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by Sergio Romagnoli

In our society, bullying is commonly seen as a normal, inescapable part of growing up that children and adolescents must simply endure. In Bullying, Suicide, and Homicide, Butch Losey challenges this viewpoint, arguing that bullying is not a part of childhood development, but rather an aberrant behavior that, for the victim, can lead to adverse decisions, such as suicide and homicide. He provides a detailed understanding of the relationship between bullying, suicide, and homicide and an assessment and response strategy that can be utilized by mental health professionals who work with children and adolescents. This strategy involves a three stage ecological screening to identify warning signs for bullying, depression, suicide, and violence by means of the Bullying Lethality Identification System (BLIS), developed by Losey and a colleague; assessing the risks of suicide and threats of violence using specially tailored forms and tools; and mediating to identify appropriate interventions. All of the associated tools and forms that the author has created are included as appendices and on the accompanying CD. Losey's sensitive and compassionate treatment of this important subject will inform and motivate mental health professionals in their work with victims of bullying.

Genres: Psychology

172 pages, Unknown Binding

First published May 1, 2011

Reviews

[Hal Johnson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sample "strategy" sentence for students confronting bullies: "I really like what you said to Melanie yesterday; you are much nicer when you are not teasing people" (p84).

I honestly believe this must be a typo of some sort, as no human being could possibly be dumb enough to believe that a student could plausibly say this to a bully without immediately being killed.

[Randy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Losey's comprehensive book. It features both real cases he has worked with and ones in the media. Great tool for those working with victims of bullying in the field of Mental Health.