Explain Why Bullying Is Important To Follow Your Place Settings Policies And Procedures

When bullying is suspected or alleged it is important to follow your work place settings policies and procedures to ensure you correctly support the child/young person and their families. Children have the right to know they are protected by law and there is also support available for parents/carers whose child/young person is the victim of bullying.

If I had a disclosure made to me regarding any form of bullying I would initially make it clear to the individual that I was there to support them and listen and that I appreciate how difficult it must have been for them to approach me. I would be empathetic as the individual may be feeling ashamed and embarrassed about the situation and I would praise them for bringing it to my attention. I think it would also be important to reassure the individual that they are not alone as many people suffer and that it is the bully that has the problem and not them. I would try to document the allegations with as much detail as I could from the individual so that I have an accurate record of events from their perspective. When supporting an individual that has been bullied it is important to think about the way you communicate with them, using positive language and facial expressions, listening carefully and attentively to show you care and want to help and support them, recognising and praising their efforts and not judging in any way.
I may start to keep a diary to document any observations I feel are necessary. I would continue to praise and empathise and provide reassurance that I will feed back to them the findings of any