In this issue of the journal I am pleased to present a paper for Applied Practices by Christine Bhat on the highly topical issue of proactively preventing cyberbullying and sexting. Importantly, these two areas of concern occur commonly in our schools, particularly in secondary contexts, making this paper timely and helpful for practitioners. For example, I found the legal implications and potential recourse material very interesting, and could see that psycho-educational approaches, such that young people were made aware of the wider ramifications of cyberbullying and sexting, would be invaluable. The notion, which was new to me, of digital citizenship, ensuring young people “engage positively, know their online world, and choose consciously” is impressive as these principles of positive engagement, knowledge and choice can apply across other areas pertinent to the students we work with. Bhat addresses and explores four key areas of proactive prevention: school climate, policy, training online disinhibition, and promoting positive use of technology. I would commend this paper to you all as a resource to guide your own dealings and discussions on these critical topics of cyberbullying and sexting.

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应用实践社论：Susan Colmar 副教授编辑的《学校心理学家和辅导员杂志》现场部分的观点

在本期期刊中，我很高兴介绍 Christine Bhat 的应用实践论文，主题是主动防止网络欺凌和色情短信这一高度热门的问题。重要的是，这两个关注领域在我们的学校中很常见，尤其是在中学环境中，这使得本文对从业者来说是及时和有帮助的。例如，我发现法律影响和潜在的追索材料非常有趣，并且可以看到让年轻人了解网络欺凌和色情短信的更广泛影响的心理教育方法将是非常宝贵的。数字公民的概念对我来说是新的，它确保年轻人“积极参与，了解他们的网络世界，并有意识地选择”，因为这些积极参与的原则令人印象深刻，知识和选择可以应用于与我们一起工作的学生相关的其他领域。Bhat 探讨并探讨了主动预防的四个关键领域：学校氛围、政策、培训在线去抑制以及促进积极使用技术。我想把这篇论文推荐给你们所有人，作为指导你们自己处理和讨论网络欺凌和色情短信这些关键话题的资源。