In the cactus: Recent Episodes
In the cactus
In this episode, we hear from Dr Natalie Swayn, Chair of the Safe and Supportive School Communities Working Group. If you love the show, please leave a rating and review. Mentioned: • what the research says is effective in preventing bullying • what Australia is working on to prevent bullying at a national level • the biggest challenge the Working Group faces and why • why we have an Australian Student Wellbeing Framework • measuring effectiveness of bullying prevention in schools • positive behaviour for learning.
In this episode, we hear from Dr Natasha Pearce, Senior Research Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute. If you love the show, please leave a rating and review. Mentioned: • Whole school approaches to bullying prevention • Peak risk times for being bullied • Friendly Schools approach • A recent trial and what it means for bullying prevention
In this episode, we hear from Louise Arseneault, Professor of developmental psychology at King's college, London. If you love the show, please leave a rating and review. Mentioned: • What cohort studies show about bullying contributing to kids’ mental health problems • Risk factors in being bullied • What comes first: mental health problems, or being bullied? • Mental health problems in childhood and adulthood • Resilience and the importance of strong family relationships
In this episode, we hear from Dr Erin Burke Quinlan, Lecturer at the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, and IMAGEN Project Coordinator, at King’s College London. If you love the show, please rate and review it! Mentioned: - IMAGEN, one of the first longitudinal studies of adolescents - Peer victimisation and bullying - Why study adolescents and the brain? - Chronic peer victimisation and brain volume changes - Implications for bullying prevention and research.
In this episode hear from Gillian Kreuiter, Manager of Cyberbullying and Cyber abuse at the Office of the eSafety Commissioner in Australia. Find out more at www.esafety.gov.au. If you love the show, please rate and review it!
Mentioned: - What is cyberbullying? - Signs of cyberbullying - Bystanders - Sextortion and how to report it - Illegal and harmful content and how to report it - Reporting to social media sites.
In this episode, Jessie Mitchell, Senior Advisor Bullying, at the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, discusses the costs of bullying. Find out more at https://www.amf.org.au. Ask a question at inthecactuspodcast@gmail.com If you love the show please rate, review and share it with a friend!
In this episode, Gerald Walton, Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada, discusses why bullying still exists as a problem in society. Find out more about Gerald at http://geraldwalton.ca. If you have a question please email inthecactuspodcast@gmail.com. If you love the show please rate, review and share with a friend!
In this episode of In the cactus, Evelyn M. Field OAM discusses what bullying really is, where it comes from and what you can do about it, with your host Siobhan Jones.
Resources: - If life is in danger call 000 - www.lifeline.org.au, 13 11 14 - Beyond Blue Support Service 1300 22 4636 - Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 - bullying.com.au - https://psychology.org.au, Australian Psychological Society - Bully Blocking, Evelyn M. Field OAM, reprinted 2007, Jessica Kingsley Publishers - https://www.childhood.org.au, Australian Childhood Foundation
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Episode notes
“Unlike other sort of resources, the more we create hope, the more hope becomes abundant.” James Arvanitakis, Professor of social and cultural analysis, Western Sydney University, Australia
In this episode, James discusses what power really is and where it comes from.
We mentioned: - @jarvanitakis, https://twitter.com/jarvanitakis - jamesarvanitakis.net - From despair to hope, James Arvanitakis, 2016 https://www.penguin.com.au/books/from-despair-to-hope-9780143782513 Full show notes at http://siobhanjones.co/podcast.
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