Small Group Counseling Center City Public Charter Schools District-Wide Professional Development March 14, 2014 Presenters: Natalie Battle Connie Ward

Do Now O On the index card, list the groups you have facilitated this school year. O Write down what’s working in your group counseling on one side, and what’s not working on the other side.

Essential Question for School Counselors “How are students different as a result of what school counselors do?” - ASCA National Model

Small Groups, ASCA, and RAMP O Small Group Counseling is a major component of RAMP certification O RAMP Rubric for Small Group Counseling O Multiple groups lasting 4 to 10 sessions O Small Group Results Report O Sessions are planned

Small Groups – The ASCA Way O Determine the Need O Create an Action Plan O Manage and Implement O Evaluate the Impact

Determine the Need O Student needs assessment O Staff needs assessment or referrals O Achievement, attendance, and discipline data

Using the CCPCS Needs Assessment The highest responses were in expressing anger and communication skills. From there, look through the responses to identify students.

Using Other Data O Use attendance, achievement, and discipline data to spot trends O May take some digging if all the information isn’t available (ie: suspensions and referrals) Students who have a D or below in more than one class can benefit from groups on study skills, goal setting, or future planning. 8 total students 4 with multiple Ds or Fs (names blocked for confidentiality)

Create an Action Plan O Group Name O Group Goal O Target Group O Data Used to Identify Group

Action Plan Data O Process Data O Identify the number of students who will participate. O Perception Data O Students create a tangible product that matches the learning objective O Pre- and post-tests O Outcome Data O Identify academic, attendance or behavioral data the group will impact ASCA National Model (2013)

Evaluate Impact: How Are Students Different? O Perception Data: Do students, teachers, parents believe students have made progress? O Surveys and post-tests O Outcome Data: Have grades improves? Referrals decreased? Attendance improved?

Analyzing the Results Report O Were the right goals identified for the students? Did the choice of activities help support the goals? O What can be learned from analyzing the data (process, perception, and outcome)? O Reviewing the results report, what are the implications or recommendations? ASCA National Model (2013)

Resources! O Google Drive – Small Group Counseling O Useful Websites O Using Google Forms for Data CollectionUsing Google Forms for Data Collection O Elementary School CounselorElementary School Counselor O Savvy School Counselor BlogSavvy School Counselor Blog O JYJ Counselor BlogJYJ Counselor Blog