DR. JEAN B. HEALEY B.Ed., B. Spec. Ed., M. Ed. Studies., (Monash), Doctor of Education Educational Consultancy and Training Director, Bullywatch Publications and Consultancy, (www.bullywatch.com.au) Email: support @ bullywatch.com.au Dr. Jean Healey is a freelance author, researcher and education consultant with teaching experience across the broad spectrum of education and learning environments. This includes teaching children and young people with autism, intellectual and physical disability, behaviour and emotional disorders, as well as mainstream students. She has taught young serious offenders and their teachers in juvenile detention facilities. She has been an academic, training teachers in a number of universities over many years. Her teaching expertise is in special education, child protection and bullying intervention. Her research focus for the past 15 years has been on peer abuse and violence in schools. She has presented her work at international conferences and seminars and been called as an expert witness in court proceedings related to severe bullying. She works with, supports and advises families on how to deal with severe bullying. She conducts training and consultancy with schools in relation to peer abuse and bullying intervention. Her work also extends to workplace bullying and the application of her interventions to these environments. This book presents her unique perspectives on bullying and is meant to guide parents, teachers and other professionals in developing new understandings and competencies in dealing with the deadly serious matter of childhood bullying