The item on workplace bullying in a recent issue of LearningWire has sparked of flurry of interest. Jo Clifton and Carole Haigh notified me of some recent courses they had been running as part of the Dundee University Lifelong Learning programme, which were swamped with registrations. Further events are planned as follows:-
DAY 1 IDENTIFYING WORKPLACE BULLYING - 17 April 1999
Designed for managers, personnel department staff and anyone who has an interest in seeing that bullying is not perpetuated, this practical workshop will explore those elements that identify bullying. The workshop will:
- Differentiate between bullying and management
- Identify the characteristics and behaviour of a bully
- Explore the physical, physhological and behavioural symptoms of bullying - including post traumatic stress disorder
- Identify the behaviours and characteristics of the bullied person
- Help to plan a strategy to tackle the situation
- Explore the 'duty of care' under the Health& Safety at Work Act.
DAY 2 DEALING WITH WORKPLACE BULLYING - 15 May 1999
A workshop looking at the practical techniques for challenging and confronting the bully. The workshop is designed for anyone who has an interst in ensuring that bullying is not perpetuated. The workshop will enable people to:
- Share the experiences of being bullied
- Respond assertively to the bully and bullying tactics
- Identify strategies against bullying
- Expose the bullying tactics
- Support for the bully whilst they change their behaviour.
Further information available by email from:
L.Fulton@dundee.ac.uk
DevonAssociates@bigfoot.com
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Another response was from a UK publisher interested in producing a practical manual looking at the theory and techniques for handling workplace bullying. We have the names of one or two people who might be interested in contributing to such a publication - but are there other people with experience of putting training material together who would like to collaborate in such a project?
If you might have an interest in being involved, please let me know and we'll see if it's possible in networking potential authors for such a pack.
Email to tpickles@sift.co.uk
Both courses are also suitable for delivery in-house.
Details from Carole Haigh 01577 840547
DevonAssociates@bigfoot.com
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Meanwhile, the IPD has also published a useful information briefing about bullying at work at
http://www.ipd.co.uk/1/TopLevel/PBP/best_practise/page142.asp
