AREAS OF SPECIALTYPrevention of mean behavior and bullying in schools
Helping children and teens develop empathy, compassion
Activating children and teens to become good bystanders when they witness mean/bullying behaviors
Helping children and teens respond with resilience to peer-to-peer mean behaviors
Prevention of Staff-to-Student and Staff-to-Staff bullying in schools
Suicide Prevention in schools
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, SPECIAL MENTIONS, MEDIA AND TRAININGPh.D. Psychology
BIOGRAPHYDr. Marcia is a Licensed Psychologist who has worked in a variety of settings including public schools, community mental health centers, child diagnostic clinics, and two universities. She presently owns her own consulting business. For the past 20 years, Dr. Marcia has worked in schools all over the country to reduce student cruelty and to enhance empathy and positive connection. She has trained hundreds of thousands of administrators, teachers, parents, and students on this topic. Dr. Marcia is the co-author of a book entitled, Preventing Youth Suicide: A Handbook for Educators and Human Service Professionals. She is currently working on both a book for educators, as well as publishing a student curriculum on the prevention of school-based mean teasing, bullying, intimidation, and harassment.
