The Effective Bystander

Bystanders can intervene to challenge inappropriate conduct in many different ways. This course explains why it’s important to take action if you witness unacceptable behaviour and sets out a range of effective strategies.
As bystanders in our everyday and working lives, we all have a responsibility to take action when we witness bullying, harassment, and other inappropriate behaviour. Bystander interventions can take a number of different forms that range from directly confronting the perpetrator about their behaviour to using distraction or interruption and offering support to those on the receiving end. Combining dramatised scenarios and psychological insights, this short course looks at some effective bystander intervention strategies and sets out when it might be appropriate and constructive to use them.