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The Code of Ethics aligns to my group session since students will be screen to be selected to be part of the group session. I will be checking student’s needs to see if they can be part of the group.

A.9.a. Screening Counselors screen prospective group counseling/therapy participants. To the extent possible, counselors select members whose needs and goals are compatible with the goals of the group, who will not impede the group process, and whose well-being will not be jeop-ardized by the group experience.

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The standards in ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies aligns to my group session since I will be helping students with techniques to learn about not getting anxious when taking a test.

B-PF 1. d. Use counseling theories and techniques in individual, small-group, classroom and large-group settings to promote academic, career and social/emotional developmen

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Universality- students  will be able to identify themselves or their issue with the other students from the group. They will know that feeling anxious is a feeling that other people might be also dealing with.

Direct Advice- Counselor will help students by teaching them strategies on how to deal with anxiety.

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While working with the group counseling session, students will be using the Participative Leadership (Democratic). This leadership allows input from all students. This will work with this group of students because it keeps them engage and motivated during the session.

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Stage 1. During the first session , students will get to know each other by playing an ice breaker "Skittle Game" to build relationships between each other. Group norms will be established along with the rules. Confidentiality will be part of the rules and students must know that everything that is said here in the group, will stay here in the group.

Stage 2. Students will work cohesive and productive during the small group counseling session. During each session, students will listen the counselor's session and then they will have an activity related to the lesson from the day that they may need to complete.

Stage 3. During the last session, students should be able to learn how to do anxiety coping strategies when taking a test. They should be able to control their feelings when feeling anxious. By the end of each session I will be monitoring students on how they feel by assigning an activity related tot the topic from the specific day.

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This small group will be for students from 3rd – 5th grade that are dealing with anxiety when taking a test. This will help students to learn how to control their anxiety by worrying less.

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2. ASCA Mindset and Behaviors Students will master upon completing this group.

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2. ASCA Mindset and Behaviors Students will master upon completing this group.

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B-LS 4.Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning.
B-SMS 2. Demonstrate self-discipline and self-control
B-SMS 7. Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem.
B-SMS 9. Demonstrate personal safety skills

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During the small group session, students will held to rules that they will have to follow staring the first session. Teacher will determine the rules, and students will sign them to compromise them.

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Worry Warriors small group counseling will be posted on the Facebook page and school webpage that our elementary school has, so that parents can see it. Also, it will be announced on the morning announcements. I will display a poster outside my office and on bulletin boards from the school, so that children can see it. And. I will inform teacher ans administrators in our Fridays meeting (PLC Meetings).

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4. Plan for pre-group interview/screening. 

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4. Plan for pre-group interview/screening. 

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Since this group will be only for students from 3rd - 5th grade, and they are the ones that take the STAAR TEST, I will be meeting with teachers from these grade levels to discuss which students are candidate for this group and I will decide which students will benefit from the program.
After speaking with teachers, I will screen students using the "TAP-In" process for pre-group screening interviewss.

Tell student about the group.

Ask student about his or her level of interest/commitment to expectations of group,

Pick participants

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Once students are selected, I will ask students to take this Informed Consent form so that heir parents can sign it. Parents should give permission to their child to participate in scheduled group sessions.