Dr. Beane offers presentations for students, school personnel, parents, ministers and others in churches and other faith-based organizations. He speaks to thousands of individuals each month across the nation.
In addition to his Ph.D. in Education, Dr. Beane has a degree in ministry. He is an ordained minister and served as a pastor of a small rural church for three years. Dr. Beane also has an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree and was Vice-President of a Christian University for three years. He currently serves as a supply preacher and conducts revivals. Therefore, if you wish, he can deliver the Sunday morning or Sunday evening message.
Note: The following presentations/training can be provided at regional, state, and national faith-based conferences.
Presentation: Overview of Bullying
Length: 2-3 hours (time spent on topics is adjustable)
Description: This powerful, motivational multi-media presentation addresses the nature of bullying and what research tells us about it. Some of the major questions are addressed are:
Presentation: Why Bullying Must Be Prevented and Stopped
Length: 1 hour and 30 mins.
Description: In this highly informative and emotionally-charged media-enriched presentation, Dr. Beane discusses the rationale for preventing and stopping bullying. Dr. Beane discusses how bullying is robbing children of their childhood, causing fear, overwhelming anxiety, anger, hate, rage, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress. He shows how it is connected to discipline problems, gangs, cults, hate groups, use of drugs, alcohol, teen pregnancies, suicides, self-harm (cutting), school and bus shootings, poor academic performance, school phobia, poor school attendance, and much more.
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Presentation: Protect Your Child from Bullying
Audience: Parents, Grandparents and Individuals Who Work with Parents
Length: 1½ – 2 hours (2 hours preferred)
Description: This presentation briefly addresses the nature of bullying, the rationale for preventing and stopping it, giving children a good start at home. There is an indepth discussion of the steps parents can take to help their child who is bullied, to help their child who bullies, and how to empower their child as a bystander. The following major questions are addressed:
Dr. Beane is the author of the award winning book for parents, Protect Your Child from Bullying. Visit www.bullyfree.com.
Presentation: Why Some Victims of Bullying are Self-Harming, Retaliating, and/or Committing Suicide
Length: 2 hours (time spent on topic may be adjusted)
Description:
This insightful, emotionally charged, and multi-media presentation briefly reviews the nature of bullying and includes an in-depth examination of the psychological and cognitive path some victims of bullying have taken from hurt, anger, hate, rage to self-harm, revenge and/or suicide. It is important to understand this path and to be able to identify where bullied individuals are on the path. This presentation is based on Dr. Beane’s son’s journey and a study of other young people who have experienced this destructive path that threatened their well-being and that created unsafe schools. Dr. Beane’s illustrations and true heart-breaking stories are unforgettable.
Dr. Beane has served as an expert witness for the defense attorney in a criminal case involving retaliation – explaining to the jury why a high school student took the path from hurt to revenge. It is important for parents and ministers to understand this path and to be able to identify where victims are on the path.
Presentation: How to Respond to Bullying Seen and Heard (On-the-Spot Responding)
Length: 2 hours
Description: To set the stage for this seminar, attendees will watch a video of a staged hostage situation that could have been prevented if the adults had promptly responded to the bullying. Then, Dr. Beane will discuss an eight step process for immediately responding to bullying seen and heard. As the process is described, attendees will observe video clips of an adult applying each step. Dr. Beane will also discuss how to immediately develop an effective safety plan for bullied children and how bullied students can help themselves when adults are not around.
Presentation: Be Free of Bullying!
Audience: Children Grades 1 - 5
Length: 45 mins.
Description: This is a passionate multi-media presentation for children. Parents are also encouraged to attend. Reports indicate that some children have an instant change of heart and bullying is reduced after hearing this presentation. It is designed to empower bystanders, to give bullied children and their parents hope, and to promote the Golden Rule – treat others the way you want to be treated. It includes movie clips, music clips, and a variety of objects lessons (e.g., soda can, milk, banana, paper, skewers, toothbrush, toothpaste, glue, Styrofoam plate, onion, and apple) that paint unforgettable pictures in the minds of children. The presentation discusses the need for children to have “Pretty Hearts,” to “Guard their Tongues,” and to “Guard their Hearts.” It ends with a challenge to children. (Note: When Dr. Beane speaks to students 1-5, he does not tell his heart breaking and frightening stories.)
Presentation: Be Free of Bullying!
Audience: Children Grades 6-12
Length: 1 hour
Description: This is a passionate multi-media presentation for children. Parents are also encouraged to attend. Reports indicate that some children have an instant change of heart and bullying is reduced after hearing this presentation. It is designed to empower bystanders, to give bullied children and their parents hope, and to promote the Golden Rule – treat others the way you want to be treated. It includes movie clips, music clips, and a variety of objects lessons (e.g., soda can, milk, banana, paper, skewers, toothbrush, toothpaste, glue, Styrofoam plate, onion, and apple) that paint unforgettable pictures in the minds of children. Also included are heart-breaking stories (including Dr. Beane’s son’s story) to help students remember important concepts and to see the pain caused by bullying. The presentation discusses the need for children to “Guard their Tongues” and to “Guard their Hearts.” It ends with a challenge to children. Dr. Beane is the co-author of the awarding winning children’s book, Good-Bye Bully Machine, published by Free Spirit, Inc.
Presentation: Training to make the student presentation: Help Your Church and School Be Free of Bullying
Length: 1 ½ hours
Description: This session trains youth ministers and other faith-based children and youth workers to make a passionate one hour student presentation. Reports indicate that some students have an instant change of heart and bullying is reduced immediately after hearing this presentation. The presentation is designed to empower bystanders, to give victims hope, and to promote the Golden Rule – treat others the way you want to be treated. It includes two movie clips and a variety of objects (e.g., soda can, milk, banana, paper, skewers, styrofoam plate, toothbrush, toothpaste, glue, onion, apple) that paint unforgettable pictures in the minds of students. Also included are heart-breaking stories (including Dr. Beane’s son’s story) to help students remember important concepts and to see the pain caused by bullying. The presentation discusses the need for students to “Guard their Tongues” and to “Guard their Hearts.” He also presents scripture that condemns all forms of bullying and that give hope to the victims and their parents. This is a powerful presentation that Dr. Beane makes to thousands of students almost every month in public schools, private schools, Christian schools and in churches. The presentation ends with a challenge to students to treat others the way they want to be treated and to help the make their church and school free of bullying.
During the training, the workshop participants observe Dr. Beane making the presentation and are provided with a PowerPoint presentation, a presentation script, and an audio recording of Dr. Beane’s presentation. The trained participants are permitted to make the presentation to students in their church and organizations but are not allowed to train others to give the presentation or to give the presentation in other churches. They also must agree to disseminate information about the Bully Free® Program to key school personnel associated with their faith-based organization or church and to include a brief version of Dr. Beane’s son’s story in every presentation.