Bullying in the Workplace
No prerequisites are required for this course.
Bullying is called the silent epidemic. Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent. This is, in part, because bullying can be hard to identify and address. People wonder, what does bullying look like? How can we discourage it in our workplace? What can I do to protect my staff and co-workers? All of these questions (and more!) will be answered in this course.
- Define what bullying is and is not
- Understand the costs of bullying to people and organizations
- Identify bullying behaviours and the reasons behind them
- Know some ways to prevent bullying and understand what role you can play
- Know some ways to protect yourself from bullying
- Know what to do if you are bullied
- Identify appropriate solutions for a bullying incident (within and outside the organization)
- Assist in creating an anti-bullying policy
- Course Overview
- Defining Bullying
- What is Bullying?
- Some Scary Statistics
- The Costs of Bullying
- Why Bullies Do What They Do
- Origins of Bullying Behaviour
- Defining Bullying Behaviour
- Other Types of Bullying
- Building a Shield Against Bullies
- Distorted Thinking
- Your Toolkit Against Bullies
- What to Do If It Happens to You
- Telling it Like it Is
- What Works and What Doesn’t?
- Applying My Skills
- What to Do If You Witness Bullying
- Creating an Anti-Bullying Workplace
- Creating Anti-Bullying Policies
- Implementing and Enforcing Anti-Bullying Policies
- Lessons for the Workplace
- The Law on Bullying
- Personal Action Plan
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
This course has been recognized by the following professional bodies as a recognized continuous professional development activity for their members:
Australian Natural Therapy Association (ANTA)
Acupuncture and Complementary Medicine Association of Australasia (ACMAA)
