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Shake Your Sillies Out Group Counseling 

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Shake Your Sillies Out Group Counseling 

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Shake Your Sillies Out (Self-Control and Regulation) – The counselor will be working with a small group of kindergartners to learn proper self-control skills to enhance student learning in the classroom. The counselor will work on certain skills such as active listening, manners, keeping our hands to ourselves, and following directions so that learning will take place.

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The following Mindset standards for students will be met through participation in this group (American School Counselor Association, 2021).

M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being

M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment

M 5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes

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To advertise for this group, the counselor will email teachers and administrators the information about the group. The plan is to invite students that have been referred to me by teachers and also administrators. Also, I will create flyers and place them in teacher workrooms to make them available to all staff such as special class teachers.

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The counselor will gather referrals from teachers on potential students that may benefit from the small group Shake Your Sillies Out. The counselor will meet one on one with the students to determine if they are a candidate that will benefit from the small group. This small group screening would determine if the student would benefit from the small group by discussing self-control and how to control our bodies and feelings. The screening would be an interview to see if the student is motivated by the topic of the small group. By meeting with the student and making observations and gathering information from questions, the counselor will then decide if the student will be a member of the small group. The counselor will then determine an alternative solution for students that are not selected.

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Once group members have been selected, a consent form will be sent home to the parents of the students. The counselor will provide information for the parents in the form of a letter explaining the importance and purpose of the small group. The counselor will also include a consent form for students as well. Parents could also talk to their child to make sure that they want to participate in the group.

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The following group rules will be established before beginning the group:
1. Be respectful.
2. Be kind.
3. Participate.
4. Confidentiality.
5. Have fun.

During the first session, other rules will be explained and established in detail so that students will know what is expected.

The counselor will have set rules in place but as a group, we will determine some rules that we set as a group such as being kind and respectful by not interrupting when others are speaking.

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The population for this group is kindergartners who are struggling with self-control. These students will learn how to manage their bodies and feelings. This group is homogeneous and the members all have similar needs. The group will consist of 6-8 kindergarteners.

Stage 1:
The counselor will focus on paying attention to building relationships by being kind and allowing the students to trust each other by playing games that will allow the members to get to know each other. They will be able to build trust with the members and a bond that will allow them to feel comfortable, welcome, and special. The counselor will provide activities that will help the students be able to form relationships. The counselor will make sure to always remind students about the importance of keeping things private and not sharing what others say in the group outside of the group.
Stage 2:
The counselor will provide engaging activities to promote members working together enhance student learning from the small group topic. Seeing the members of the group engage and interact will allow the counselor to gauge progress throughout the group to determine what needs to be included in the group sessions.
Stage 3:
The counselor will plan to celebrate the group members' accomplishments and how far they have come with a certificate and a group share with members discussing everything they have learned. The counselor will also make sure to do check-ins with the students periodically to check on progress. The counselor will also follow up with classroom teachers and administrators to determine if the group was successful in producing positive behavior in the classroom.

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This small group would best be conducted through an authoritarian leadership style. This leadership style provides clear detail how things should be done and when it should be done (Cherry, 2021). This leadership style would benefit students in kindergarten who need clear expectations and guidelines. They need to see what it looks like and how things should be done. Kindergartners need boundaries and also need to be shown in a clear and concise way how they are supposed to behave.

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Through this group, several of Yalom's Therapeutic are included.
Imitative behavior may be one that kindergartners would show. As time progresses and students understand self-control other members of the group may take on the manner of group members who function more adequately (Yalom, 1995). They will model the positive behavior shown by the other group members.
Development of socializing techniques would also be another one used with kindergarten students. Students at this age are learning how to effectively communicate as well as regulate their emotions. They would be learning social skills and also developing interpersonal skills by interacting with other group members.

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The Texas Administrative Code explains the legal requirements for school counselors to administer small groups in counseling.

According to Standard 2, school counselors are required to provide individual and small group counseling using appropriate techniques to meet students' individual needs, which is outlined in The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (19 Tex. Admin. Code §239.15)

Providing small groups, school counselors are able to support the academic, social, personal, and career development of students. School counselors also engage learning by implementing small group counseling. It is the school counselor's role to implement group counseling effectively to promote student growth.

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The American School Counselor Association(ASCA) provides Ethical Standards for school counselors to follow.

According to A. 7. Group Work, school counselors are obligated to implement short-term small groups to address areas of concern such as academic, personal, social, and emotional needs of students (American School Counselor, 2016).Parents and guardians must be informed of small group participation. Confidentiality must be recognized and established when forming a small group. It is the counselor's duty to facilitate effective small group implementation to meet all students' needs. This guideline for school counselors outlines the ethical standards to follow when conducting group work.

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American School Counselor Association. (2016). ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors. https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Ethics/EthicalStandards2016.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

Cherry, K. (2021, August 11). Leadership styles and frameworks you should know. Verywell Mind. https://www.verywellmind.com/leadership-styles-2795312

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.
http://www.missouricareereducation.org/doc/smallgroup/SmallGroupCounseling.pdf

Texas Administrative Code. 19 Tex. Admin. Code §239.15

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