My Padlet for Gals to Pals by Desiree Johnston https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn Desiree Johnston School Counseling Techniques en-us 2022-04-14 22:27:49 UTC 2025-05-16 13:45:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144398582 Gals to Pals is a small group devoted to girls in sixth grade. The group is designed to teach the girls how to be a good friend and identify a good friend. The girls will explore various situations they will likely encounter in middle school and learn tools to navigate them in a positive way to ensure confidence and care. The small group will allow members to create lasting and trusting friendships within the group in hopes that attendance and community culture increase. ]]> 2022-04-14 22:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144398582 ASCA Mindsets and Behavior djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144402523 M 2: Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment.

B-LS 1. Critical thinking skills to make informed decisions

B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions

B-SMS 6. Ability to identify and overcome barriers

B-SS 2. Positive, respectful and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them

B-SS 4. Empathy

B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary (ASCA, 2021)]]> 2022-04-14 22:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144402523 Publicity djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144406521 The 'Counselor's Corner' page on my school's website will showcase what I am doing on our campus to implement the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. 
I will update my personal profile on the staff directory page of the school's website to reflect a Bitmoji office with various links and resources for the counseling services I provide on my campus. 
I will update announcements on guidance units of study, as well as opportunities for small group guidance. 
This platform gives parents and other stakeholders access to information. ]]> 2022-04-14 22:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144406521 Pre-Group Interview/Screening djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144409667 Students will be screened as a grade level with a survey about their level of interest or participation in one of the small groups available. Teachers will have an opportunity to provide their input about the students they believe would benefit from a friendship small group. 
Both pieces of data will be utilized in the selection process. 
I want a diverse group of students who are in need of social skills but also students who are interested in learning more. 

]]> 2022-04-14 22:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144409667 Informed Consent djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144413472 Per the student handbook, TLCA requires parental consent to release student records to any agency other than the enrolling school (TLCA, 2022). However, I have created a parental consent form for students who are referred to or are participating in counseling services. Students who have agreed to participate in a small group will get a copy of this form in order to obtain parental consent. ]]> 2022-04-14 23:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144413472 Group Norms & Rules djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144415641 In my small groups, the following rules will be enacted by me:
1. What is said in here, stays in here
2. If you break privacy, you will be exited from the small group.
I will allow the members to create their own group rules and norms.
I appreciate how this document lists the rules while allowing members to reflect on what the rules look and sound like. ]]> 2022-04-14 23:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144415641 Group Dynamics djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144416246 Stage 1: Icebreaker activities will get members talking to each other in order to get to know each other better. Members will create and vote on group norms without PSC input. Confidentiality will be explained to students while another discussion about privacy and expectations will also be done. Students will understand the exceptions to my responsibility to keep these groups private. Students will understand that I cannot control what other members say outside of our group but they will understand that if privacy is broken they will be exited from our group.

Stage 2: The activities will give members the opportunity to synergize. The activities and discussions can lead to debates and disagreements but also compromise and persuasive arguments. At the beginning of each session we will do a check in called plus/delta. Members will have an opportunity to tell us how they used their new found knowledge in their lives.

Stage 3: I want to end the group with a cumulative activity that reviews our goals and skills. Members will have an opportunity to express what they learned in a letter they write to their 18 year old self. They will write about what kind of person they want to be and what skill they learned from this group to ensure they don't forget in the future. Confidentiality will be reviewed and trust will be of utmost importance. ]]> 2022-04-14 23:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144416246 Emotionally Intelligent Leadership djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144418103 Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is the style I have chosen to focus on in my career as a school counselor. I chose this leadership style because these types of leaders are aware of their own emotions with the ability to decipher others emotions. Authenticity, is a cornerstone to the foundation of emotionally intelligent leadership; highlighting values, principles, integrity, and trust as traits to nurture the credibility of a leader (Shankman, et al., 2015). 

This approach will help me as I model these skills to elementary aged children as they learn to be aware of their own emotions and those of their peers. This skill will benefit them now and in their future. 

]]> 2022-04-14 23:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144418103 djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144419440 Development of socializing techniques: Students will learn how to have a healthy relationship through recognizing a positive self concept.

Interpersonal learning: Through the various activities, students will have the opportunity to practice their skills using bibliotherapy and real world scenarios.]]> 2022-04-14 23:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144419440 Legal Requirements djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144420040 The Texas Education Code states that the school counselor will deliver classroom guidance activities or serve as an impartial individual in conflict or discord between 2 or more students (2 T.E.C. § 33.006(b)(6)(7)). 
This law explicitly details that my role as the school counselor is to intervene and facilitate guidance lessons for the purposes of serving students who are in need of social skills or conflict resolution. ]]> 2022-04-14 23:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144420040 Ethical Requirements djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144420093 ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies states in B-SS 1. Design and implement instruction aligned to the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for
Student Success in large-group, classroom, small-group and individual settings that school counselor will "b. Provide support for students, including individual and small group counseling, during times of transition, heightened
stress, critical change or other situations impeding student
success" (ASCA, 2019, p 5).
This ethical code requires that the school counselor offer support to students who are showing signs of stress or changes that could potentially influence their academic and behavioral progress at school. ]]> 2022-04-14 23:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144420093 References djohnston91 https://padlet.com/djohnston91/bmajpg8dfonuxrvn/wish/2144420233 American School Counselor Association (2019). ASCA School
Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies. Alexandria, VA: Author.

American School Counselor Association (2021). ASCA
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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. http://www.missouricareereducation.org/doc/smallgroup/SmallGroupCounseling.pdf

Shankman, M., Allen, S., Haber-Curran, P., & Komives, S. (2015). Emotionally intelligent leadership: A guide for students (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass. 

Texas Education Code, 2 Public Education § 33.A. (2019). https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.33.htm

Texas Leadership Charter Academy (2022). Student     Handbook. https://4.files.edl.io/31d3/07/14/21/164744-10f1548d-c148-414a-b93d-284572471f94.pdf

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