https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u Be a Leader for Your Campus en-us 2021-04-13 01:44:57 UTC 2025-04-03 17:28:26 UTC hello@padlet.com pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417291273 The "Leader Squad" is a group of students who need to learn to be good leaders in the classroom. The students will learn the characteristics of a good leader and practice them in the group setting to then apply
to the classroom and real world.
Students will also be held responsible for maintaining a positive and cooperative environment.

]]> 2021-04-14 16:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417291273 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417327495 Mindset Standards:
M2: Self-confidence in the ability to succeed.
M3: Sense of belonging in the school environment.
M5: Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes.
M6: Positive attitude toward work and learning.
Behavior Standards:
Learning Strategies:
B-LS 1: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to make informed decisions.
B-LS 9: Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed decisions.
Self Management Skills:
B-SMS 1: Demonstrate the ability to assume responsibility.
B-SMS 7: Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem.
B-SMS 9: Demonstrate personal safety skills.
B- SMS 10: Demonstrate the ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibility.
Social Skills:
B-SS 1: Uses effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills.
B-SS 2: Create positive and supportive relationships with other students.
B-SS 6: Use effective collaboration and cooperation skills.
B-SS 7: Use leadership and teamwork skills to work effectively in diverse teams.
B- SS 8: Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self, when necessary.

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Counselors will be the facilitators of the group. 

Students will be given personal invitations and reminder flyers leading up to the first group meeting. 

Teachers and Administrators will be given information about the group during faculty meetings at the beginning of the year. Emails will be sent as reminders along with calendars of the dates and times the group will meet. 

Parents will be notified of the group via email, call-outs, and flyers sent home with the students. Consent forms will also be sent home via email and attached to the flyer. 

]]> 2021-04-14 16:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417436855 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417447387 Teachers will be asked to identify students who use their natural leadership skills in a negative way that distracts the class, but believe that the student has the potential to be a positive leader in the class.

The identified students will meet with the counselor individually and be given the pre-assessment to determine if they would benefit from the leadership group.

If it is determined that the student needs to learn ways to be a good leader, and is willing to learn, they will be invited to join the group.

The TAP-In method will be used to determine if the student is interested and willing to participate. The TAP-In method includes: 

1. Telling the student about the group
2. Asking the student if they are interested and willing to participate and commit to the expectations
3. Picking the students to participate (Missouri Professional School Counselors and Counselor Educators, 2015).

]]> 2021-04-14 16:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417447387 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417450551 Students who recommended by the teacher will give assent. Once assent is given by the student an informed consent form will be sent home for parents to fill out, sign, and return to the school counselor. When the consent form is signed and returned, the student can participate in the group counseling lessons and activities. ]]> 2021-04-14 16:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417450551 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417452925 The Participant Guideline/Ground Rules document will be used in the first session with the students. We will together create a community agreement that every participant must abide by. Examples of each section will be provided, but ultimately, the students will create their own agreement.

Predetermined rules include:

• Students will be respectful at all times. 
• Keep confidential information confidential. 
• Be kind and encouraging.

]]> 2021-04-14 16:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417452925 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417460359 Stage 1: 

• To build relationships between the counselors and group members, the first session will begin with introductions, ice breakers, and explaining the purpose of the group. The group norms will be established by creating the Participant Guidelines document together. Counselors will stress the importance of confidentiality by providing examples and asking how they would feel if a different person told the story about them. Counselors will also explain the importance of breaking the confidentiality of another student who is being hurt, hurting themselves, or hurting others. 

Stage 2:

• Members will be actively engaged in lessons that require working with other students. The activities will encourage the members to practice acting as good leaders with peers. Members will have tasks that will allow them to identify the characteristics of a good leader during each session. 

Stage 3:

• The group will close with a post-assessment to determine if the students have learned the characteristics of a good leader and shown that they can demonstrate them. The students will be encouraged to demonstrate these leadership skills in the classroom and at home. Students will be reminded that a good leader keeps information and stories about others confidential. Counselors will check in with teachers as a follow-up to ensure the students are showing good leader characteristics.

]]> 2021-04-14 16:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417460359 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417461369 The leadership style used by the counselor with the group will be authoritarian. The counselor will be responsible for guiding this group as well as providing the lessons and activities that need to be completed. 

When working with young students, I feel that the counselor being the one who provides the lessons, structures the group, and facilitates their learning will help them become the successful leaders that they want to be at the end of our lessons. ]]> 2021-04-14 16:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417461369 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417462280

Members of the Leadership Squad might demonstrate Altruism in that they will have the opportunity to rise as a leader and help somebody else or feel useful. 

• Catharsis might also be present in members who are given the chance to express themselves as a leader amongst their peers.

]]> 2021-04-14 16:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417462280 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417463445 Chapter 239, subchapter A section (c) of the Texas Administrative Code states,  "Standard II. Learner-Centered Skills: The certified school counselor applies the knowledge base to promote the educational, personal, social, and career development of the learner as outlined in The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs" (TAC). 

The goal of this group is to grow the students as leaders both inside and outside the classroom. The activities and knowledge provided by the counselor for the group will promote both the personal and social development of the students in the group. ]]> 2021-04-14 16:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417463445 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417465598 The Association for Specialists in Group Work states, "Group Workers identify the type(s) of group(s) to be offered and how they relate to community needs" (Thomas & Pender, 2008, p. 113). 

This ethical requirement holds counselors accountable for creating a group based on the needs of the students and the school. The Leadership Squad is based on the school's counseling needs assessment.]]> 2021-04-14 16:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417465598 pgarcia241 https://padlet.com/pgarcia241/w2g9z844nr65yt0u/wish/1417466579 American School Counselor Association. (2014). ASCA mindset & behaviors for student success. K-12 College and Career Readiness Standards for Every Student.

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. Retrieved from https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/guid-respon-serv-small-group-counseling-guide-2015.pdf

Thomas, R., & Pender, D. (2008). Association for specialists in group work: Best practice guidelines 2007 revisions. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 33(2), 111-117. DOI: 10.1080/01933920801971184

Yalom, I. (1995). Yalom's curative factors of group treatment. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 4. 

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