Ask The Expert A Human Givens Podcast Series

Anti-Bullying Week with Pat Capel. In this newly recorded audio series, Pat Capel – classroom teacher of 25 years and trained HG psychotherapist – shares invaluable insights and clear techniques that can be applied in any situation. By approaching bullying behaviour – and its consequences – through the lens of unmet emotional needs, Pat shows how the HG approach sheds light on why bullying behaviour happens, and unlocks practical and effective strategies for preventing – and stopping – it. Another one of our emotional needs is the needs for status. This does not mean that we all want to be the top dog. But it suggests that we all want to be recognised for who and what we are. We are social beings and we all need to feel that our group recognises and values us. As teachers, we need to find ways to ensure that each child feels they have status in the classroom. These can be small things like basic rules of classroom management: if one of us is talking, the rest need to listen. And the teacher needs to