Bullying affects children and adults: how this can be approached
“Behind the smile, a hidden knife”: have you or a loved one ever been targeted? Bullying occurs everywhere: in families, at school, at work and in cyberspace. Clinical social worker Morag Scordilis discusses the imbalance of power at the heart of bullying, examples of physical, verbal and social bullying, and the effect on our relationships and sense of self. She offers helpful insights, strategies and tools.
Morag Scordilis
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In ep. 54 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful Morag touches on
elements of bullying, its different forms and whether it is overt or covert
examples of bullying among toddlers, primary school children, adolescents and adults
bullying and the fight/flight/freeze response
reasons why people resort to bullying behaviour
the role of bystanders
why kids who are being bullied often don’t ask for help
considerations and useful tools in situations where a child or adult is being targeted
Morag’s 3 best tips on how to deal with bullying.
In this podcast episode, Morag mentions BrainWorking Recursive Therapy or BWRT - scroll down for links involving more information.
Here Morag explains how BrainWorking Recursive Therapy can curb anxiety.
Listen to clinical psychologist Rafiq Lockhat’s introduction to what BWRT® is and what it can do.
Read Morag’s advice on approaches and tips that make a mom’s life easier.
Contact details
Morag Scordilis is a clinical social worker in CapeTown. She worked in and managed the Adoptions Unit at Cape Town Child Welfare, was Chief Social Worker at the William Slater Adolescent Unit (now Red Cross Child and Adolescent Clinic), and worked with adolescents, parents and adults within a school context for 17 years. She now has a private practice which includes online counselling.
Website: https://www.moragscordilis.co.za/
More information on BWRT®:
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Podcast music by Mart-Marie Snyman.
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Photograph of Morag Scordilis: supplied
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