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Friendly schools’ bullying prevention research: Implications for school counsellors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2021

Donna Cross Open the ORCID record for Donna Cross [Opens in a new window] ,
Kevin C. Runions Open the ORCID record for Kevin C. Runions [Opens in a new window]  and
Natasha Pearce
Donna Cross*
Affiliation:
School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kevin C. Runions
Affiliation:
Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Natasha Pearce
Affiliation:
Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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*Author for correspondence: Professor Donna Cross, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth Children’s Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, NedlandsWA6009, Australia. Email: donna.cross@telethonkids.org.au
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Abstract

Bullying varies in frequency, intensity, duration and hence severity, and contributes uniquely and directly to mental health problems, with severe and long-lasting consequences. Almost a half of school-age students report being bullied in the past year. All school staff, especially school counsellors, are uniquely positioned to reduce student bullying through proactive primary prevention, early intervention, and treatment. However, given the intensity of schools, and counsellors’ limited time and resources, robust evidence is needed to guide their unique contribution to a whole-school approach to reducing bullying behaviour. Since 1999, a pipeline of 18 Friendly Schools studies, including seven randomised control trials, have developed and tested ways to build all school staff’s capacity to effectively target and deliver evidence-based strategies across the prevention, early intervention and treatment continuum to reduce harm from all forms of bullying behaviour. This article describes the implications of Friendly Schools’ research findings relevant and applicable to the work of school counsellors, as part of a whole-school approach to bullying prevention. These implications demonstrate the interconnectedness of actions of all members of the school community, and the need for a whole-school commitment to preventing and reducing bullying, to realise the important synergistic contribution of school counsellors.

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School counsellorschool psychologistbullying preventionsocial and emotional learningwhole-school approach
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 31 , Special Issue 2: Actioning Research within Schools: Key Processes for Planning Successful Interventions , December 2021 , pp. 146 - 158
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