About Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

The Olweus Program (pronounced Ol-VAY-us) is a comprehensive approach that includes schoolwide, classroom, individual, and community components. The program is focused on long-term change that creates a safe and positive school climate. It is designed and evaluated for use in elementary, middle, junior high and high schools (K-12). The program’s goals are to reduce and prevent bullying problems among schoolchildren and to improve peer relations at school. The program has been found to reduce bullying among children, improve the social climate of classrooms, and reduce related antisocial behaviors, such as vandalism and truancy. The Olweus Program has been implemented in more than a dozen countries around the world, and in thousands of schools in the United States.About

Program Recognition

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program has received recognition from a number of organizations committed to preventing school violence. The program has been named a Blueprints Promising Program by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder. The OBPP also has been highlighted in the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement

Trainer-Consultant Certification

More than 2000 individuals have participated in the OBPP Trainer-Consultant Certification Course (TCC) in the United States. Courses are conducted by members of our Olweus leadership team.

Click here to review the Trainer-Consultant Certification Requirements for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.

To apply for an OBPP Trainer-Consultant Certification Course, the following documents must be submitted: