The WBI University

Training for PROFESSIONALS, from the founders of the U.S. Workplace Bullying movement.

WBI University

NEXT SESSION October 16-17-18, 2009 in Bellingham WA

The Workplace Bullying Institute invites you to join us in a creative and unique training experience. Spend three intensive days with Dr. Gary and Dr. Ruth Namie, co-founders of the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI.) In this personal immersion program you will receive graduate level knowledge of the workplace bullying phenomenon. No one else in North America can train you on this topic like Gary and Ruth Namie can! You will learn to customize the components for your personal needs and upon completion of this course you will be certified to deliver a presentation introducing Workplace Bullying to a variety of audiences — public or business groups.

Participants will receive:

• Three intensive days of mentally and emotionally challenging learning.
• The ability to speak with authority and credibility on the topic of workplace bullying.
• A collection of research articles upon which the WBI approach is based.
• In-depth coverage of the presentation components customized for different audiences, focusing on areas such as targets, employers, lawmakers and unions.
• A set of DVDs to enhance your ongoing education, which include: electronic presentations, video clips, interviews and audio seminars.
• An interpretation and thorough understanding of the WBI-Zogby U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey from the authors and owners of the results.
• A thorough assessment of current international research.
• Review of existing and proposed anti-bullying laws in U.S., Canada, and the world.
• The chance to work intensively with like-minded participants who have lived the experience.

Testimonials

"Three of the most engaging days of learning that I can remember. We covered fascinating subject matter with a well-researched body of knowledge pertaining to every person who works in business. ...information, facts, and materials that would facilitate and expedite an week-long seminar or semester for higher education." -Carrie C.

"The mass of workers may not recognize what is being done for them, until they experience the exquisite suffering of being abused by an employer with no way to protect yourself. That is until you are lucky enough to find Dr. Gary Namie and Dr. Ruth Namie. They have the right combination of advanced degrees in clinical and social psychology and unique experience that landed them at the forefront of this cause in the US. The Namie's offer a knowledge tool that deflates the employers' intimidation bubble against mistreated workers." -Christine S.

"It was a privilege to be included in the first class and training session. I first became aware of the work of WBI after my own bullying experience in 1993. Since then I have been on an individual mission to address both the personal and corporate problems created by workplace bullying. With the WBI training and affiliation, I plan on expanding my advocacy work to include working on legislation in Wisconsin toward a Healthy Workplace Bill." -Monica W.

How you will benefit

Workplace Bullying has become more important. Use your skills to spread the word and educate others about the topic and the movement.

• Learn from the pioneers of the US workplace bullying movement.
• Jump start or supplement your professional speaking career.
• Use WBI materials and the WBI perspective on Workplace Bullying.
• Become the sought-after local expert!

About the Namies

Gary Namie (Ph.D., Social Psychology) taught college over a 20-year span in several departments of psychology and management. He taught the nation's first university course on workplace bullying. He was also a corporate manager for two regional hospital systems. He was the expert witness in the nation's first "bullying" trial in Indiana, verdict upheld by the state supreme court.

Ruth Namie (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology) was Training Director for Sheraton Hotels before her clinical training led to counseling chemically dependent individuals and families. Ruth's personal experience was the impetus for the U.S. workplace bullying movement. She has become an expert on the devastating effects of bullying on targeted workers.

In 1997, they began the research and education organization that became the Workplace Bullying Institute based in Bellingham, Washington. They have authored two books (The Bully At Work, new June 2009 edition). WBI regularly conducts research, including the 2007 U.S. survey of bullying representing all adult Americans, the first large national project.They also write articles for peer-reviewed scientific journals and books.

They are the best-known individuals associated with bullying in the U.S., due in large part, to the eight public websites devoted to different aspects of education about bullying for individuals, lawmakers, unions, and employers.

As the U.S. pioneers, their work has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Early Show, Nightline, CNN, local TV news and in the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Toronto Star, Ivey Business Journal, HR Executive, Globe and Mail, American Bar Association, and on Marketplace Radio, NPR and CBC radio.

Gary Namie directs a national network of State and Provincial Coordinators, acting as citizen lobbyists, who work to pass into law the WBI anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill. In 2009, 12 states and 2 provinces will carry some version of the legislation.

The Work Doctor® is an organizational consulting firm led by the Namies that focuses exclusively on the prevention of Workplace Bullying. The Namies' Blueprint^TM is a comprehensive system that enables good employers to constrain unacceptable bullying behavior, change corporate culture, and become an industry leader. Both Canadian and U.S. employers have adopted the system.

The Namies' professional preparation, consulting experience and unwavering focus on Workplace Bullying give them an unrivaled, comprehensive perspective of the phenomenon which they introduced to the U.S.

The Workplace Bullying Institute University

Where: On-site at WBI headquarters in the lovely Pacific Northwest, Bellingham, WA [100 miles north of Seattle, 20 miles south of Canadian border, near Vancouver, BC]

October 16-17-18, 2009

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Fee: $3,600 (USD) per person

Travel and lodging expenses are the responsiblity of participants.

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