Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds, Australia, August 2022

Related to Bullying

This webinar was delivered to support practitioners to:

understand how childhood bullying affects child mental health
understand the importance of prevention and early intervention in limiting the effects of childhood bullying in adulthood
be curious about children’s understanding and perspectives on bullying and why this is important
explore strategies to work with children experiencing bullying or engaging in bullying behaviour.

This webinar will be of interest to practitioners who work with children and families in a broad range of settings, given the wide reach of bullying involvement. It will be of particular interest to those working with children aged 4–12 years.

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Practice paper

Exploring bullying in context: Children’s relationships, friendships and social functioning

Antony Gates, Parenting Research Centre

This practice paper discusses how exploring a child or young person’s social world to build your understanding of their strengths and vulnerabilities will help you identify and provide support for bullying involvement (that is, experiencing or engaging in bullying, or both).
Practice paper

Supporting families to navigate school responses to bullying

Antony Gates, Parenting Research Centre

This resource presents principles and practices that can be applied by a wide range of practitioners who form relationships with children and families when checking in about bullying, school responses to bullying so far, and – most importantly – how the family feels about the process.
Webinar

Supporting non-offending parents after child sexual abuse

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) this webinar outlines some strategies that you can use to support non-offending parents following a child's disclosure of sexual abuse.
Short article

Why meaningful participation for children in out-of-home care is essential

Joanna Schwarzman, Kristel Alla and Hilary Miller, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This short article outlines why engaging in meaningful participation with children in out-of-home care is central to supporting their wellbeing and respecting their right to participate.
Webinar

Working with children who are experiencing or engaging in bullying behaviour

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar explores the impact of childhood bullying, how it affects mental health, the importance of prevention and early intervention, children’s perspectives on bullying, and strategies to work with children experiencing bullying or engaging in bullying behaviour.
Webinar

Supporting families to navigate tough times: The impact of financial and housing insecurity, isolation and discrimination

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

Co-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar introduces practitioners to a new collection of resources from Emerging Minds that has been created by families who have got through tough times.
Research summary

Highlights in child mental health research: November 2024

Prepared by AIFS

This November 2024 research summary provides a selection of recently released papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses related to infant and child mental health. Each summary includes an introductory overview of the content for the month, followed by a list of selected articles. Each article is accompanied by a brief synopsis which presents the key messages and highlights. Links to abstracts, full-text articles and related resources, where available, are provided.
Short article

Individual and family factors associated with child mental health and wellbeing

Melissa Willoughby and Joanna Schwarzman, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This short article describes the research evidence on individual and family factors associated with child mental health and wellbeing.
Practice paper

Why we need to support infants and children before, during and after disasters

Emerging Minds

Infants and children rely on the adults around them to meet their needs, keep them safe and help them to make sense of their world. This puts them at greater risk of adverse impacts when a disaster occurs. This practice paper introduces the foundational knowledge and skills needed to support children and families at all stages of a disaster (preparedness, response and recovery).
Practice paper

Understanding how disasters influence infants and children

Emerging Minds

This practice paper aims to equip practitioners with knowledge about the ways disasters can influence a child’s ecology and the importance of targeted support for children’s resilience and recovery in the short and long term.
Practice paper

How psychological first aid can support infants, children and families who experience a disaster (part one)

Emerging Minds

This paper is the first of two and introduces psychological first aid (PFA), a psychosocial support approach that can reduce distress and support the mental health of infants, children and families who have experienced a disaster.
Practice paper

Psychological first aid with infants and children: Practice guidance (part two)

Emerging Minds

Part two of two: This paper provides guidance to practitioners offering psychological first aid with infants, children and families in the context of a disaster.

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