The school nurse has identified a school-aged girl who has been bullying other children on the way home from school. The nurse realizes that this girl most needs which of the following interventions?
a. punishment
b. anger management training
c. talk therapy
d. social skills training
D
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A Incorrect: Punishment is not the best intervention for this girl who bullies others.
B Incorrect: Anger management training is not the best intervention for this girl who bullies others.
C Incorrect: Talk therapy is not the best intervention for this girl who bullies others.
D Correct: Developing social skills is one of the primary tasks of the school-age child. For children who lack such skills, one of the ways to express their anger is by bullying others or inflicting verbal or physical harm on another. Children who bully should be provided with alternative means of interacting with peers, including social skills training.
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