A Case Study on How to Deal with Bullies〜With The Use of Their Reflection Diaries and Book Reports〜

Abstract

Abstract Bullying has become a serious problem at many schools across the nation. We looked at two bullying cases at a college in Kyushu in order to evaluate the procedure taken to urge the bullies to reflect their behavior and help them return to their classes smoothly after suspension. The students were guided to keep a reflection diary every day and to write an essay about the book assigned to them. In Case A，the former half of the diary showed that the student gradually understood that he should not have bullied anyone. On the other hand，in the latter half，reference bullying significantly decreased，while anxiety stemmed from suspension increased. In Case B，the student was able to reflect his behavior smoothly，due to appropriate guidance of teachers related. The study of the two cases brought us to key points of approaching bullying case. We hope this study will lead to more effective rehabilitation program with shorter suspension period. Keywords [Bullying，Student counseling]