BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leadingagenjde.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T130000 DTSTAMP:20260524T214329 CREATED:20240807T165931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T172527Z UID:10000847-1724241600-1724245200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Housing Happenings: Having the Difficult Conversations – What to Say to a Bully DESCRIPTION:Having the Difficult Conversations – What to Say to a Bully \nBullying is usually associated with children and young adults\, but in reality\, senior bullying also happens frequently. In senior living communities where residents are in close proximity with one another\, they can form cliques\, exert power over others and bully. In recent years\, this issue has garnered more attention\, particularly because bullying among senior peer groups is on the rise. As some bullied victims choose to remain silent\, there is no real way to find out how significant the problem is. And\, often times\, even when staff or peers intervene\, the problem does not seem to go away. \nThis session will provide information that you need to know about senior bullying so as to take preventive measures or intervene on time.  In this session\, participants will be offered a brief overview of the definition\, incidence\, characteristics and types of senior-to-senior bullying.  The impact of bullying is detrimental to the health and well-being of our seniors.  Even one instance can have a lasting impact!  Therefore\, it is not enough just to define bullying – communities need to know the warning signs\, the physical and emotional impact\, and what to do if it happens to them.  Therefore\, participants will be introduced to interventions they can apply to reduce bullying as well as specific and targeted recommendations for what staff and others can say to the bully to mitigate impact and minimize occurrence. \nIn this interactive session\, participants will learn key evidence-based strategies for confronting and communicating with a bully.  Approaches include empathy\, questioning\, confrontation\, deontology\, acknowledgement\, and others.  Several case examples will be offered with opportunities for participants to brainstorm approaches and dialogue about advantages and disadvantages of each approach.  Many people struggle with what to say to a bully to stop their behavior.  There is no one “right” answer to this issue.  But at the conclusion of the session\, participants will have additional tools in their communication toolbox. \nLearning Outcomes: \n\nDescribe the incidence and characteristics of bullying behaviors in senior living\nIdentify preventative measures communities can implement to reduce impact and mitigate bullying behaviors\nList targeted communication\, responses and interventions to reduce reoccurrence of senior-to-senior bullying\n\nSpeaker: \nDr. Kathleen Weissberg\, MS\, OTD\, OTR/L\, CMDCP\, CDP\, CFPS\, CGCS \nNational Director of Education\, Select Rehabilitation \nLeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware is proud to partner with LeadingAge Maryland and LeadingAge Ohio to offer this educational series designed specifically for affordable housing professionals! Calls are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 9-10AM. These practical learning sessions are designed for service coordinators\, property managers\, and other individuals who work with older adults in affordable housing settings. Recordings of previous calls can be found here. \nReach out to the program contact for the registration link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen:\n3rd Wednesday of every month\n12-1PM\n\n\nWhere:\nVIRTUAL\nUnited States\n\n\nContact:\nIvy Beck \nibeck@leadingagenjde.org URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/housing-happenings-having-the-difficult-conversations-what-to-say-to-a-bully/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR