Boise State Teachers Bullying Intervention

Bullying is a significant problem for youth with at least 24% of middle school students being bullied at school.

Drs. Aida Midgett and Diana Doumas at Boise State University have developed a program for bullying intervention for students in high school, middle school, and elementary school. Their “STAC intervention” teaches students to safely intervene when they see bullying occur by defending the bullied students. The intervention also allows for reducing the barriers to reporting. The teacher module will provide teachers with the education and skills they need to support students trained in the intervention. The researchers will conduct focus groups for teachers to ask for their feedback on the content and delivery of the training and conduct usability testing to assess the program’s acceptability and feasibility. They will use pre and post surveys to assess outcomes. The program will be adapted to an online format. This is an exciting and important project, and the MRI is proud to be part of this effort.