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This small group will be a homogeneous group comprised of students who have a parent incarcerated. The group size will range from 5-10 students. 

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This small group will be a homogeneous group comprised of students who have a parent incarcerated. The group size will range from 5-10 students. 

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This group will follow a structured format because we will be addressing specific needs of students with an incarcerated parent. 

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This group will follow a structured format because we will be addressing specific needs of students with an incarcerated parent. 

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This group will consists of 8 sessions and the sessions will last 50 minutes. 

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This group will consists of 8 sessions and the sessions will last 50 minutes. 

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to teachers, counselors, and administrators via email.  The group counselor will ask for referrals.

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Pre-group screening will take into consideration students willingness and ability to adhere to group expectations. The maturity of participants, age difference, gender, diversity, and compatibility will also be considered.  Informed consent by a parent or guardian will be necessary to participate in the group. 

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Pre-group screening will take into consideration students willingness and ability to adhere to group expectations. The maturity of participants, age difference, gender, diversity, and compatibility will also be considered.  Informed consent by a parent or guardian will be necessary to participate in the group. 

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The leadership style that will be most successful for this group is a participative leadership style.  The students in the group are the ones with the experience of having a parent incarcerated, so allowing full participation is necessary for the success of this group. 

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The leadership style that will be most successful for this group is a participative leadership style.  The students in the group are the ones with the experience of having a parent incarcerated, so allowing full participation is necessary for the success of this group. 

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This group will use the "TAP-in" process for pre-group screening interview. 

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This group will use the "TAP-in" process for pre-group screening interview. 

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1. Tell about the group
2. Ask student about his or her level of interest/commitment to expectations of group.
3. Pick participants.

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This group will use Yalom's Curative Factors of Group Treatment. 

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This group will use Yalom's Curative Factors of Group Treatment. 

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Stage 1 - Getting acquainted/setting norms/building trust: Participants find their places and grow to trust themselves, each other and the leader. Psychological safety and connections are two keys to building trust. Conflict may precede trust, which may be demonstrated by "acting-out" or testing the leader as part of the process. 

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Stage 1 - Getting acquainted/setting norms/building trust: Participants find their places and grow to trust themselves, each other and the leader. Psychological safety and connections are two keys to building trust. Conflict may precede trust, which may be demonstrated by "acting-out" or testing the leader as part of the process. 

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Stage 2 - Working together to accomplish individual and group goals: Two keys to accomplishing goals are valuing self and others, and believing the group will make a difference.
Stage 3 - Ending the group: Closure is attained by reflecting or individual and group accomplishments.

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1. Developing mutual understanding of confidentiality.
2. Reviewing the purpose and individual goals of the group.
3. Helping group members determine changes they want to create in their lives.
4. Encouraging dialogue among group members.
5. Discussing voluntary participation, policies and procedures.
6. Ensuring individual group members gain knowledge, skills and strategies: connection with peers, identifying with the issue, and a sense of belonging.
7. Processing the experience: What was the group like for you? What did you learn about yourself?
Middle Sessions
1. Reviewing confidentiality and ground rules.
2. Checking-in with each group member.
3.Introducing each session's purpose.
4. Relating new content to past content and improvements group members are experiencing.
5. Processing session and work for next session.
6. Preparing for end-of-group issues.
The Last Session
1. Reviewing confidentiality: Reinforce that it must continue after the group ends.
2. Resisting the temptation to continue group sessions.
3. Planning time to process: Make a plan for continuation of newly learned skills.

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Participant Guidelines/Ground Rules will be developed for our group during the first session using the "Looks Like" "Sounds Like" activity. 

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Participant Guidelines/Ground Rules will be developed for our group during the first session using the "Looks Like" "Sounds Like" activity. 

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Topic that will be covered during this group will include:

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Topic that will be covered during this group will include:

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1. Resilience
2. Anger
3. Overcoming Obstacles
4. Respect
5. Interest Inventory
6. Goal Setting

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This group will be for students that have an incarcerated parent.  Our goal is to develop a safe place for the students to understand they are not alone and to help them develop skills and goals that will guide them to a successful future. 

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This group will be for students that have an incarcerated parent.  Our goal is to develop a safe place for the students to understand they are not alone and to help them develop skills and goals that will guide them to a successful future. 

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This group will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays during their activity period. 

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This group will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays during their activity period. 

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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

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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

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

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