FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BULLYING
Answers
to frequently-asked questions about bullying are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/faq.htm
WHY ME?
An answer to this question can be
found at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/bully.htm#Why
OVERCOMING MYTHS, MISPERCEPTIONS AND STEREOTYPES
ABOUT BULLYING
Myths, misperceptions and inappropriate bullying stereotypes are deconstructed at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/myths.htm
An equivalent page deconstructing myths, misperceptions
and stereotypes of child and school bullying can be found at www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/myths.htm
HOW TO RECOGNISE A SERIAL BULLY
See www.bullyonline.org/workbully/serial.htm
PHRASES AND STRATEGIES FOR TARGETS
At www.bullyonline.org/action/words.htm there's an unreferenced page of phrases and strategies
which will empower you to take purposeful action.
PHRASES AND STRATEGIES FOR EMPLOYERS
At www.bullyonline.org/action/empwords.htm there's an unreferenced page of phrases and strategies
which will enable you to tackle the serial bully in your organisation.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WHAT BULLYING DOES TO YOUR
HEALTH
See www.bullyonline.org/stress/health.htm
HOW BULLYING CAUSES PSYCHIATRIC INJURY AND PTSD
See
www.bullyonline.org/stress/ptsd.htm
INFORMING YOUR EMPLOYER OF STRESS
See www.bullyonline.org/action/inform.htm
THE USE OF PSYCHIATRISTS TO UNDERMINE AND DISMISS
WHISTLEBLOWERS AND TARGETS OF BULLYING
See the articles referenced at www.bullyonline.org/action/action.htm#Shrink
DEALING WITH A GAGGING CLAUSE
See www.bullyonline.org/action/gagclaus.htm
GETTING A REFERENCE AFTER BULLYING
See www.bullyonline.org/action/referenc.htm
SUPPORT GROUPS
Details of support groups are
at www.bullyonline.org/resources/groups.htm
RECOVERY FROM BULLYING
See www.bullyonline.org/action/recover.htm
TIME LIMITS FOR LEGAL ACTION IN CIVIL MATTERS
See
www.bullyonline.org/action/timelim.htm
PREPARING FOR AN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL
See www.bullyonline.org/action/tribunal.htm
IN CONSIDERATION OF A PERSONAL INJURY ACTION
See
www.bullyonline.org/action/persinj.htm
PROCEEDING WITH A DISABILITY CASE
See www.bullyonline.org/action/disability.htm
WHY TRADE UNIONS FAIL TO SUPPORT BULLIED MEMBERS
IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
See www.bullyonline.org/workbully/public.htm
LETTER TO A TRADE UNION GENERAL SECRETARY
At
www.bullyonline.org/action/template.htm there's a template letter you may wish to consider if
your union is refusing to support you or denying you the legal services to which you believe your membership entitles you.
RECOGNISING UNSCRUPULOUS AND UNQUALIFIED LEGAL
PEOPLE
See www.bullyonline.org/action/lawyer.htm
DEALING WITH BULLYING AT HOME OR IN THE FAMILY
See
www.bullyonline.org/familybully/index.htm
DEALING WITH CHILD AND SCHOOL BULLYING
I recommend
visiting Bullying Online at www.bullying.co.uk which contains a wealth of information and advice on dealing
with bullying at school, especially where the school is failing in its duty of care.
Links to other web sites, organisations and people
tackling child and school bullying are at www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/links.htm
At www.bullyonline.org/action/words.htm there's an unreferenced page of phrases and strategies
which are designed for dealing with bullying in the workplace, however, there is much that can be applied to bullying in other
contexts.
When we were writing our book Bullycide: death
at playtime (www.successunlimited.co.uk/books/bullycid.htm) we discovered that if bullying is rife in the playground
then it's likely to be rife in the staffroom, and vice-versa. A teacher or principal who is bullying members of staff is likely
to be bullying the pupils also.
Teachers are the largest group of enquirers to
Bully OnLine and in most cases the identified serial bully is the head teacher with one of the behaviour profiles at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/serial.htm.
In these cases the good teachers - the
majority - become disempowered and disenfranchised. The bullying is designed to try and hide the fact that the principal lacks
integrity and maturity and thus, significantly, does not have control of discipline but is now embarking on a campaign to
vilify the bullied child and their family in order to divert attention away from his or her lack of competence and to evade
liability and personal accountability.
MEMORIAL LIST OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DRIVEN
TO SUICIDE BY BULLYING
See www.bullyonline.org/schoolbully/cases.htm
BULLYING BY NEIGHBOURS
See www.bullyonline.org/related/neighbor.htm
GUIDANCE ON RECOGNISING AND DEALING WITH sTALKERS
AND INTERNET STALKING
See www.bullyonline.org/related/stalking.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN THE USA
..are
at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/usa.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN CANADA
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/canada.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN AUSTRALIA
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/oz.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN IRELAND
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/ireland.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN FINLAND
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/finland.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN SWEDEN
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/sweden.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN GERMANY
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/germany.htm
RESOURCES FOR TACKLING BULLYING IN FRANCE
..are at www.bullyonline.org/workbully/france.htm
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
The latest opportunities
for speaking publicly about your experience can be found at www.bullyonline.org/media/media.htm
VIDEOS ON BULLYING
Videos on bullying are
at www.bullyonline.org/resources/videos.htm
BULLYING CASE HISTORIES: STORIES OF SURVIVORS
See
www.bullyonline.org/cases/index.htm
WHAT MOTIVATED TIM FIELD TO SET UP BULLY ONLINE
AND SUCCESS UNLIMITED?
See www.bullyonline.org/cases/case2.htm
THE SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF TRAUMA
The spiritual
aspects of traumatic experiences are explored at www.bullyonline.org/action/recover.htm#Spiritual and www.bullyonline.org/stress/ptsd.htm#Transformation and www.successunlimited.co.uk/spirituality/spiritual.htm
BOOKS ON BULLYING AND RELATED TOPICS
Suggested
reading on and around the subject of bullying can be found at www.bullyonline.org/resources/books.htm
Books published by Success Unlimited on bullying and psychiatric
injury are listed on the home page of Success Unlimited at www.successunlimited.co.uk/index.htm
