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The Buddies Against Group is a small group that is a part of The Playground Buddy Club. The Playground Buddy Club is a support club designed for 10-year-old to 12-year-old students who are experiencing or have experienced any kind of bullying. The small group will give support, promote unity and empowerment in the group as a whole. This group is closed and they decide how often they want to meet. During their meeting times, students talk about their experiences of being bullied and give ideas on how to combat this issue

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The following Mindset and Behavior are the ultimate goals for students in Buddies Against Bullies Group:

M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment

B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self when necessary

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A needs assessment was created and conducted due to the many infractions that included students being bullied, complaints from parents/ teacher concerning students reporting that they are or were being bullied during and after school. From the assessment, it was determined that students who were bullied needed small group settings in which they could feel understood, included and supported after being bullied.

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The following are Buddies Against Bullies rules and  will be presented at the beginning of each class :

1. Be Respectful of Group Members.

2.One person talks at a time

3. Always do your Best and Participate.

4. Confidentiality is a must. What happens in the Group, stays in the Group

The rules above will be presented in the first meeting and must be agreed upon as a group. Rules can be added and verbiage can be changed, just as long as the group as a whole agrees. There will be a document signed to show each members' agreement of the groups rules.

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Buddies Against Bullies will be introduced and explained by the counselor during the morning announcements. The Counselor will send out flyers about the group three weeks before the beginning of the first meeting. Teachers will be given information about the group to help encourage students to take part in it. If the teacher sees it is needed by certain students, the teacher can encourage the individual and talk to the student's parent to help encourage the student to sign up for the group.

Information about the special group will also be sent out through blackboard and the schools' monthly newsletter/calendar.

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Students will be screened before being fully admitted into one of the Buddies Against Bullying Group. The process is the following:

The initial process are  students who volunteer to take part in the group. This group will be interviewed individually by the counselor in which she will ask them questions like "When have you felt like you have been bullied or threatened?, How often? How did/does it make you feel? Do you happen to know anyone else who has been bullied by the same person? Have you ever bullied anyone?..." Questions like these and self-image questions will be used to screen this first group. The second group will be the group that is recommended by teachers and parents. This group will automatically be the first to be selected because the adults who suggested these individuals recognize a great need for them to be in the group. Referrals or other types of documentation will be used as evidence that shows their needs.

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Once student individuals have been selected to take part in this group of ten, students and guardians will be notified by a letter with a consent form attached. The letter will explain the groups purpose, goals and the rules. This letter with the consent form will be sent home with the student the week before the first day of the group.

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Because bullying is a sensitive and  important subject in today's society as well as the schools, the leadership style will be authoritarian. The Counselor will be the one who leads with the questions and assign the subject matter of bullying  for that class. For example, according to Kevorkian(2016) in the Journal of Child and Adolescent trauma, Rigby(2012) notes that "students who are the victims of bullying are often seen as weak" and "that often children have a tendency to dislike the victims and admire the bully". This is a subject that requires a counselor or therapist to use therapeutic questioning in order to help the victim to understand that the thinking processes of their peers are not always correct.

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Stage 1: Getting Acquainted and Building Norms and building Trust-At the beginning of each of the meetings the leader will begin by saying groups  ground rules and addressing the importance of confidentiality. Next will be a SEL activity to address the socio emotional aspect to create the group community. An example is asking simple questions like "what animal scares you the most and why?" Finally the leader will talk about the subject matter for that class. For example, Have you ever bullied someone or something(animals)? How did it make you feel? During this time each member will get a chance to respond and talk on the subject matter. The leader would then spend time giving researched information about it and what  individuals can do when they feel like bullying someone or something.
consider to be weaker.

Stage 2: Working together to accomplish individual and Group goals- During this time Yalom's Universality and Altruism will be major ideas in which the leader will use to create a bond within the group. These two ideas of Yalom addresses students understanding of them not being alone and helping others. During this time students realize that there are others that have experienced bullying and there is nothing to be ashamed of as well as they have the power to help others.

Stage 3: Ending the Group-At this time the individuals reflect on what they have learned and how they plan on implementing the strategies. They also reflect on how they are going to hold themselves accountable. This show how they plan on being assertive.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code §239.15 Chapter A:2P)  bullying prevention policies and procedures
under Section 37.08329
Under this policy it is the Counselors job to use resources and staff to identify possible bullying incidents. Through this policy in order to prevent future acts of bullying, counselors may utilize resources like referrals and teacher documentation  or parent referrals to create documentation to help in creating entities for future recommendations or referrals. This can help  to  create ,classes ,groups and or activities to prevent bullying in the future.

The 2014 Code of Ethics addresses the Counselors duty advocate for her students by creating help through entities or forums for students in need to help students develop into sane , productive citizens of these United States. It states, "A.7. Roles and Relationships at Individual, Group, Institutional, and Societal Levels A.7.a. Advocacy When appropriate, counselors advocate at individual, group, institutional, and societal levels to address potential barriers and obstacles that inhibit access and/or the growth and development of clients." (ACA, 2006)

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Aca code of ethics. (2006). Journal of Counseling &amp; Development, 84(2), 235–254. https://doi.org/10.1002

Kevorkian, M., Rodriguez, A., Earnhardt, M., Kennedy, T., D’Antona, R., Russom, A., & Borror, J. (2016). Bullying in Elementary Schools. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 9(4), 267–276. https://doi-org.easydb.angelo.edu/10.1007/s40653-016-0085-0

Rigby, K. (2012). Bullying in schools: Addressing desires, not only behaviors. Educational Psychology Review, 24(2), 339–348