Program
The 2023 World Anti-Bullying Forum in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A., begins Wednesday, October 25, at 8 a.m. and ends Friday, October 27, at 3:30 p.m.
Program and event details are listed below with more information and details to be announced.
Day 1
Wednesday, October 25
Morning Refreshments
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Opening Ceremony
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Morning Workshop
Building Resilience Together: Youth/Adult Partnerships that Amplify Youth Voice and Prevent Bullying
Morning Symposium
The role of moral processes in bullying and prosocial behaviors
Morning Session 1
Hate Speech: Insights from Italy, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland
Morning Session 2
Navigating the Challenges of Bullying and Social Exclusion for Students with Disabilities
Morning Session 3
Exploring the Intersection of Victimization, Bullying, Psychotic Symptoms, and Self-Harm
Morning Session 4
The Role of School Practices and Characteristics in Bullying and Bystander Behaviors
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Special Session
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Keynote: Debra Pepler, Ph.D.
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Early Afternoon Workshop
Development of A Research-based Bullying Prevention Game for Elementary and Middle School-Aged Children and Youth
Early Afternoon Symposium
Bullying Research Network International Study: Teachers' Perceptions of Bias-based Bullying Behaviors
Early Afternoon Session 1
Racism and Bullying in Schools: Experiences of Sikh American Students, Colorblind Racism, and Teacher Awareness
Early Afternoon Session 2
The Role of Classroom Environment in Bullying Experiences
Early Afternoon Session 3
Advancing Bullying Prevention through School-Specific Action Research, Whole-School Interventions, and Community-level Approaches
Early Afternoon Session 4
Parental and Familial Influence on Bullying Participation, Victimization, and Bystander Intervention
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Keynote: Kevin Runions, Ph.D.
Humans Implement Bullying Prevention Programs, Too! Steps to an Ecology of School Action
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Late Afternoon Workshop
Cross-national experiences with preventing bullying based on a Scandinavian view on bullying as caused by dysfunctional group dynamics
Late Afternoon Symposium
Social-Emotional Learning Approaches to Bullying Prevention
Late Afternoon Session 1
Perspectives on Bias-Based Harassment and Bullying in Schools
Late Afternoon Session 2
The Role of Teachers in School Bullying: Perceptions, Contributions, and Help-Seeking Behaviors
Late Afternoon Session 3
Measuring Bullying: From Validating Scales to Improving School Climate
Late Afternoon Session 4
Adolescent Perspectives on Online Safety
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Welcome Dinner
Day 2
Thursday, October 26
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Morning Refreshments
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Opening Remarks
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Keynote: Christina Salmivalli, Ph.D.
Bullying prevention: From celebrating success to analyzing failure
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Morning Workshop 1
SOS: Support on bullying consequences
Morning Workshop 2
Let’s Play Tozi: The Online Safety and Wellbeing App for Young People
Morning Symposium
Bias-based Aggression among Youth: Risk factors, Consequences, and Prevention Strategies
Morning Session 1
The Interaction of Child Wellbeing and Bullying
Morning Session 2
Victimization in the Digital Age: The Role of Social-Emotional Aspects, Problematic Internet Use, and Digital Media
Morning Session 3
Sexual Harassment and Victimization in the Learning Environment
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Late Morning Workshop
Learnings and challenges of anti-bullying laws and policies implementation in Latin America
Late Morning Symposium
Findings from the Stand Together Trial: the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa in reducing bullying in primary schools in the UK
Late Morning Session 1
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Factors in Bullying and Victimization
Late Morning Session 2
Violence and Victimization Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Youth
Late Morning Session 3
Building Resilience in Schools: School-Based Interventions to Prevent Bullying
Late Morning Session 4
Social Connectedness and Peer Victimization: An Examination of Cyber and In-Person Interactions, Demographic Homophily, and Mental Health Outcomes
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Special Session: Definition Discussion
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Early Afternoon Workshop
Inclusion as an Antidote to Bullying
Early Afternoon Symposium
Co-participatory approaches to bullying and wellbeing research to support safer schools
Early Afternoon Session 1
Sexual Harassment and Non-Consensual Sexting: Perspectives on Coping, Disclosure, and Strategies for Recovery
Early Afternoon Session 2
Personality, Dominance, and Mental Health in Bullying Involvement
Early Afternoon Session 3
Examining Student-Teacher Relationships and Bullying in Schools: The Role of Dreams, Victimization, and Motivation
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Late Afternoon Workshop 1
Promising Interventions for Chronically Bullied Youth: An Interactive Workshop
Late Afternoon Workshop 2
The Importance of Power in Bullying
Late Afternoon Symposium
Placing teachers into to the spotlight: Promoting more effective bullying prevention
Late Afternoon Session 1
Exploring the Impact of Bullying Victimization on Adolescent Mental Health
Late Afternoon Session 2
Complexities of Bullying: Personality, Moral Disengagement, and Bystander Behavior
Late Afternoon Session 3
Promoting Online Safety and Well-Being: Collaborative Interventions Against Cyberbullying and Digital Harm
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Keynote: Enrique Chaux, Ph. D.
¿Top-down or bottom-up?: Insights from 20 years of socio-emotional policies in Colombia
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Poster Session and Cocktail Event
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Dinner at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Day 3
Friday, October 27
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Morning Refreshments
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Opening Remarks
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Keynote: Moses Okumu, Ph.D.
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Morning Workshop
Addressing and preventing bullying in schools using the KiVa program
Morning Symposium
Defining and implementing insights from the social turn in research and practice - A northern European perspective
Morning Session 1
Bullying Outside of the Academic Classroom
Morning Session 2
Bullying Outside of the Academic Classroom
Morning Session 3
Sexting and Its Relationship to Bullying and Intimate Partner Violence
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Keynote: Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan, Ph.D.
The Victim-Offender Overlap in Bullying and School Violence: A Psycho-Criminological Perspective
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Afternoon Workshop
Fostering Civil Interactions in the Metaverse
Afternoon Symposium
Teachers’ responses to bullying and promotion of healthy peer relationships: A systematic review, interview study, and teacher training
Afternoon Session 1
Methodological Issues in Bullying Research
Afternoon Session 2
Cyberbullying in Later Adolescence
Afternoon Session 3
Policy and Legal Approaches to Addressing Bullying and School Violence
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Special Session: Technology
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Closing Ceremony