• Get to know your group members• Choose your group members and project site wisely• Communication is KEY• Set a time to meet with your group members outside of class• Insist on having an accurate count of those in your population

What We Learned•Be Careful About Objective Measurements•Have Objectives for All Questions•Be Comfortable with Flexibility

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