Group Counseling is designed to provide additional support to small groups of students
in the following areas:
Cooperation
Sharing
Participation
Being a Friend
Helping Others
Being Patient
Following Directions
Taking Turns
Remaining on Task
Accepting Differences
Listening
Praising Others and Refraining from Put Downs
Positive Communication and Interactions
Being Polite and Courteous
Using Good Manners
Respecting Ourselves, Others and Items
Being Respectful
self-esteem/friendship - designed to help children identify strengths, enhance self-esteem, and develop social skills
anger management - designed to help children develop strategies to handle anger in a positive way.
conflict resolution - designed to help children develop strategies to solve interpersonal conflicts; emphasizes appropriate expression of feelings, communication skills, and problem solving techniques motivation and goal setting - designed to help children recognize the value of setting goals and working to achieve them Banana Splits - designed to help children who are experiencing difficulty with divorce and separation issues
Relational Aggression
designed to help young girls be pro-active in their friend relationships.
Children may be referred for Group Counseling by a teacher, parent, counselor or principal.
A multi-media approach utilizing books, art, discussion, videos, structured games, etc. is employed throughout the group.
Groups will meet for 6 - 10 weeks.
Parental permission is required for participation.
