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Group Counseling
and Classroom Guidance |
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Unit Plan Title |
Small and Large
Group Counseling in Schools |
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Unit Summary |
This lesson
introduces the student to the delivery of small and large group
counseling in schools. |
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Curriculum Framing
Questions |
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Why is group
counseling important in schools? |
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What systemic
factors must be addressed in implementing group counseling?
What
considerations must one make in selecting and maintaining a
school-based group? |
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What resources
are there for small and large group curriculum?
What evaluation
procedures must be followed for effective group implementation? |
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Essential Question |
What knowledge and
skills are essential for the school counselor regarding small and
large group planning, implementation and evaluation? |
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Unit Question |
How can
professional school counselors utilize their knowledge and skills
regarding group counseling to effectively serve all students within
the school? |
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CCD Course |
ED550 Guidance
Organization and Supervision |
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Learning Objectives |
Students will be
able to demonstrate appropriate professional knowledge regarding:
1)
School counseling issues appropriate to group intervention.
2)
The
importance of curriculum/planning.
3)
The
basics of member screening, group process, and group evaluation. |
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Standards |
This unit
addresses CACREP standards A9, B1, B2, C1c, C2a, C2b, C2d, C2f, and
C2g. |
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Sequence of
Activities |
1)
Review reading: Wittmer 10,11
2)
Clay
activity: Create object representative of your feelings about leading
a small group or delivering classroom guidance.
3)
Powerpoint on group counseling in the schools.
4)
Brainstorming of pertinent current issues in school counseling and
appropriateness for either individual or group intervention.
5)
Handout on group counseling
6)
Group
activity � create basic plan for one issue identified above. Include
recruitment and screening procedures, frequency and duration, possibly
curriculum, and evaluation.
7)
Work
on portfolios |
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Approximate Time
Needed |
170 minutes |
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Materials and Resources Required for Unit |
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Technologies |
Computer lab, data
projector, overhead projector. |
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Software |
Powerpoint, Word,
Internet Explorer, WebCT |
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Internet Sites |
http://www.asgw.org/
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Publications |
Handout on group
counseling from Book of Lists |
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Speakers, Guest
Expert |
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Miscellaneous
Supplies |
Poster paper,
Markers |
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This unit
corresponds to the Group Intervention Plan component of the student�s
electronic portfolio:
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Design a plan
for initiating a small group intervention in a public school. Use
the level at which you plan to work. Include a group format,
process for securing referrals, plan for getting support from
parents and teachers, procedure for screening members, discussion
of how you will handle common procedural issues (breach of
confidentiality, member attrition, etc.), and a plan for
evaluation of the impact of the group on its members.
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