{"title":"Ken Rigby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Ken Rigby\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is a leading international expert in the field of bullying. He is a psychologist and a qualified teacher and guidance officer, and an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Education and the Hawke Research Institute at the University of South Australia. He has published widely, presented papers nationally and internationally and undertaken numerous consultancies for state and national governments on school bullying.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"interventions-in-cases-of-bullying-in-schools","title":"Interventions in Cases of Bullying in Schools","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterventions in Cases of Bullying in Schools: A Training Manual for Teachers and Counsellors\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned bullying expert Dr Ken Rigby OAM draws on five decades of practice and research to help schools tackle the seemingly intractable problem of bullying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesigned to be deployed alongside policy development and preventive programs, this essential training manual sets out nine evidence-based methods of intervention. Using a series of role-plays and prompts for discussion,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterventions in Cases of Bullying in Schools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esupports practitioners in selecting and applying the most appropriate method for each unique case of bullying. It also features a practical framework for recording and evaluating the application of interventions in your unique context, as well as suggestions of dozens of resources that will further develop your understanding of bullying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePractical, easy to use and focused firmly on solutions, Dr Rigby’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterventions in Cases of Bullying in Schools\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis your indispensable guide to addressing one of the most vexed issues facing educators today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDownload Appendix B: Recording Form reproducible \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/files\/Interventions_Appendix_B_Recording_Form.pdf?v=1693519714\" title=\"Appendix B: Recording Form\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618302820514,"sku":"9781923116047","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/files\/9781923116055lowres.jpg?v=1692737761"},{"product_id":"the-method-of-shared-concern-1","title":"The Method of Shared Concern","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn Ken Rigby's latest book on bullying in schools, the renowned international expert provides an in-depth, research-based examination of the Method of Shared Concern. Originally conceived by Swedish psychologist Anatol Pikas, and adapted in line with ground-breaking government-sponsored studies in Australia, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe Method of Shared Concern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e describes the multi-stage process in which suspected bullies and their victims are individually interviewed, and eventually brought together in an effort to reach an agreed resolution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIntended primarily for use by teachers and school counsellors, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe Method of Shared Concern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e demonstrates through practical example and real-world case studies how the method can be applied in any school environment as a thoroughly effective approach to school bullying and harassment. Guided by a trained practitioner, the students themselves are actively engaged and, rather than being labelled or blamed, they are empowered with a heightened sense of responsibility to improve the situation for all concerned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA block-font-kerning-normal block-font-feature-liga-off block-font-feature-clig-off block-font-feature-calt-off direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is an invaluable resource for those who want to take a non-punitive approach to dealing with school bullying. It makes a really good case for using the Method and the examples indicate very clearly how to go about it.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eDr Claire Monks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Counselling, University of Greenwich, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438381285538,"sku":"9781923569782","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/files\/9781923569782.png?v=1784515812"},{"product_id":"ken-rigby-bundle","title":"Ken Rigby bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrab Dr Ken Rigby's two books in this bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInterventions in Cases of Bullying in Schools\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(published 2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Method of Shared Concern\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(first published 2011, republished July 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47438385152162,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/files\/KenRigbybundle.png?v=1784263717"},{"product_id":"bullying-in-schools-and-what-to-do-about-it","title":"Bullying in schools and what to do about it","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBullying is now widely recognised as a serious problem that affects many children in schools.\u003c\/strong\u003e It can take many forms, including direct verbal and physical harassment and indirect forms such as deliberate exclusion and the targeting of individuals using cyber technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eContinual and severe bullying can cause both short term and long term damage, making it difficult for victims to form intimate relationships with others and for habitual bullies to avoid following a delinquent lifestyle and becoming perpetrators of domestic violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEven though this type of abuse affects many of our school children, Ken Rigby believes there are grounds for optimism. This passionate and motivating book shows that there are ways of reducing the likelihood of bullying occurring in a school and effective ways of tackling cases when they do occur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDrawing on research evidence, \u003cem\u003eBullying in schools and what to do about it\u003c\/em\u003e helps us to understand the nature of bullying and why it so often takes place in schools. Importantly, it examines and evaluates what schools can do to promote more positive peer relationships within the school community and take effective and sustainable action to deal with problems that may arise. This edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on developments in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTeachers, parents, school leaders, policy makers and health professionals will find it invaluable and empowering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amba Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50537176563874,"sku":"9781923852082","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/files\/9781923852082.jpg?v=1790565007"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9425\/3218\/collections\/Ken_Rigby.png?v=1790566552","url":"https:\/\/ambapress.com.au\/collections\/ken-rigby.oembed","provider":"Amba Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}