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* “ASCA student standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for student success,” ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success - American School Counselor Association (ASCA).  https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Standards/ASCA-Mindsets-Behaviors-for-Student-Success."

*R. Thomas, et at, N.I. University. 2007. "Association for Specialists in Group Work: Best Practice Guidelines 2007 Revisions."

*Yalom ID. (1995). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy (4th ed.). New York: Basic Books.

*19 Tex. Admin. Code §239.15

*“ASCA student standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for student success,” ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success - American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Standards/ASCA-Mindsets-Behaviors-for-Student-Success."

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Within the "Texas Administrative Code," a few ethical requirements pertaining to group counseling that I would be sure to implement are:

*environmental, social, and cultural factors that affect learners' development and the relevance of those factors to educational, career, personal, and social development, along with comprehensive school counseling programs;
*developing and teaching best practices on leadership skills;
*how cultural factors and group membership impact individual students;
* consult with parents/guardians, teachers, administrators, and other individuals as appropriate to enhance his or her work with students;
*use counseling-related research techniques and evidence-based practices to address student needs;

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Within the "ASCA School Counselor
Professional Standards & Competencies," One ethical requirement pertaining to group counseling that I would be sure to implement is to "Design and implement instruction
aligned to ASCA Student Standards:
Mindsets & Behaviors for Student
Success in large-group, classroom,
small-group and individual settings:"

a. Use student, school and district data to identify achievement,
attendance and discipline issues to be addressed through
instruction
b. Assess cultural and social trends when developing and
choosing curricula
c. Identify appropriate evidence-based curricula aligned to the
ASCA Student Standards: Mindsets & Behaviors for Student
Success or select/develop other materials informed by research
and best practice if evidence-based materials do not exist
d. Demonstrate pedagogical skills, including culturally
responsive classroom management strategies, lesson planning
and personalized instruction
e. Create lesson plans identifying activities to be delivered,
standards to be addressed, to whom activities will be
delivered, how they will be delivered and how data will be
assessed to determine impact on student outcomes
f. Use a variety of technologies in the delivery of lessons and
activities
g. Engage with school administrators, teachers and other staff
to ensure the effective implementation of instruction
h. Analyze data from lessons and activities to determine impact
on student outcomes

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The factors I could potentially see during my group sessions, I would have to say are:

*Direct Advice - receiving and giving suggestions for strategies for handling problems.
*Interpersonal learning - receiving feedback from others and experimenting with new ways of relating.
*Development of socializing techniques - social learning or development of interpersonal skills.

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* What leadership style(s) do you feel you might use when working with this group?

Transformational Leadership & Delegative Leadership (Laissez-Faire). This is because I want my group to feel relaxed so that they would be more susceptible to new ideas & perspectives from the group experience, thus producing transformation.

* Why do you feel that approach would work best with this specific population?

I feel like these two styles combined would produce a better sense of security & safety for each group member, thus producing real change.

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* How do you plan to build relationships and trust between group members and yourself?

I plan on having each group member share about themselves to help build trust and comfort between one another.

* How will group norms be established?

>By Beginning and ending meetings on time.
>Encourage everyone to participate in discussions.
>Allowing the facilitator to moderate discussion.
>Supporting point's of view with facts.

>Speak respectfully to one another.
>Speak respectfully about others.
>Use “I” statements.”

*How will you address limits of confidentially within the group and establish that confidentiality cannot be guaranteed, even though it is an expectation.

I will read the confidentially agreement to the group and address any concerns or questions that the group members may have.

*How do you plan to keep your members working cohesively and productively as you progress through each session towards your learning outcomes?

I will provide fun group activities and then homework to think about and play with over the week to bring back to the next session for discussion.

*How will you check in with group members to gauge progress throughout the group?

I will provide fun questionnaires to gain a better understanding of where my group is at in their progress.

*What is your plan for group closure?

For closing I will have the group members provide what they feel is the most valuable item they discovered or learned about in group that day so that they can leave confident that they learned something new and valuable.

*Will you monitor/explore how group members are feeling about the group ending?

Yes, I will provide questions on my questionnaire when I am gauging the progress of the group.

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Rules & Guidelines for the group:

What's said in the group stays in group. Feeling safe in group is very important to a successful group experience.

Weekly attendance is expected.

No talking over other group members, let them finish speaking.

Safety of group members is important.Group members do not socialize outside of group.

I will utilize the attached resource above to help guide my communication with group members and cover anything I may have missed when developing ground rules. The rules above are determined by me, within the groups first session I will let the group members speak on possible rules to add to the list that I may have missed or have not thought of.

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Your child has expressed an interest in participating in a group called Motivational Monday's which will begin on November 1st 2023.The group will focus on helping students identify and understand common thoughts and feelings associated with the experience of peer pressure and other teenage struggles, developing positive coping strategies and learning from the shared experiences of other students in similar circumstances. This group will meet Mondays for approximately 8 weeks, once a week. We will meet at different times during the school day to minimize the content missed in each class. Classroom requirements will take precedence over group participation.

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I will be interviewing future participants individually and as a whole. I will be screening by asking them a streamline of questions around why they would like to join Motivational Mondays, I would also provide an assessment for each participate and the group as a whole to see what kind of needs, need to be met for each participant so that I can provide the best possible care.

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I will be sending an email out to all of my clients with an attached flyer providing the information to share with others. 13-14 year olds from any schools in the area are welcome. Help spread the word by sharing on social media, posting flyers in our local churches, community centers, break-rooms and schools!

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Upon joining Motivational Mondays, the group participants will have the benefits of gaining new Learning Strategies, Self-Management Skills & Social Skills in line with their age group. The 13-14 year olds will learn the ability to manage transitions and adapt to change since they will soon be entering high school as well as personal safety skills and advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary. These are just a few of the many things students will learn in the Motivational Monday group.

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Group Name and Description: Motivation Mondays; the group aims to impact young people with coping skills to enable them circumnavigate various challenges that arise in their lives.

Group Justification: Children aged between 13 14 are exposed to unique challenges orchestrated by the developmental changes they undergo. Hormonal shifts, social, and parental forces, and school pressures are some of the factors that pose challenges to young individuals. In retrospect, the group aims at providing guidance, and assistance to such children to enable them circumnavigate the complications associated with puberty.

Group Purpose: the group aims to help young people develop healthy life patterns and circumnavigate the pressures they encounter in life. Besides, the group will empower young people through providing motivation for them to deal with challenges they face more decisively, and effectively.

Group Rationale: the group is necessary because it will reinforce the efforts of parents, and other social systems to develop a healthy adolescent generation. The group will offer moral and intellectual support to children thus enabling them to tackle the unique challenges they face more effectively.