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This counseling session will be open to anyone who wants to attend, each session will be limited to 8 people, but multiple sessions can be held to ensure all who desire to attend are given the opportunity.

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

American School Counselor Association (2021). ASCA
Student Standards; Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/getmedia/7428a787-a452-4abb-afec-d78ec77870cd/Mindsets-Behaviors.pdf

Missouri Professional School Counselors and Counselor Educators. (2015). Professional school counselor small group counseling guide: A professional school counselor’s guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating school-based counseling groups. Retrieved from https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/guid-respon-serv-small-group-counseling-guide-2015.pdf

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

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The American Counseling Association has laid out their Code of Ethics, which serves as a guide, and list of things for counselors to keep in mind. Several are applicable to this counseling session.

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A.1.c is geared towards planning for the clients. In this case students, but the concept is still relevant. The intent here is to make sure the counselor is planning ahead in order to best serve those with whom they are working. By applying feedback, and working to improve the program as I go through it, the program will improve, and be better poised to help the students.

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A.9.a is relevant to this counseling session, it applies to the screening process, and ensures that the counselor works to vet the applicants and make sure that the participants will contribute to, and not detract from the session.

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As vital as the students realizing they are not alone, and that they are capable of improving are, at the end of the day, the point of this counseling is to learn, and that is where the imparting of information comes in. The students need to learn and develop the skills to be successful.

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As with many struggles in life, so many people think they are alone, that others do not have the same struggle. Having this counseling session, and helping the students to see that the lack of study skills is something that many of them struggle with will help the students succeed.

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For me, when I was still working to develop these skills, I really struggled and had started to think that I was incapable of studying well, and would just have to learn to deal with that. Helping others to see that is not the case will be a huge win for this session.

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Many of Yalom's therapeutic factors are relevant in this counseling session. Most notably, instillation of hope, universality, and imparting of information.

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As with most groups, leadership style will vary throughout the counseling session. Initially, as we get started, authoritarian will be necessary to establish the rules and flow of the session, but as things progress, the goal will be to get to more of a participative role. With this group being focused on developing skills, the delegative style is unlikely to be appropriate.

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At the end of the group, we will do the end of course survey, but also discuss how it went, and how the students can apply what they have learned in the class and how they can continue to apply it, and continue to learn more and progress further.

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 Stage 2 Working together to accomplish individual and group goals

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 Stage 2 Working together to accomplish individual and group goals

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As we move through sessions, we will set goals after each class. By reviewing the previous week's goals and discussing them at the beginning of each class, we can hold each other accountable and continue progressing.

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 Stage 1: Getting acquainted/setting norms/building trust 

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 Stage 1: Getting acquainted/setting norms/building trust 

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For the first session, we will spend some time getting to know each other by doing a brief introduction. Each person will introduce themselves and share their favorite movie.

Beyond this, the group will grow together organically as they go through the session. A strong sense of camaraderie would be helpful, and enhance the group, but it is not essential.

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The Missouri Professional School Counselors and Counselor Educators participant guidelines/ground rules (2015) will serve as the basis for my group rules.

These rules will be predetermined, but there is room to add additional rules if the group feels there is anything lacking.

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Due to the non sensitive nature of this group counseling session, informed consent will not be sought for this course.

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Advertisements for the Study Skills group counseling session will go out as flyers around the school, as well as be posted on the school's social media pages, additionally, parents and students will get emails regarding it.

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The American School Counselor Association lists several standards for mindset and behavior that students need to develop in order to be successful. This group session will aim to develop some of these. Specifically:

M 5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes
-This group counseling session will aid students in doing this because it will help them increase their abilities to study and apply themselves. By so doing, they will be better able to achieve good results.

M 6. Understanding that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term success
-The session will focus on the importance of developing these skills, and the myriad ways they will help the students as they progress through life.

B-LS 3. Time-management, organizational and study skills
-Developing these skills is the primary purpose of this session.

B-LS 4. Self-motivation and self-direction for learning
-By better knowing how to manage time and apply themselves students will also learn self-direction skills. Motivation is often increased by success, and as they successfully apply the tenets taught, they will hopefully find more motivation as well.

B-SMS 2. Self-discipline and self-control
-Discipline is one of the most important factors in studying, and students will strengthen both discipline and self-control skills by going through it.

B-SMS 6. Ability to identify and overcome barriers
-Overcoming distractions and other barriers to a student's success will be a large part of what is discussed and learned in this session.

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This group counseling session will teach high school students study skills that will help them be more successful in high school, college, and life in general