3-day Virtual Seminar

Dismantling Bullying Systems

Overview

It's a leading news story everywhere we turn: Bullying. In the classroom, the workplace, the home, on the road and more: People everywhere are concerned about the sheer volume of disrespect, abuse of power, and lack of civility in our society. A bully is: a person who is habitually cruel, intimidating, or overbearing, especially to smaller people or those with less agency and authority. A definition of all forms of abuse includes any act in which perceived weakness is exploited.

The problem is not only that abuse of power as bullying is so prevalent; it is that many don't always recognize the many forms it takes, or more importantly, the harmful systems in place that lead to and support bullying. Exploitation of weakness is easily recognized when one person taunts and torments another with verbal or physical threats. Bullying can be subtle and socially supported as when adults overpower children, or through many politically correct uses of arrogance, guilt tactics, weakness, shaming, and comparison, pressure, manipulation, coercion or intimidation. People at any age can abuse power. A 7-year girl admits with a smile, "I get my dad to yell and go out of control by crying really hard and running to my mom." For each bullying tactic we know, there are many that go unrecognized and therefore unresolved.

Why you should Attend

You should attend this program because helping people claim their power, manage it, guide it, and then celebrate the value of it in making contributions and providing support, is one of the most fulfilling tasks in which you can engage. Everyone grows and benefits. By attending this program, you become aware of past models used to control people and how widely these have been wielded for centuries, despite them being counter-productive, and costing you and those you lead untold stress and suffering.

You learn what to replace them with so that people are redirected and transformed because new ways are understood and applied. This program helps you recognize the main causes and solutions for restoring power to each person that serves the most important needs within all.

Areas Covered in the Session

• Apathy, Shame and Punishment Modeling
  
• The bully, bystander, ally
  
• The Lack of Understanding, Celebrating and Guiding Power
  
• Shifting Power-Over and Power-Under to Power-Within
  
• The Difference Between Pleasure vs. Joy from Love
  
• Social Interest and Understanding Consequences

Who Will Benefit

• All