Become a Certified Trainer 
Training Program
"In my 15 years as a school counselor, I have never seen a more effective social skills program. This one is pure genius.”
— Jeannie Brewer, School Counselor, Snyder Elementary, Las Vegas, Nevada
Are you a counselor or therapist? Have you found that no matter how long you use your therapeutic techniques with victims of bullying, they continue to be bullied?
If you work in a school, have you discovered that your anti-bully interventions are doing little to reduce bullying, or even resulting in an intensification of the bullying problem?
Is the “anti-bully” approach philosophically distasteful to you? Do you resent the fact that you spent years studying psychology only to be placed in the role of glorified law enforcement officer–monitoring hallways, instructing kids about “illegal” bullying behaviors, apprehending “bullies,” conducting investigations, judging kids, and meting out punishments? Would you like your school to be an educational institution rather than law enforcement agency?
Do you want an approach to bullying that actually works?
“We at PSI were so impressed with the simplicity and common sense of the Bullies to Buddies™ program that we had to make it our own. We have partnered with Izzy Kalman and Cleveland State University to bring this program to the thousands of students that PSI serves.” - Steve Rosenberg, PhD, Psychologist, President, PSI Solutions, Ohio
Do you know why the popular anti-bullying programs have such little success? It's because they are not based on psychology. The only thing psychological about these programs is that psychologists produce and promote them. In fact, these programs abandon the basic teachings of psychology. Anti-bully programs are, in reality, law enforcement programs, in which the "victims" are innocent and need to be protected and the "bullies" are criminals who need to be apprehended and punished. But research consistently shows that punishment is a poor way to get people to treat each other better.
The popular anti-bullying programs actually weaken kids. They teach kids they should not expect to solve their problems on their own, but need to be protected by school staff and other students. They teach kids how horribly destructive bullying is, giving them the message that they should get upset when anyone does anything to them that they don't like. By supporting victims against bullies, they reward kids for thinking and acting like victims, so they are more likely to be victimized!
The Bullies to Buddies™ approach is different. It is a purely psychological approach. It is consistent with the teachings of all major schools of psychology and psychotherapy, most obviously Rational Emotive Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and with the teachings of all major religions and schools of psychology. It teaches people how to handle problems on their own, without getting anyone in trouble. When you use the Bullies to Buddies™ approach, you truly serve as a mental health professional rather than security officer, judge, and punisher.
Here is your chance to become an expert at teaching people not to be victims. Make yourself invaluable to kids and schools.
Bullies to Buddies™ is offering two levels of training programs. The first level will enable you to work with individual victims of bullying. The second level will also equip you for instructing school personnel how to dramatically reduce bullying with little time and effort, while enhancing kids’ resilience, independence and emotional maturity.
Level One: Bullies to Buddies™ Individual Trainer
This level of training will equip you to work with individual victims of bullying, whether you work in a school setting or an office/clinic. You will earn the gratitude of kids, parents and schools–while enjoying your role of counselor/therapist as never before–as you use Izzy Kalman’s fun techniques that quickly teach kids to solve their problems. Watch kids grow in self-confidence, emotional maturity and popularity. In many cases, their bullies will actually become their friends! Your referrals will grow as parents and schools discover your remarkable ability to help kids who are suffering from this extremely common and serious problem.
Teach kids to handle all the common bullying situations, without anyone’s help and without getting anyone in trouble, including:
- Common insults
- Racial/gender/sexual orientation (e.g., gay/lesbian) slurs
- Insults about disabilities
- Hitting/pushing
- Threats
- Rumors
- Taking of possessions/stealing
- Social exclusion
- Pressure to choose between friends
- Cyberbullying
As an additional bonus, Izzy Kalman will teach you how to use the Bullies to Buddies™ rules to stop any bullies you may have in your own life, including your spouse, other family members, bosses and colleagues!
What you will receive:
- Izzy Kalman’s Victim-Proof Your School package (DVD for kids; DVD for teachers; printed Trainer’s Manual with all of Izzy’s techniques; online survey forms to assess the effectiveness of the program –a $495 retail value) that you will use to study the techniques.
- A copy of Izzy Kalman's book for kids, Bullies to Buddies: How to turn your enemies into friends ($15), audio CD of How to Stop Being Teased and Bullied without Really Trying ($20).
- Five interactive Webinar classes led by Izzy.
- An individual 50-minute supervision sessions with Izzy (by phone, unless you live within commuting distance) to help you learn and master the techniques. You will treat three cases of bullying victims as part of the training process.
- Unlimited questions to Izzy by email.
- One free year of listing on Bullies2Buddies.com as a Certified Bullies to Buddies™Individual Trainer. (Bullies2Buddies.com gets about 20,000 hits per month)
- Press release sent to print and electronic media in your area announcing your Certification as a Bullies to Buddies™ Trainer.
- Referrals from Bullies to Buddies™ when our office receives requests for counseling in your geographic area.
- Half-price on all Bullies to Buddies™ products, which you may resell for profit.
- Authorization to advertise your services as a Certified Bullies to Buddies™Individual Trainer.
Requirements:
- Certification in counseling, therapy or education.
- Comfort with improvisational acting. The Bullies to Buddies™ techniques all involve role-playing. You do not need to have had professional training as an actor, but ability to role-play is essential for implementing the Bullies to Buddies™ Program.
Cost for Level One Certification Program: $1,000
Payment Option: $500 at beginning of training (to cover costs of materials)
$250 after one month
$250 upon completion
To discuss if this program is right for you, call Bullies to Buddies™at 866-983-1333.
Already an expert?
Are you already succssfully using our techniques? You may have attended my seminars or used my materials, and have become an expert in using these techniques. If so, and you want to obtain Certification, we can offer it at a reduced price. You will only need to pay for the time involved in demonstrating your expertise. Please contact us to discuss this.
Level Two: Bullies to Buddies™ Individual and School Trainer
The Level Two training is appropriate for practitioners who work in schools and/or wish to offer trainings to schools on a consulting basis.
What the training program includes:
- All of the above for the Individual Training Program, plus:
- Izzy Kalman will teach you how to instruct school staff to respond to bullying between students in a way that actually reduces hostilities, so faculty can spend their time being educators rather than policemen. This approach takes much less time than investigating and punishing acts of bullying, so teachers can spend more time on academics.
- Izzy will teach you to instruct school staff how to effectively respond when they are confronted by angry students and parents.
- You will film yourself using the techniques, and Izzy will review and critique the films to help you achieve mastery.
- Offer your services to individual clients, schools and other organizations.
- Authorization to advertise your services as a Certified Bullies to Buddies™Individual and School Trainer.
Cost for Level Two Certification Program: $1,500
Payment Option: $500 at beginning of training (to cover costs of materials)
$500 after one month
$500 upon completion
Already an expert?
Are you already succssfully using our techniques? You may have attended my seminars or used my materials, and have become an expert in using these techniques. If so, and you want to obtain Certification, we can offer it at a reduced price. You will only need to pay for the time involved in demonstrating your expertise. Please contact us to discuss this.
Call (718) 983-1333 to discuss your organization’s needs with Izzy, or click here to contact him by email.
