Re: resources for bystander training about bullying?

Thanks for sharing the concern and the link to a useful resource

I ended up becoming interested in understanding 'bullying' in the context
of systemic psychological abuse,  which can be very subtle
*it includes gaslighting
Some forms of bullism are more obvious than others, in blatant, explicit
cases these  can be easily identified

But psychological abuse, especially when it is systemic and when it leads
to aberrations, is far more difficult to spot and handle

I do not have resources to share, I have recently just formed a picture and
advocate for more awareness

I have however documented some aspects of what I captured in a couple of
talks liked below that may be of interest

*warning, long

Talk on some aspects of psychological abuse
https://sites.google.com/view/psyabu/home

in the context of active inference, invited talk to discuss systemic
deviation
https://sites.google.com/view/psyabu/active-inference

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM Tzviya Siegman <tzviya@w3.org> wrote:

> I took the bystander training course from Right To Be (previously called I
> Holla Back) years ago
>
> https://righttobe.org/training/bystander-intervention-training/
>
> It was outstanding. It is only 1 hour and covers a huge amount of
> information. When I took the course it was free.
> On 3/20/2026 10:36 AM, Amy van der Hiel wrote:
>
> hi all,
>
> The topic of bullying has come up in discussions recently and I wonder if anyone knows of any well done examples of some sort of “bystander” training to help those who are not the parties involved but might be in the room when they see uncomfortable interactions which might be bullying behaviors [1] and how they might respond.
>
> This is less about what the what the person experiencing it might do (record, report, etc [2]) or what a Chair might hopefully do which is included in the Procedures of our Code, but more what other people, bystanders to such interactions, can or should say - especially in situations of power imbalance. Sometimes a bystander might be uncomfortable and wonder if they can/should say something but how to do so is not always clear in the moments and practice can help.
>
> best,
> Amy
>
>
> 1. "Workplace Bullying: 24 Examples & Ideas to Support Adults”
> Bullying can include:
> • being ridiculed in front of others
> • receiving repeated criticism without just cause
> • Degrading or demeaning remarks that might include insults or name calling.
> • Harsh criticism in the presence of other employees.
> • Comments that have a negative effect on work performance.
> • Using position or authority to talk down to or demean another.https://positivepsychology.com/workplace-bullying/
>
> 2. https://www.w3.org/policies/code-of-conduct/#Reporting
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