Victims of bullying: Proposed treatment using the techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy

Abstract

Bullying is today one of the biggest problems regarding physical and mental health of children and adolescents. We can see in the news programs a growing number of cases of bullying in the world. In most cases, the consequences generated by this act of violence accompanies the subject for much of his life, affecting their men­tal development and their quality of life. A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is now one of the most effective forms of therapy, in which a collaborative work between patient and therapist, seeks to restore the quality of life of the subject in the shortest time pos­sible. This paper aims to present a proposal for clinical treatment to victims of bullying through the theoretical framework of cogni­tive-behavioral therapy.