Using Our WITS: A Workshop on the Prevention of Peer Victimization among Elementary School Children
March 26, 2010 - University of Victoria - Victoria, BC
Research shows that frequently bullied children struggle not only with poor peer relationships but also with getting help to end the victimization. In this workshop, Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater discussed recent research on the nature of elementary school bullying and used interactive sessions to demonstrate how the WITS programs work to prevent victimization.
Workshop Resources
Workshop Video
Total video for this workshop runs about 80 minutes in length and is divided into nine segments.
Click the play button to begin watching a playlist of all nine segments. Mousing over the player enables you to navigate through the sections by using the grey arrows on the left and right sides of the screen or by selecting a segment from the thumbnails on the bottom of the screen. Watch the video directly in YouTube.
Presentation Slides
Click the image to the right to access a .pdf file of Dr. Leadbeater's presentation slides from her March 26, 2010 Using our WITS workshop.
Related Publications
- Leadbeater, B. J., & Hoglund, W. L. G. (2009). The effects of peer victimization and physical aggression on changes in internalizing from first to third grade. Child Development, 80, 843–859.
- Hoglund, W. L. G., Lalonde, C. E., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2008). Social–cognitive competence, peer acceptance, and behavioral and emotional problems in middle childhood. Social Development, 17, 528–553.
- Woods, T., Cpl., Coyle, K., Hoglund, W., & Leadbeater, B. (2007). Changing the contexts of peer victimization: The effects of an elementary school prevention program on classroom levels of peer victimization. In J. E. Zins, M. J. Elias, & C. A. Maher (Eds.), Bullying, victimization, and peer harassment: A handbook of prevention and intervention (pp. 369–388). NY: Hawthorn Press.
- Leadbeater, B. J., Ohan, J. L., & Hoglund, W. L. (2006). How children’s justifications of the “best thing to do” in peer conflicts relate to their emotional and behavioral problems in early elementary school. Merrill–Palmer Quarterly, 52, 721–754.
- Leadbeater, B. J., & Hoglund, W. L. (2006). Changing the social contexts of peer victimization. Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review, 15, 21–26.
- Dhami, M. K., Hoglund, W. L., Leadbeater, B. J., & Boone, E. M. (2005). Gender–linked risks for peer physical and relational victimization in the context of school–level poverty in first grade. Social Development, 14, 532–549.
- Hoglund, W. L., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2004). The effects of family, school, and classroom ecologies on changes in children’s social competence and emotional and behavioral problems in first grade. Developmental Psychology, 40, 533–544.
- Leadbeater, B. J., Dhami, M. K., Hoglund, W. L., & Boone, E. M. (2004). Prediction and prevention of peer victimization in early elementary school: Does gender matter? In M. M. Moretti, M. Jackson, & C. Odgers (Eds.), Girls and aggression: Contributing factors and intervention principles (pp. 181– 194). NY: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Leadbeater, B., Hoglund, W., & Woods, T., Cpl. (2003). Changing contexts? The effects of a primary prevention program on classroom levels of peer relational and physical victimization. Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 397–418.
Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater
Dr. Bonnie Leadbeater, PhD, is a Psychology Professor at the University of Victoria. Her research focuses on child and adolescent mental health, resilience in high-risk youth transitioning to young adulthood, and the role of peer victimization in the development of depression and problem behaviours. She is the lead evaluator for the WITS programs and CYHRNet Co-Leader for mental health and well-being, and transitions to adulthood.
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