What Would You Do? The Bystander Dilemma: Weighing Action Against Silence

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1 La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons Explorer Café Explorer Connection Fall What Would You Do? The Bystander Dilemma: Weighing Action Against Silence Lane Neubauer PhD La Salle University, Katie Minese MPH La Salle University, Will Toffling M.Ed. La Salle University, Follow this and additional works at: Recommended Citation The presentation has been edited to include screenshots of live polls administered during the event. The original presentation is available under Additional Files. This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Explorer Connection at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Explorer Café by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact

2 WHAT WOULD YOU DO The Bystander Dilemma: Weighing Action Against Silence Dr. Lane Neubauer Katie Minese, M.P.H. Will Toffling, M.Ed.

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6 NO ONE HAS TO DO EVERYTHING BUT EVERYONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING

7 ACTIVITY Imagine Someone You Love And Feel Protective Of

8 How Would You Feel If Someone Was Doing Something To Them That Would Cause Them Harm Or Distress If Someone Was Present While This Was Going On And Just Watched What Was Happening Without Doing Anything

9 PREVENTION VICTIM BLAMING vs. BYSTANDER INTERVENTION

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11 What Is A Bystander? PASSIVE ACTIVE

12 What Is A Bystander? PASSIVE A person who witnesses a problem but does not respond or intervene ACTIVE The person who witnesses a problem and responds in some way intending to intervene

13 EXAMPLES

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15 If you had been on th ~e s,ub\nay, h ~ovv l i k ~e ly 'W"o~u ld you have been to have in terven ed? ~ c ~ "a.,. Whe n po ~ U is act ive, respo~ n d a t Poii iev.co~~n/laneneubauer405 0 T ext LANENEUBAUER405 to o n ce to j oi n A. I wou l d have been afraid to intervene ~ B. I would hav~e been unsure what to do~ C ~ I would hav~e cared 911 or tried to get others to he l p~ D. I woul d have figured out a way to int ervene myse [f~ 0

16 What Are Some Things You Might Observe That Would Signal You That A Bystander Intervention Might Be Needed?

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19 Now That You Have Seen Some Examples What Are Some Ideas Of Interventions You Could Do In Various Situations?

20 H ~o\ai likely are you NOW to say o ~ r d ~o something t you o~ bserve an interpers ~onal interaction that you are concern ~ed abo~ ut? Q l Res p ond at PoiiEv.coiTI/ I,an ~eneubauer Text LANENEUBAUER405 t o o n c e to, j o in, t h e n A, B, ~or! Q / ~ A. Very L'ilkely. B. Notsure ~ C.Notatall L'ilkely.

21 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION