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 4. Self-confidence in ability to succeed.

Behavior

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

B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions.

B-SMS 7. Effective coping skills.

B-SMS 9. Personal safety skills.

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

B-SS 8. Advocacy skills for self and others and ability to assert self, when necessary.

Announcements- Utilizing daily school announcements to spread the word.

Flyers- Advertise in areas of heavy traffic and on school bulletin boards.

Emails- Sending out invites to all student accounts.

Parents- Sending out open invitations to parents on cyberbullying awareness training.

Students that sign up from flyers or other advertisement will need to meet the group criteria in order to join.

Students referred by counselors, teachers, or parents will also need to meet the criteria of the group in order to join.

Criteria will be ability to follow group rules, the need for education and desire to change. The students will understand that they will be in a group setting and must practice not only active listening, but also engagement in order for the group to work successfully.

Final selection will be completed based off need, the amount of available spots and a panel to help determine students that will have high probability of success.

1) Agree to disagree, not everyone will share your opinion but we must respect each other.

2) Everything discussed will remain confidential unless it is a statement of harm to self or others.

3) This class to to help with bullying and any instance of participants engaging in bullying will cause them to be removed from the group.

4) The group will be able to add ground rules if a need arises this document is revolving.

The group will have to first get through the stigma of feeling alone in their journey. The group leader will remind the participants of rules and, confidentiality limits. Then follow with a self introduction. The other group members will follow with their own introduction in order to find familiarity. Ice breakers will be utilized in which the group members will team up and ask each other questions.

Example:

Favorite subject

Favorite food

Future goals

Hobbies

Family life

Dream vacation

Then the group members will take some time to talk about the person they met. This will help to build relationships.

Stage 2

Once the group has been through the first 2 lessons and have learned to identify the different styles of bullying the group will work as a team to come up with action plans on how to deal with these issues. The facilitator will divide the class into a small group each group will have a different section. The groups will then discuss which section they have and what they came up with as way to recognize early signs, cope, and empower others. Feedback and additional strategies will be given by the other members.

Stage 3

To close the group each member will write a paper on what they have learned, and how they feel about using what they have learned in real world applications. This will help gauge the effectiveness of the group and what changes can be made to help. After the counselors will do follow ups to ensure members are still actively engaging in what they have learned.

Instillation of Hope (Yalom, 1995) In order for the members to succeed they must first have faith that the group will work.

Universality (Yalom, 1995) Being bullied can make people feel alone. One purpose of this will show members that they are not alone and should not feel isolated. They will have others facing their same struggles to lean on and seek help form.

Altruism (Yalom, 1995) Group members will have the opportunity to not only help themselves but they will be able to help their peers. This is one of the many ways they can take their power back.

Development of socializing techniques (Yalom, 1995) Group members will be able to recognize being bullied but will have the capability to set social boundaries.

Direct Advice (Yalom, 1995) Group members will not only be able to give but also receive advice in order to achieve desired outcomes.

With this in mind, a school counselor is within guidelines to screen participants for this group, obtain the proper form of consent and to ensure participants are aware of confidentiality expectations and limitations as outlined in this group proposal.

A, Section 33.005, subsection a states:

"A school counselor shall work with the school faculty and

staff, students, parents, and the community to plan,

implement, and evaluate a comprehensive school

counseling program that conforms to the most recent

edition of the Texas Model for Comprehensive School

Counseling Programs developed by the Texas Counseling

Association."

Therefore, the planning and implementation

of this proposed group therapy is

acceptable under the Texas Education Code.

Subchapter A. School Counselors and

Counseling Programs, Sec. 33.005, Subsection a.

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