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Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

2020

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Impact Of A Brief, Bystander Bullying Prevention Program On Depressive Symptoms And Passive Suicidal Ideation: A Program Evaluation Model For School Personnel, Aida Midgett, Diana M. Doumas, Claudia Peralta, Laura Bond, Brian Flay Jul 2020

Impact Of A Brief, Bystander Bullying Prevention Program On Depressive Symptoms And Passive Suicidal Ideation: A Program Evaluation Model For School Personnel, Aida Midgett, Diana M. Doumas, Claudia Peralta, Laura Bond, Brian Flay

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this article is to present a study that can serve as a model of program evaluation for school personnel that can be used to improve services and demonstrate program efficacy to key stakeholders. The study presented in this article evaluated the impact of a brief, bystander bullying program (“stealing the show,” “turning it over,” “accompanying others,” and “coaching compassion,” [STAC]) on depressive symptoms and passive suicidal ideation among middle school students in a rural, low-income community (N = 130). This topic was selected as there is limited research examining the efficacy of bystander programs on improving …