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This six week small group study will encourage students to discover their unique learning style. This program is created for middle school students in 6-8th grade.

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In his book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Gardner suggests that all people have different kinds of intelligences (1983).

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Students will master these behaviors and mindsets upon completing this group.

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*School Counseling Website for parents
*Daily Announcements to reach students and teachers
*Flyers to teachers and students
*Action Plan to Admin. by email
*Shout-out at Faculty meeting for Admin. and Staff

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This form will be sent home for parents to sign and return. A digital copy will be available to send through email.

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This is the best leadership for small counseling groups because "transformational leaders are able to motivate and inspire followers and to direct positive changes in groups" (Verywell, 2021).

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Based on Rosemary Smead's process for group screening.

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This contract includes rules and behavior. It will be verbally read as a group in the first meeting and students will be required to sign it indicating their compliance to the included rules.

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* Universality - Students will understand that they are not the only ones struggling.
*Altruism - Students will useful as they work together and help each other.
*Development of socializing techniques - students will develop interpersonal skills
*Interpersonal learning - students will recieve feedback from peers and learn new ways of relating.
(Yalom, 1995)

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According to the ACA Code of Ethics, careful screening of group members is protective. Counselors do not want to jeopardize individuals by the group or hamper the learner of the group by an individual (2014). This group membership will be carefully screened to ensure maximum safety for each student.

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Standard II(3)"counsel individuals and small groups using appropriate counseling theories and techniques in response to students' needs" (2017). This small group will be led by a counselor who uses appropriate practice during their interactions with students so that they do not cause unintentional harm to students welfare.

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American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA Code of Ethics. https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf

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The ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College-and Career Readiness for Every Student describe. (n.d.). https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/7428a787-a452-4abb-afec-d78ec77870cd/Mindsets-Behaviors.pdf

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Gardner, H. (1983) Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Basic Books, New York.

Group Therapy Participation Agreement. (n.d.). https://www.marquette.edu/counseling/documents/GroupTherapyParticipationAgreement.pdf

Texas Administrative Code. (2017). State.tx.us. https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=7&ch=239&rl=15

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Verywell.(2021) What are prominent leadership styles and frameworks you should know?. https://www.verywellmind.com/leadershipstyles-2795312

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

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