PBJ Connections is opening our staff trainings to the community for free.  Join us to learn about supporting children on that have experienced or engaged in bullying.

This training is free and held at the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Equine Science, 600 N. Spring Rd. Westerville, OH 43082 on April 14th from 4 – 6:30 PM.

This training is open to Social Workers, MFTs, and community members. EAGALA members, Social Workers and Counselors will recieve 2.5 CEU’s for participation.

Please RSVP to Holly@PBJConnections.org

Bullying: How to support kids on both sides of the equation-Facilitated by Anissa Kasarjian, MSW, LISW

Join in for a viewing of the 2011 Documentary “Bully”, with a roundtable discussion to follow after exploring the concern of bulling 8 years after the release of the film. The film is 99 minutes in length. The discussion will be led by Anissa Kasarjian, who has extensive experience working in the school setting and providing group therapy with youth.

Objectives:

• To understand how to support youth who are bullies as well as youth who are victims of bullying.
• To better understand the culture that precipitates bullying.
• To better understand the reasons behind bullying

“Bully” Storyline (from IMDb)

This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in this country experience. BULLY is the first feature documentary film to show how we’ve all been affected by bullying, whether we’ve been victims, perpetrators or stood silent witness. The world we inhabit as adults begins on the playground. BULLY opens on the first day of school. For the more than 13 million kids who’ll be bullied this year in the United States, it’s a day filled with more anxiety and foreboding than excitement. As the sun rises and school busses across the country overflow with backpacks, brass instruments and the rambunctious sounds of raging hormones, this is a ride into the unknown. For a lot of kids, the only thing that’s certain is that this year, like every other, bullying will be a big part of whatever meets them at their school’s front doors. …  Written by Lowen, Cynthia; Hirsch, Lee

 Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapist CEUs:
The Ohio University, College of Social Work is an approved provider of the Ohio CSWMFT Board. Social Work and MFT provider number: RST111002

Counselor CEUs:
The Ohio University College of Social Work is an approved provider of the Ohio CSWMFT Board for counselors. Counselor Provider number: RCX011401.