Identify a specific individual and ask for their assistance. Then assign that individual a specific task, such as dialing 911 or turning down the music. It might be tough to overcome the bystander effect, but the solution is to identify these instinctual impulses and resolve to help nevertheless.
Here are some suggestions for overcoming the bystander effect:
The five basic phases of Bystander Intervention are as follows:
Bystander Responsibly
What can onlookers do to help the victim? Bystanders who are helpful can make victims feel less anxious and minimize the likelihood of physical injury. Victims of physical or emotional bullying, for example, were less fearful when a spectator intervened. Intervening is also important for students who are being harassed because they look like they might be a potential victim. Bystanding can prevent these students from becoming victims.
What should bystanders do if they see someone being bullied? If you see someone being bullied, you can intervene either by stopping the bullying yourself or by telling an adult. It's best not to get involved in fights between friends, but if you must speak up, say only what needs saying and leave as soon as possible. Avoid getting into a confrontation if at all possible; if this is not an option, then stand your ground and defend the victim's rights.
Bystanders can also report incidents of bullying in school systemwide anti-bullying programs. These programs often include classroom lessons, group activities, and presentations by local celebrities who have been through adversity themselves.
Finally, bystanders can help by refusing to be a "bully cheerleader" - that is, someone who encourages others to fight each other. Such spectators may be helping to create more bullies by giving those who attack confidence that they will not be punished.
Bystander intervention is defined as detecting a potentially detrimental event or encounter and deciding to intervene in a way that may impact the result positively. GET UP! demonstrates how bystanders can effectively intervene to save lives during a school shooting.
In 2004, there were approximately 250 school shootings in the United States, resulting in 148 deaths including 26 children killed at Columbine High School. Since then, there have been more than 300 other incidents reported to the National Center for Education Statistics. Many of these incidents involve only minor injuries or no injuries at all. But some schools have experienced multiple mass shootings over the course of several years, which means that many students, teachers, and staff have witnessed traumatic events that continue to affect them emotionally and physically.
Students, parents, and community members can play an important role in preventing future tragedies by being aware of warning signs and taking action when they see something wrong or someone acting strangely. In addition, we need to understand that some people will always be vulnerable to committing violent acts, which means that mass murders will never stop happening unless we come up with a solution that prevents people from getting access to weapons that kill many people in a short period of time.
The GET UP! program was developed by Dave Cullen who has been a teacher at Mountain View High School in Colorado for 25 years.
Intervention by a Bystander
The bystander effect is influenced by two key elements. For starters, the existence of other individuals causes responsibilities to be distributed. Individuals do not feel as pressed to act when there are other witnesses there, because the obligation to act is seen to be shared by all those present. This means that if even one person does nothing, then no one else will want to step in and help.
Secondly, the presence of bystanders can have a direct impact on how likely it is that someone will intervene. If there are many people around, they may well decide that they cannot risk getting involved, because there are too many people involved. This is why it can be important to have a large group of people around when trying to prevent an assault or other crime taking place - this gives everyone the chance to look after their own interests while also staying out of trouble.
The bystander effect can also influence how quickly emergency services respond to incidents. If there are lots of people around, it can take them longer to respond to calls for help because everyone wants to stay and watch what's going on. This is why it can be important to get people away from scenes before first responders arrive - this gives them time to respond without being distracted by other things happening at the scene.
Finally, the bystander effect can have an indirect influence on how fast emergency services respond to incidents.
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