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About Damian Stoupe
MSc Counselling (Bristol)_, Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling - Organisational Settings, BA (Hons), Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Diploma in Hypnotherapy.

Damian Stoupe worked initially in the materials/resource management and training areas of manufacturing for 15 years, focusing on implementing process and behavioural change in the workplace. He has considerable experience in negotiation, training, interpersonal skills development and facilitating solutions to negative behaviours and harassment in the work place. Damian trained as a professional counsellor as well as becoming a trained mediator, to enable him to advise, help both individuals and organisations with issues relating to bullying and other negative workplace behaviours.

 

Damian has been responsible for setting up the counselling service for a not-for-profit workplace bullying organisation called "Just Fight On!" and has set up a support group covering the South West. Damian has written a number of articles and has made several television and radio appearances to discuss workplace bullying.

 

He holds an MSc in Counselling for his dissertation ""You’re a bully!" An investigation into the impact of allegations of workplace bullying."  He is currently researching his PhD through an exploration of the complex adaptive systems at work in episodes of workplace bullying at the University of Bristol Graduate School of Education.

Abstract from MSc: 

 

"You’re a bully!" An investigation into the impact of allegations of workplace bullying." 

 

A small scale interview based study with defended subjects to investigate the impact of an accusation of workplace bullying in small businesses. Mimetic theory provided the framework for the analysis of the interviews. It considered the impact of the accusation and factors that influence the reaction including; childhood experiences of parental or school bullying, experiences of bullying in small businesses as recipient or accused, the role of insecurity, the mythology of bullying and bullying in small businesses. The findings suggest a four-phased dynamic response; Emotional, Expressive, Reflective and Adaptation, to any accusation. The study concludes that organisations should be aware of the potential impact accusations on future bullying episodes and the influence of mimesis on individual and group behaviours, from the perspective of those accused and the recipients of, bullying behaviours.

 

Key words: workplace, bullying, organisation, mimesis, drama triangle, Girard, Oughourlian, victim, bully, mobbing, behaviours.


Damian's MSc can be accessed through his profile page on Academia.edu:

MSc Dissertation