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Pediatric Teaching Project
Target Audience: Adolescent Females (13 y/o)
Teaching Topic: Cyberbullying
Topic in relation to health promotion of adolescent females: Cyberbullying has become a prevalent
issue among children and teens as the use of electronic devices and social media are becoming more
and more accessible to them. Adolescents in particular are social creatures and migrate to sites that
allow them to socialize with peers 24/7. The problem with cyberbullying is that one who may be
experiencing it or doing it can cause harm or be harmed 24/7 as well. This makes it harder to prevent,
identify and control it, so awareness becomes a priority in preventing complications related to the
experience of cyberbullying.
Teaching Objectives:
Define it and identify it
Describe who it affects
What to do when it occurs
How to prevent it
Why it is important to know about it
Client Learning Outcomes:
1. Client will define what cyber bullying is and identify different scenarios depicting cyber bullying.
Begin with assessment of their definition and examples, then we will build upon that
and clarify.
Cyber bullying is intentional and repeated harm that takes place using electronic
technology, such as computers and cellular phones. Examples of cyber bullying
include:
Sending mean, harassing text messages or emails
Spreading rumors through email or posted on social networking sites (such as
Facebook and Twitter)
Posting embarrassing pictures, videos, and websites
Making a nasty, fake profile about someone
2. Client will describe personality traits that may portray one who bullies and/or are bullied.
Each client will take a quiz that assesses her own personality traits in comparison to
those that bully and are bullied.
Clients will also enter varied traits into personal cyber bullying worksheet.
They will also reflect on their potential of being either one who bullies or are bullied
Characteristics of those that bully:
1. May be introverts, underdogs or underachievers.
2. May have low self-esteem, but may also be someone who thinks he or she is better
than others (high self-esteem).
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3. Often feels like victims themselves.
4. May not know how to express anger in an appropriate manner.
5. Believes to have more power over someone.
6. Use the Internet as a way to get even or vent their frustrations.
7. Often unwilling to take responsibility for their actions.

Characteristics of Children who are bullied:
1. Sensitive.
2. Socially withdrawn. They may think poorly of themselves or they may have a quiet
temperament.
3. Anxious.
4. Passive. They often let other people be in control and do not stand up for
themselves.
5. More likely to get depressed.
6. In some cases, a child who is bullied sometimes end up bullying others.

3. Client will state at least two things that they can do if they are cyber bullied and/or witness cyber
bullying.
Teaching will be provided verbally with group involvement based on own experiences or
witnessed experiences
Provided with a handout stating different ways to respond, created by
cyberbullying.us.
Clients will enter examples into their brochure
Ways to respond include:
Talk about it
Ignore, dont pass it on
Never retaliate, take a breath before responding
Tell them to stop, or step up if its happening to a friend
Laugh or distract the person bullying by changing topics
Save the evidence, take screen shots to report to authorities
Block access to cyberbullies, ask an adult to help, many media sites have this
capability
Report it to the site provider
Call the police, notify a teacher and/or trusted adult
4. Client will state at least two ways to prevent cyber bullying.
Teaching will be provided verbally with audience involvement and given a handout on
prevention created by cyberbullying.us
Clients will enter examples into their brochure
Ways to prevent it:
Educate yourself on cyberbullying and spread the knowledge to others so that they
know it is not ok and how to fix it
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Protect your password
Keep photos PG and take caution when posting, it will be out there forever
Never open unidentified mail or messages
Log out of account online
Setup your privacy controls
Use a search engine to periodically search for yourself, to see what is attached to
you
Dont be a cyberbully!
5. Client will understand why it is important to prevent cyber bullying and how it can affect themselves
and others.
Through verbal discussion
Cyberbullying is a focus of health promotion for children and teens because of the following:
Those that bully are more likely to:
Smoke, drink alcohol
Perform poorly in school
One in four will have a criminal record by 30yrs of age
Bring weapons to school
Other delinquent behavior
Depression
Low self esteem
Loneliness
Suicidal ideation
Suicidal attempts
Those that are bullied are more likely to:
Become isolated
Anxious
Experience Health problems: migraines, stomach pains, suicidal thoughts/attempts
Suffer academically
Increased absenteeism

Teaching Evaluation performed by:
Completing a personal brochure depicting learning objectives
Verbally stating responses to questions regarding topic
Written quiz prior and post teaching discussion




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References
Ball, J. W., Bindler, R. C., & Cowen, K. J. (2012). Principles of pediatric nursing caring for
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Cyberbullying Research Center. (2013). Resources. Retrieved from
http://cyberbullying.us/resources/
Hinduja, S. & Patchin, J. W. (2011). Cyberbullying identification, prevention and response.
Cyberbullying Research Center. Retrieved from
http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Prevention_Response_Fact_S
heet.pdf
(n.d.). Stop cyberbullying: Are you a cyberbully? Retrieved from
http://stopcyberbullying.org/kids/are_you_a_cyberbully.html
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Cyberbullying. Retrieved from
http://www.stopbullying.gov/index.html