Rationale for this Lesson: Community and emotional education is crucial to outstanding academic achievement. Students partaking in social skill development group session will teach and encourage appropriate interaction with others.
ASCA Standards Supported ACA Standards Met
Personal/ Social Development A1, A2, B1, and C1 C11, B.1, D.3, D.4, D,2, B.6, C12, F.1, F.3, F.4, H,3, J.2, L3A1, P.2, B3, D1, D2,D3,D4,D5
Objectives:
Define and describe bullying.
Recognize warning signs of bullying.
Understand how bullying impacts others.
Participants of the project included middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. The intern assisted the guidance counselor in drafting a written consent form that was provided to all parents. The consent form included an introduction of the program, background information about the counselor and intern, services being offered this academic year, and the benefits and risk of counseling. Parents were also provided with a confidentiality statement, which detailed their rights as it relates to obtaining information about services offered. Parents were required to sign and elect for their child to partake in or decline school counseling services.
After the receipt of consent, student small group sessions began. The small group counseling sessions consisted of three …show more content…
The students and I then created a word map of terms we felt defined what a bully was. After completing our word map, the students and I viewed a presentation that further elaborated on the definition of a bully, and the negative impact bullying has on others. Students were offered an opportunity for questions. Additionally, I discussed with the students the various types of bullying (see chart below) and we acted out skits that represented each category listed below. In closing, the students and I created a remix to their favorite song that discouraged bullying and encouraged school
ASCA Standards Supported ACA Standards Met
Personal/ Social Development A1, A2, B1, and C1 C11, B.1, D.3, D.4, D,2, B.6, C12, F.1, F.3, F.4, H,3, J.2, L3A1, P.2, B3, D1, D2,D3,D4,D5
Objectives:
Define and describe bullying.
Recognize warning signs of bullying.
Understand how bullying impacts others.
Participants of the project included middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. The intern assisted the guidance counselor in drafting a written consent form that was provided to all parents. The consent form included an introduction of the program, background information about the counselor and intern, services being offered this academic year, and the benefits and risk of counseling. Parents were also provided with a confidentiality statement, which detailed their rights as it relates to obtaining information about services offered. Parents were required to sign and elect for their child to partake in or decline school counseling services.
After the receipt of consent, student small group sessions began. The small group counseling sessions consisted of three …show more content…
The students and I then created a word map of terms we felt defined what a bully was. After completing our word map, the students and I viewed a presentation that further elaborated on the definition of a bully, and the negative impact bullying has on others. Students were offered an opportunity for questions. Additionally, I discussed with the students the various types of bullying (see chart below) and we acted out skits that represented each category listed below. In closing, the students and I created a remix to their favorite song that discouraged bullying and encouraged school