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"Advertising" a group is important and I think the best way to place students in an Anger management group is by teacher or self-referral. It is important to be a right fit in a group as specialized as this. It needs to be relate-able to the members. Once referral as made, it is more important to screen potential members to ensure they will be a good fit for the group. This step should not be overlooked.

Reference
Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2014). GrCorey, Moups: Process and practice (9th ed.).
Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole

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Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students

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School counseling group sessions have limited time and sessions. The anger management sessions consist of eight sessions that would occur once a week for forty-five minutes which is equivalent to a class in school. The group sessions are to take place around 1 pm every Thursday in an empty classroom where there is enough room for all to sit in a circle. The location must be quiet and have privacy, thus, if setting is not so then the group process is disturbed.

References
Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2014). GrCorey, Moups: Process and practice (9th ed.).
Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole

Richard, K. (2011). Facilitating a small group teaching session. Innovait, (6), 360. doi:10.1093/innovait/inq174

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This is just a fun video to watch!!

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This video shows what group counseling is and why it's important.

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Introduction to Group Therapy by Darius Campinha-Bacote

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This video introduces things that need to be taken into consideration before starting your group sessions

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Strive to Avoid:

- Placing siblings or close relatives in the same group

-Selecting students with behavioral histories that could interfere with the group’s benefits to other members, e.g., extreme aggression or extreme shyness, deep hostility or destructiveness (unless the specific behavior is the focus of the group)

-Selecting students who have experienced recent trauma or crisis (unless the trauma or crisis is the focus of the group)

Brigman, G. & Earley, B. (2001). Group Counseling for School Counselors: A Practical Guide. Portland, ME: J. Weston Walch Publishing

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School-Based Groups Structured vs. Unstructured Groups

Structured groups are time-limited. They are scheduled for a specified number of sessions, focus on a single topic, follow a pre-established agenda, and membership is closed. The structure is pre-set; students provide the content based on their experiences with the topic and the changes they wish to make in their lives.

Unstructured groups may or may not have a pre-set topic or agenda; the counselor applies a broad range of techniques to facilitate the process of the group. The groups are usually on-going with no set begin/end date and membership is open. Unstructured groups require advanced group leadership skills.

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Four types of groups School counselors could use are:

Task Groups: application of group strategies that promote the accomplishment of group tasks and goals, e.g., curriculum development, developing individual educational or social learning plans.

Psycho-educational Groups: application of group strategies that promote typical growth and/or prevent/remediate transitory difficulties in personal/social, academic, career development

Counseling Groups: application of group strategies to address problems of living that arise in the lives of students

Psychotherapy Groups: application of group strategies to address consistent patterns of dysfunctional behaviors and/or distortions.

Sink, C. A. (2012). School Based Group Counseling, 1st Edition. [MBS Direct]. Retrieved from https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781133715429/

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Administration and School Counselor Relationship

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Administration and School Counselor Relationship

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Developing a successful collaborative relationship takes effort and hard work from both the school counselor and the principal. The Journal article below has key factors have been gathered together to form a model for building a successful collaborative relationship that can benefit both the school counselor and the principal. The school principal shouldn't be hovering over the school counselors shoulder but if they build trust the school counselor can do his/her job without having to check in about every detail.

Greene, N., & Stweart, P. (2015). The School Counselor and the Principal: Keys to Successful Collaboration. Retrieved April 28, 2018, from http://nhje.plymouth.edu/?article=the-school-counselor-and-the-principal-keys-to-successful-collaboration

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Needs assessments are a great way to survey surveying students, families, and faculty to deter-mine the magnitude of the need as well as the feasibility of the group (Sink, 2012). Below is a anger management needs assessment done on survey monkey. It's age appropriate for high school students.

Sink, C. A. (2012). School Based Group Counseling, 1st Edition. [MBS Direct]. Retrieved from https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781133715429/

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Web survey powered by SurveyMonkey.com. Create your own online survey now with SurveyMonkey's expert certified FREE templates.

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Facilitating groups needs to be within the school counselors competence level. They must choose topics that address emotional, social, or academic needs. Appropriate screening needs to be conducted and parental consent must be granted before student participation. Member needs must be assessed as well as measurable outcomes addressed and any necessary follow ups should be conducted.

Reference
American School Counseling Association. (ASCA). (2016). Ethical Standards for School Counselors. Retrieved from https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Ethics/EthicalStandards2016.pdf

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Having a group that is heterogeneous, or made up of people who are different is important in that we can all learn from people who are different from us. That being said, schools can be extremely diverse or barely at all and it will be important for the school counselor to have as much information as possible about the diversity of the student population before starting a group. Culturally speaking, some populations may not do well in group settings, and others may flourish. With the help of a screening tool, school counselors should be familiar with all students that are potential group members and become aware of any issues that may arise and how to mediate any conflicts. Being self-aware as a school counselor and striving everday to increase multicultural awareness will increase diversity competence and allow us to be more effective group counselors.

Reference
Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2014). GrCorey, Moups: Process and practice (9th ed.).
Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole

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The group is a closed group because of the time limitation and number of sessions. A planned number of sessions is already prepared which is a factor of closed group sessions.  Each student needs consent forms signed to be a member of the group, thus, making it a closed group. Having a closed group allows members to be a part of the group from start to finish. They build trust and enter into stages together. There is a certain stability and bond formed when groups are closed.

References
Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2014). GrCorey, Moups: Process and practice (9th ed.).
Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole

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The group is a psycho-education group since it will teach students how to manage their feelings, emotions, prevention skills and to learn new skills. This is the most common group type in a school setting. Research shows that these types of groups can be more effective than individual counseling.

References
Microtraining Associates. (2009). Leading groups with adolescents [Video file]. Alexandria,

VA: Retrieved from            http://search.alexanderstreet.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work?7c1779035

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Permission slip we created using Canva to inform parents and students of our Anger Management group and gain consent.

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Create beautiful designs with your team. Use Canva's drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and more.

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Establishing group rules with the students as a collaborative activity will create an environment of mutual respect and trust. Doing so will also create an environment where they actually want to abide by the rules because they created them. Simple and to the point rules involving being respectful and group etiquette such as manners while people are speaking and clean up of group location should be considered as well as confidentiality and trust. Attached link is a sample of simple rules.
Reference
http://counseling.cua.edu/services/group-rules.cfm

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The pre-screening process is extremely important when it comes to group counseling. From member willingness to participate, age range, developmental stage, temperament, diversity, the list is endless as to why a group leader must screen potential members to ensure a successful group.

Attached is a very detailed and awesome screening tool used by the University of Texas Counseling Center.

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Will our group be co-ed, or one gender??
Group members will be co-ed students who portray issues in managing anger either in school or at home. Group members are high school students in grades 9-12 who demonstrate appropriate maturity for the group. The session plans must be appropriate for high school aged students. Group size will be from 10-15 students if space permits.