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Being aware of student struggles is an important aspect of counseling. Students arriving at the high school level and second year of high school transitioning from middle school may experience stress and anxiety to some level. Some students present adequate coping skills for this time however, there are students that struggle in this period of transition. In this group students will have the opportunity to explore their feelings of stress and anxiety to establish appropriate coping skills. This group will facilitate opportunities for the students to learn and overcome the stress and anxiety of the transition into high school.

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The ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success

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The ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success

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Using th ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for student success the following standards will be met.

M 3. Sense of belonging in the school environment
M 6. Positive attitude toward work and learning

B-LS 7. Identify long- and short-term academic, career and social/ emotional goals

B-SS 2. Create positive and supportive relationships with other students

B-SMS 10. Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities

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Be the best you can be, the choice is yours.

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The group will be discussed in the faculty-staff meeting and a email questionnaire will be sent out for group member recommendations.

Personal email will be sent to students that may be at risk relating to stress and anxiety as observed by the counselor.

Private emails sent to parents informing them of the group to allow them to present their thoughts about their students.

An announcement will be presented on the electronic media in the hallway.

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This group will consist of students that are recommended by the faculty-staff along with parent recommendations.
Counselor will meet with members of the faculty and parents giving them an opportunity to voice their concerns Counselor will meet with the identified students (8 students) to access their willingness and availability. Counselor will meet in a preliminary meeting with the selected students and discuss the purpose and expectations of the group.

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Chosen and approved group member will be given a consent form to take to parents for approval. This form will be available after the screening process is complete. Attached is a consent form to be signed.

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1.  All group members will treat each other with respect.
2. Group participation is encouraged.
3. Confidentiality is required, (what said in group stays in group)
4.Group members will be expected to treat each other with respect.
5. Group rules or expectations may be altered or added at the groups discretion.

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Stage one -Activities will be designed to build relationships with ice breakers that will help students and counselors open up within the group. Expectations and rules will be discussed and the confidentiality aspect will agreed upon.

Stage two - Group member will be given opportunities to participate and share thoughts and felling and discuss the struggles they feel they are facing in the transition to high school.
Progress will be gauged as the counselor monitors the discussion and participation of the group members. We will be working examining the article Mindfulness for Teen Worry: Quick and Easy Strategies to Let Go of Anxiety, Worry, and Stress

Stage three -  Counselor will monitor the reactions to the discussions in stage two and evaluate the sessions. Students will have the opportunity to discuss any topic they feel any misunderstanding with in any session. During closure there will be an opportunity to clear up any unanswered question to ensure the group ends with a positive result.

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The group leadership style I feel I would use would be a democratic leadership style which is a less directive approach. This leadership approach is group centered. This leadership approach will leave put the counselor in the position of being the facilitator of the group process. This leadership style will allow trust to build within the group members allowing members to reach their potential.

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Universality is a factor that students figure out that they are not the only one in this situation and that others have and will experience these feelings

Development of Socializing Techniques- developing social appropriate social skills that encourage students to relax when interacting with other students.

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Sec. 33.006.  SCHOOL COUNSELORS; GENERAL DUTIES.  (a)  The primary responsibility of a school counselor is to counsel students to fully develop each student's academic, career, personal, and social abilities.
In this legal requirement the counselor in the group would be working with social abilities to help the student gain the ability to function in the high school setting to relieve stress and anxiety

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A.2. Confidentiality School counselors:

d. Explain the limits of confidentiality in developmentally appropriate terms through multiple methods such as student handbooks, school counselor department websites, school counseling brochures, classroom lessons and/or verbal notification to individual students.
Students must have a clear understanding of confidentiality and the group on stress and anxiety for students struggling with the transition into high school.

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American School Counselor Association (2014). Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student. Alexandria, VA: Author

33 Tex.Admin.Code §33.006

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