Cyber Kids, Cyber Bullying, Cyber Balance

"An easily understood introduction to today′s wired culture and the potential hazards associated with online activities, most notably cyber bullying. The authors offer recommendations for prevention and intervention in a clear, programmatic way and the stories provide meaning in a way that descriptions cannot. Each chapter ends with reflective questions that provide important talking points about cyber bullying."
—Robin Kowalski, Professor of Psychology
Clemson University

"As a researcher of bullying, I really got some great ideas about how to handle the concept of cyber bullying. If I were Roger and Ebert, I would give this book two thumbs up. GREAT resource!"
—Rhonda Williams, Assistant Professor
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Use technology to boost student learning, improve school climate, and prevent cyber bullying!

Emphasizing prevention, assessment, and intervention as well as evaluation, this concise, proactive guide for busy educators offers techniques for helping today′s tech-savvy students make balanced choices about using technology in ways that can advance learning and significantly reduce cyber bullying while improving school climate. Dramatically illustrating both the dangers and benefits of technology through real-life scenarios, Cyber Kids, Cyber Bullying, Cyber Balance includes:

• Practical charts that identify cyber bullying warning signs, appropriate responses, and more
• Abundant reproducibles such as student assessments, incident reports, and school evaluations
• Legal guidelines that include an "acceptable use policy"
• Questions ideal for further reflection and group study

Barbara C. Trolley has spent over three decades working in the counseling field. Currently, she is a professor in counselor education at St. Bonaventure University, where she trains graduate students for careers in school and mental health counseling. As the chair of her university′s disability committee and coordinator of the autism training program, Trolley is committed to working with issues of diversity and youth. The lead author of books on school counseling and cyberbullying, as well as numerous professional articles in the area of rehabilitation and grief counseling, Trolley is the creator and editor of the New York State School Counseling Journal. She and her co-authors of Cyber Kids, Cyberbullying, Cyber Balance have spent the last four years conducting countless workshops and media presentations on cyberbullying at the local, stateb and national levels. Before coming to the academic world, she spent almost a decade working as a therapist and administrator, addressing child and family issues, especially around child abuse and grief. Constance Hanel is currently working as a school counselor and skills coach for youth K-12. With her background as a prevention specialist, Hanel has focused on working with at-risk children on alternative skill building. She mentors youth in leadership roles and is the co-creator of the youth leadership program Operation Kids-Real Life Learning. As a professional guest speaker and author on cyberbullying and cyber balance, she has presented workshops for various organizations, educational forums, and parenting groups. She received her MSED from St. Bonaventure, New York, and has a BA in industrial organizational psychology.