Treating targets of workplace bullying

16 August 202310:00am - 12:00pm

Health and wellbeing
Mental health

From £52.50

Webinar

One in three employees are bullied or harassed at work. Unfortunately, employers, including human resources, do not understand the extent of the problem or manage it when it occurs.

This seminar is designed to explain the physical, psychological social, cognitive and brain injuries, caused by bullying and enable therapists to understand and help employees who are being bullied in the early, middle or later stages of their injury.

Target Audience

This webinar is suitable to all professionals working in any field, at any stage of their career. This includes those working as therapists, within health and social care, HR professionals, leaders, managers, those early in their career, as well as those they are treating.
The webinar would be suitable for anyone who wants to learn more about evidence based approaches to helping people affected by workplace bullying.
There are no pre-requisites to attend this webinar.
Anyone who is experiencing bullying and is suffering should reach out to those around you, including but not limited to your peers, colleagues, family or consult a experienced psychologist.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this two-hour webinar, participants will:

Be able to explain why workplace bullying is so toxic.
Be aware of and able to explain some temporary and long-term injuries caused by workplace bullying.
Understand why the original injuries may be exacerbated.
Be able to explain why bullying can cause a severe long-term trauma.
Understand how to develop a case formulation-assessment, diagnosis.
Be equipped to create a flexible treatment plan.

Presenter: Evelyn Field OAM,FAPS

Evelyn is a practising psychologist, professional speaker, bestselling author, media commentator for over 45 years, and is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Association. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her work with school and workplace bullying initiatives.

Evelyn has an international reputation in treating and publishing about students and adults who have been bullied or harassed. She is the author of two bestselling books, Bully Busting and Bully Blocking, now available in five languages, which sold over 35000 copies. She has written Bully Blocking at Work and Strategies for Surviving Bullying at Work, as well as e-books, webinars and a DVD. She has written numerous other articles on bullying and social-survival skills, both at the academic and non-professional levels. "Harry the Bully Blocker" was released 2022 and the updated book, "Bully Blocking at School" will be released. (2023).

Evelyn was Convenor of the Therapist Special Interest Group, part of the international Association on Workplace Bullying and Harassment, (IAWBH) and instigated four international workshops on diagnosis and treatment for bullied targets.

Evelyn wrote 'School Bullying Trauma, an Overview' for the Australian Childhood Foundation Conference (2016) and the Australian Psychological Society Congress (2016). She is the lead author of a seminal chapter on 'Diagnosis and Therapy' in the Handbook of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment, (Springer, 2021). Her chapter on "Hints for Counsellors" in her next school bullying book will reflect this recent research and constitute a unique project.

This webinar will be delivered on Zoom via BPS Learn. The link will be available on BPS Learn 24hr before, instructions will be sent out to all participants.

Cost

Price: £87.50 (+ VAT)
Members: £52.50 (+ VAT)

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Online bookings will close at 12:00pm on 15 August 2023.

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