Social Work Ethics as It Relates to BullyingSocial Work Ethics as it Relates to BullyingBullying is a rapidly growing problem in schools American. According to an article by Mansbacher, twelve million children are victims of bullying every year (2012). Most people think of bullying as just a big kid beating up a smaller kid on the playground, but there's much more to it than that. There are actually four types of bullying: verbal, social, cyber, and physical. Stopbullying.gov defines bullying as “aggressive, unwanted behavior among school-age children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.” The behavior repeats itself, or has the potential to repeat itself, over time” (nd). Bullying can have long-term harmful effects on the victim of the bullying, the bully, and those who observe the bullying. For this reason, bullying is a concern for social workers inside and outside of schools and, like many other social work issues, is likely to give rise to ethical dilemmas. The Department of Health and Human Services provides definitions for each type of bullying. Physical intimidation is the aggression most commonly associated with bullying. This includes any type of physical harm such as hitting, kicking or spitting. This would also include stealing items. Verbal bullying would involve name calling, teasing, threats and inappropriate sexual comments. Social bullying would include deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity, spreading rumors about someone, and embarrassing someone in front of others. Cyberbullying is a newer classification and involves the use of digital social media to bully. This type of bullying can encompass verbal and social bullying, but it is done through technology. Cyberbullying frequently involves social networking sites such as Fa...... middle of article......ReferencesAbell, S. (2006). Intimidation. Clinical Pediatrics, 45(9), 874-875. Malai, R. (2013). Social work methods help to ease conflicts. NASW News, 58(4). Mansbacher, J. (2012). Intimidation. Pediatrics for Parents, 28(9-10), 24.Nunn, KP (2010). Intimidation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 46(4), 140-141.Rivers, I. (2013). Protect the witness. Times Educational Supplement, 5062, 40-41. Rothman, J. (2013). From the front: cases of social work ethics students. United States of America: Pearson Education Inc. Singer, J. (nd) Cyberbullying, a new long-term challenge. Retrieved from: http://www.socialworklicensure.org/articles/cyberbullying.htmlU.S. Department of Health and Social Services. (nd) What is bullying. Retrieved from: http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/index.html