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In this group session, we will inform students that we are getting near the final session.

At the beginning of the session, we will complete a short informative assessment:

3-2-1 Assessment:
Students will be provided a sheet of paper, where they will write down 3 things they learned while participating in group counseling. They will write down 2 things that they are still unsure about or need help processing and 1 thing that stood out to them (something they plan to implement in their daily interactions via social media or the internet). (3-2-1, 2019).

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High School Counseling Session Schedules

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Make of groups can be sort of tricky. You want to have students within the group that are compatible and share common situations. Before group sessions start and as the counselor gets the permissions slips, the counselor would go through a screening process to determine where they belong. The screening process can include the rapport they already have with the students, asking teachers and staff members, or just simply having those relationships with the students.

https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Webinars/GetYourGroupOnHandouts.pdf

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In this particular stage, it will require students to vulnerable. Some students may not be keen to opening up. Some engage in avoidance behaviors, or show signs of uncertainty, resistance, and perhaps even hidden agendas,” (Sink, Edwards, & Eppler, 2012, p. 93). However, this session is mainly geared towards students who lacks social behavior and suffers with mental issues. The goal here is to have students build trust among themselves. Building a professional rapport is one thing, but having students work and understand each other requires much attention when there are more than one client. Its a good form for them to work on his or her social skills.

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Therapeutic Games for Teens : Psychology & Mental Health

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Therapeutic Games for Teens : Psychology & Mental Health

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This is a good example for our high school students. I can work for individuals and within small group settings.

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Therapeutic Games for Teens : Psychology & Mental Health

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3-2-1. (2019). Retrieved from TheTeacherToolkit: http://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/3-2-1

Best Practices: The Gallery Walk. (2019). Retrieved from MudandInkTeaching.org: https://www.mudandinkteaching.org/new-blog/2016/8/18/best-practices-the-gallery-walk

Sink, C. A., Edwards, C., & Eppler, C. (2012). School based group counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbpyiP3xEA4

Helena. “Art Therapy Helps High School Students Express Themselves.” Art Therapy, 19 May 2014, http://www.arttherapyblog.com/mental-health/art-therapy-helps-high-school-students-express/#.XbsskZpKgdU.

Chesman, Donna-Claire. “Hip-Hop as Therapy: The Healing Qualities of Rap.” Complex, Complex, 5 Dec. 2018, https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2017/10/hip-hop-therapy-healing-qualities-rap.

Beats Rhymes and Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtDUM8NWPF8

Art for Anxiety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhKL3CuUxNs

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Throughout the sessions, we mainly form different ways for students to express themselves. Besides group work, we focus on particular interests within our students.

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It is important that as a school counselor making the students feel comfortable and providing a safe environment is a priority when managing groups.  Ice Breakers are a simple activity that can be used during the first few sessions just to break down any barriers that could be present before getting into the depth of the reasoning behind the sessions.  Building a rapport between students and counselor is an ideal move for smooth sessions. Finding appropriate activities for the students to participate in will make the small group sessions easier to understand and more engaging for students.

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Once each student has completed the 3-2-1 assessment, the group will begin to discuss the items that they have written down.

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Students will be provided a piece of tape to stick their 3-2-1 sheet on a piece of chart paper. Once each student has taped their 3-2-1 sheet on a piece of chart paper, as a group we will conduct a gallery walk.
This allows each student to be able to view the various responses from their peers. Also, many students are afraid of verbalizing the information that they have written down (Best Practices: The Gallery Walk, 2019).

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During this portion of this sessions, students will collaborate with each other to develop a scrapbook.

Scrapbook:
The scrapbook will contain memories and instances that stood out to them throughout the course of our counseling sessions.

Students will be able to draw pictures.

Write significant messages

Have other members in the group write messages.

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Opening:
Check-in with students, students will have the opportunity to share out any thoughts, questions or concerns that  they may have had since our last session.

Review:

Students will break off into small groups. Students will then discuss within their groups one strategy that they either have started or plan to implement moving forward. Then as a group, they will select one strategy to share out with the group and explain why this strategy is significant or how they plan to implement it.

Students will have the opportunity to socialize with other groups members. They will be encouraged to share information on they intend to keep in contact with each other if needed.

Student will be remind of resources that are available to help put an end to cyber-bullying (ex: https://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/how-to-report/index.html)

Students will be reminded of how to connect the school counselor if needed.

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It is important to educate our students on everything bullying.  From how to identify it to the appropriate actions needed to respond.  Training school staff and students to prevent and address bullying can help sustain bullying prevention efforts over time (stopbullying.gov). Teaching students the different types of bullying will allow for them to be able to differ between certain situations. Teaching students to intervene when bullying is taken place is crucial for eliminating it from occurring within a school.

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This short film is a silent movie revolving around a pretty common situation between best friends in high school. One of them succumbs to peer pressure and gets inducted into the ‘cool’ gang, which tends to bully the rest of the school.

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STRAIN  (Anti-bullying Silent Short Film)

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STRAIN was publicly made available on August 26, 2013 Uploaded under "Unlisted" on July 26, 2013 for newspaper reporters and anti-bullying organizations to screen privately.] For more info visit: www.strainfilm.com Find us on Facebook & Twitter for our latest news & updates!

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Before we leave our counseling students will have the opportunity to discuss within the group, how did today's activity affect them.

What feelings, if any did they notice as they completed each activity.

Students will be reminded that our next session will be our last session.

Students will be encouraged to continue working on their scrapbook.

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Students will complete the following feedback form to help provide the counseling department will information on the effectiveness of the group, what to keep and what needs to be improved.

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Students will be reminded that even though the group meetings are over, they still have the opportunity to continue to advocate for and educate their peers on how to put an end to cyber-bullying and the proper usage of social media and other web technologies.

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Music is another form of expression. High school students are more prone to music and in some cases can be a exit ticket from reality. By creating a session or an activity, this can give our students to express vocally and he or she will not be interrupted. As counselors, we believe in giving our students the floor to speak and express, but we want them to be open and creative.  “The principles of hip-hop are rooted in giving voice to the oppressed and resisting oppressive systems, political advocacy, vibrant youth expression, and raising public conscious and awareness. The ability to tell one’s story from a strength-based perspective, which allows youth to reframe the narrative that has been told to them or they often believe themselves, is critical to both healing and development (Chesman, 2018).”

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This activity focuses on both mental and creative aspect of our students. We believe it's a good way for them to express themselves. By creating art, it can be used as documentation as well communicate with other stakeholders about the students progress. Adolescents often wrestle with emotional issues that they are unable to fully articulate. Using art therapy as a vehicle to allow them to open up in a safe and trusting environment is often a particularly effective way to communicate with them (Helena, 2014).

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Art for Anxiety | Self Art Therapy Activity Session

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After doing a quick check in, the counselor would go into what is bullying and what it could possibly do to another student. Students need to understand the difference between bullying or just being rude/mean to another person. Attached is the slide show that I sat in on during a group session on bullying at my school.

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BE THE CHANGE. (Anti-Bullying Video) #BeTheChange

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While we are still in the very first parts of the group sessions, some students may be open to sharing their stories. Of course, the students needs to understand that nothing that is said in group will be leaving the room. As a counselor, I would then get all the group members to sign a contract stating that confidentiality would be kept before, during, and after the group sessions has begun. I have witnessed that when the students start to express and share their emotions, more of the students join in. The is the beginning of the during points of group sessions.

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When it comes to Bullying, there are a variety of different forms in which it looks like, from name calling to cyber-bullying.  Although it is different it all looks the same and carries somewhat of the same actions.  By having the students in the small group session participate in role playing, it will allow them to gain a clear understanding on what it looks like.  Students can make connections because they will be put "in the victims shoes." Once the student's have participated in multiple ways that bullying can occur, teaching the appropriate prevention methods will need to follow.

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" It is recommended that students stick closely to the script when you first start doing role-plays with your students" (Olweus, 2007) .  Role playing can benefit a school that is facing a high rate of bullying, by providing students with a vision of the different forms, it has the potential to cause  the bullying rate to decrease exponentially.    Once the students are aware and they know the proper steps to take to intervene within a situation it will result in fewer circumstances from occurring. Although a school counselors  role is to be an advocate for the students, in this situation the school counselor is teaching the students how to be an advocate for themselves.