Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Goals

The general objective of the “University Specialization Course in Prevention and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying” is to provide participants with in-depth knowledge and a clear understanding of the concept of bullying, as well as the skills necessary to prevent and intervene in bullying situations.
The specific objectives of the course are:
• Know the concept of bullying: Participants will learn to define and understand the concept of bullying.
• Identify influential profiles in bullying: Participants will learn to identify the profiles of the bully, victim and spectators.
• Promote equality and equity among students: Participants will learn strategies to promote equality and equity among students.
• Identify the phases of bullying: Participants will learn to recognize the different phases of bullying.
• Recognize the causes that lead to bullying: Participants will learn to identify the causes that can lead to bullying.
• Learn about the regulations regarding bullying: Participants will become familiar with the laws and regulations related to bullying.
• Acting when suspecting bullying: Participants will learn how to act when they suspect bullying is occurring.
• Learn about the dangers of the Internet and its impact: Participants will learn about the risks associated with using the Internet and how it can contribute to bullying.
• Learn to promote communication with your students through cooperative work: Participants will learn techniques to improve communication with their students through teamwork.
• Learn about the KIVA method: Participants will learn about the KIVA method, a bullying prevention program.
• Implement action and intervention programs in the educational center: Participants will learn to implement action and intervention programs in their school to prevent and address bullying.
• Use ICT tools to prevent and intervene in bullying situations: Participants will learn to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to prevent and intervene in bullying situations.

In summary, this course prepares participants to understand, prevent and intervene in bullying situations effectively and safely.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

What it prepares you for

The “University Specialization Course in Prevention and Addressing School Bullying: STOP Bullying” can open up several professional opportunities, mainly in the field of education:
Innovative Teacher: This course prepares you to be a teacher who uses innovative methods in the classroom. You will be able to apply strategies to prevent and address bullying to improve teaching and learning.
School Counselor: With the knowledge gained in this course, you could work as a school counselor, helping students overcome bullying problems.
Bullying Prevention Consultant: You could work as a consultant, helping schools and other educators implement bullying prevention and response strategies.
Teacher trainer: You could provide training to other teachers on how to prevent and address bullying.
These are just some of the possibilities. Bullying prevention and tackling are fast-growing areas in education, so this course could open many doors for you in the future. Remember, the key is how you apply the knowledge you gain in your professional context.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Who is it addressed to?

The “University Specialization Course in Prevention and Addressing School Bullying: STOP Bullying” is aimed primarily at:
Teachers: This course is ideal for teachers who are looking to innovate their teaching methods and are interested in preventing and addressing bullying.
Education Professionals: Professionals working in the field of education who wish to incorporate new strategies to prevent and address bullying can also benefit from this course.
Student teachers or education students: Students who are studying to become teachers and wish to expand their skills and knowledge in innovative teaching methods.
School Counselors: School counselors looking to gain more tools to help students overcome bullying issues.
In summary, this course is aimed at anyone who is interested in bullying prevention and tackling and wants to learn how to implement them in an educational setting. However, it is especially relevant for teachers and other education professionals.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Methodology

The course methodology is based on 100% online learning, through the Aula_SMART virtual campus, an innovative and easy-to-use platform that will allow you to access all the course content and resources from any location and device. The course has a highly specialized teaching team, made up of education professionals with extensive experience and training in the analysis of teaching skills. They will accompany and guide you throughout the learning process, through personalized tutoring by phone, chat, email and even videoconference. The teaching method is completely multidisciplinary, as it combines different pedagogical approaches and strategies, such as:

- Theoretical content, where the fundamental concepts and principles of the analysis of teaching competencies will be presented, as well as the normative and reference frameworks that regulate them.
- Practical content, where theoretical knowledge will be applied to real or simulated cases of educational practice, using tools and methodologies to evaluate and develop teaching skills.
- Self-assessment activities, where teachers will reflect on their own teaching performance and on areas of strength and improvement, as well as on strategies to enhance them.
- Collaborative learning activities, where the exchange of experiences, opinions and proposals will be encouraged through forums.

In this way, the course methodology offers you dynamic, participatory training adapted to your needs and interests, which prepares you to be a competent and effective teacher, capable of adapting to the demands and challenges of today's education.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Official character

Valid for scoring in the teaching opposition scale according to RD 276/2007 of February 23 and for the scale corresponding to the state-wide transfer competition, according to Royal Decree 1364/2010 of October 29.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Vocational Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master's Degree and Doctorate). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at the acquisition of certain competences, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, and may be credited as merit in job banks and/or competitive examinations, always within the section of Complementary Training and/or Continuing Training, always being essential to review the specific requirements for scoring of the specific public job bank to which we wish to apply.

Preventing and Addressing Bullying: STOP Bullying

Qualification

Homologable for competitive examinations

The continuing education courses are valid for scoring in the teaching competition scale, having a minimum duration of 125 hours (5 ECTS credits), to contribute up to a maximum of 2 POINTS in the "Other merits" section that are included in all the Calls for Competitions in the Spanish territory, according to RD 276/2007 of February 23 (BOE 2/3/2007) on Access to the Teaching Civil Service. These courses are also valid for the scale corresponding to the state-wide transfer competition, according to Royal Decree 1364/2010 of October 29.

The duration of the courses in Catalonia must not exceed 10 hours per week and in Castilla y León 20 hours per week in order to be taken into account in their entirety according to the latest published bulletins (DOGC No. 6205 of 3/9/2012 and BOCYL No. 241 of 16/12/2014), so we have adapted the period of their completion.