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1. | Notice the event/ behaviour |
2. | Interpret it as a problem |
3. | Feel empowered to take responsibility for dealing with it |
4. | Possess the necessary skills to act |
Direct intervention:
1. Call out negative behaviour
2. Distract: Interrupt the person, change the subject, start a conversation, create a diversion
3. Only intervene when it is physically and psychologically safe to do so
Indirect intervention: Ask the target of the behaviour if they are okay, or if they need help
Direct intervention:
1. Ask someone else to step in
2. Create bystander allies
Indirect intervention: Check in with the person who was bullied/ harrassed afterwards
1. | Use ‘I' statements: |
• State your feelings | |
• Name the behaviour | |
• State how you want the person to respond | |
2. | Silent stare/ body language |
3. | Social norms: Identify that this is not usual or accepted behaviour |
4. | Group intervention: There is safety and power in numbers |
5. | Engage empathy with the person behaving inappropriately |
6. | Reframe the intervention as caring |
7. | Distract: Snap someone out of their ‘comfort zone' |
1. | Know your limits as an active bystander and engage others as necessary/ if you do not feel confident about doing it alone |
2. | Conduct conversations in a safe environment for you/ the person you are speaking to |
3. | Know in advance how to report concerns and who to report to |
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