Ottawa—Crime Prevention Ottawa welcomes the media and the public to the upcoming CPO Speaker Series event, “Bullying: Is Prevention the Cure?”

No school in Ottawa is immune to bullying. It’s a complex problem and there is no simple solution. How do we prevent it? And why is the search for solutions so complicated? This engaging discussion will look at the wider social context in which bullying takes place—a world where we condone bullying by sports heroes, reality TV stars and celebrity chefs. It’s also a world where children are dealing with challenging relationships at home. We’ll examine successful approaches that address child development and take into account the whole school environment.

When:                   Monday, September 17th, 2012 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Coffee at 7:30 a.m., presentation and panel at 8 a.m.

Where:          City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West 

Coffee: Jean Piggott Hall

Presentation and panel: Andrew Haydon Hall (Council Chambers)

Keynote Speaker:        Tina Daniels, Associate Professor of Psychology, Carleton University

Panel:  Paul Richardson, Superintendent of Education, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est

Ann-Michelle McNulty, Social Worker, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Brett Reynolds, Principal of Inclusive, Safe and Caring Programs, Ottawa Carleton District School Board

Chair:                  Allan Hubley, Councillor Kanata South

Panellists’ remarks will be in English only. Questions will be encouraged in both official languages.

Biography – Keynote Speaker:

Tina Daniels is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carleton University. She has developed, implemented and evaluated conflict resolution, social skills training, peer mediation, anti-bullying and primary prevention programs both nationally and internationally. Her research focuses on understanding the goals and motivations that underlie girls’ use of socially aggressive bullying in order to effectively address it. She created, in conjunction with the PREVNet research network, Girl Guides of Canada and Danielle Quigley, “Girls United”, an anti-bullying program designed to educate girls about social aggression. Each year, she gives many community and professional workshops. She is the mother of a teenage daughter.

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