Youth Matters Model

Because this theory, much like many others, was developed by middle-class white men, it can be difficult to apply it to more diverse and colorful populations because of the socioeconomic contrasts. When pertaining to a more urban based population, one must consider the added challenges many students and children face, because of them being a product of their disadvantaged socioeconomic background.
Practice Models Because bullying has become a social norm it is critical for us to understand this as a problem, in order to provoke prevention and intervention. One example of a practice model that addresses this issue is Youth Matters. Youth Matters is a school-based bullying prevention program which is based on theoretical constructs within the social development model (Bender et al., 2013). This model encompasses a combination of social control, social learning, and differential association theories (Bender et al., 2013). It suggests that bonding, belief in the shared values or norms, external constraints, and social, cognitive, and emotional skills, constrain the advancement of antisocial behaviors in children (Bender et al., 2013). These are addressed to aid children in solving problems. Lessons within the Youth Matters curriculum establish clear consequences for bullying and
This stresses the importance of the collaboration between schools and communities to combat the issue of bullying. Within this proposed model, Haeseler (2010) furthermore, stresses the importance of character education, friendship time, peer mediation, conflict resolution, peer monitoring, and alternative but effective anti-bullying programs. Haeseler (2010) states that community branches including law enforcement, outreach services, and civic organizations, are also vital in the collaboration for the anti-bullying