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The Method of Shared Concern as an Intervention Technique to Address Bullying in Schools: An Overview and Appraisal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Ken Rigby*
Affiliation:
University of South Australia, Australia. ken.rigby@unisa.edu.au/bullying/
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*Address for correspondence: Professor Ken Rigby, PhD, University of South Australia, Flexible Learning Centre, Underdale Campus, Holbrooks Rd., Underdale, SA 5032, Australia.
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Abstract

This article outlines and appraises the method of shared concern as developed by Anatol Pikas and applied as a technique for resolving bully–victim problems in schools. It includes a description of how the method can be applied in schools, and critically examines some objections that have been raised to its use. These objections are shown to be largely based on misunderstandings of the method. It is concluded that the method of shared concern is, in fact, well grounded theoretically and can be highly effective in reducing bullying when employed by trained practitioners, especially in addressing problems in which there is group involvement by perpetrators of bullying in secondary schools.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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