ПРEВEНЦИJА ВРШЊAЧКOГ НAСИЉA У ШКOЛИ КАРАКТЕРИСТИКЕ ЕФИКАСНИХ ПРОГРАМА
THE APPLICATION OF A BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN SCHOOL – CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS

Summary/Abstract: The problem of bullying represents a priority institutional, as well as wider social problem, and it needs to be addressed persistently and systematically, bearing in mind the long-term negative consequences that it leaves on all involved actors. In the school environment the most commonly applied level of prevention is universal, i.e. primary prevention. The study of the effectiveness of the application of various bullying prevention programs shows that it is possible to identify certain characteristics of effective programs. The given characteristics are systematized in terms of those related to the program itself, the specifics of the school staff and the teaching staff. In order for the school bullying prevention program to give valid results, it is necessary to focus on two general goals: creating a safe and supportive school environment – through changes at different levels of school functioning in order to create an supportive school climate, as well as the application of school rules against bullying; and the development of individual interpersonal competences among students – through the application of appropriate measures and activities at the individual or group level, aimed at the development of interpersonal skills. The process of designing school bullying prevention program should be based on the analysis and understanding of the specifics and needs of the existing school context.

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