PRoBE Presentation Partnerships for Results Based Evaluation Social Skills 7 th and 8 th Grade Missouri State University In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for School Counselor Internship COU 783 Jerilie DeGuire Spring 2010 Dr. Marci Dowdy, Faculty

Critical Problem This intervention was used for the purpose of teaching students better social skills in hopes of decreasing discipline referral while at the same time increasing attendance and overall awareness of self and others.

SIMS Students, Interventions, Measurements and Settings Students: 7 th and 8 th grade students were identified through team core teachers, the process coordinator, and the counselor. Interventions: Counselor met with students in small group setting for 6 consecutive weeks. Measurements: Pre-Post Anger Assessment Survey Pre-Post Interpersonal Relationships Checklist I & II, Pre-Post Teacher Observations, Attendance, Discipline referral, Student Post-Group Perceptions. Setting: Counselor met with students every Monday or Friday in the Counseling office conference room at Camdenton Middle School during homeroom which consisted of approximately 45 minutes.

Group Topics Session 1 Handouts: Self-Assessment Inventory (The Box) Small Group Guideline (MCCE Website) Anger Self Assessment (MCCE Website) Lesson: “The Golden Rule” The Box “How to be a Good Friend” The Box Team Building: How High Can You Go (Keane, 2007)

Group Topics Session 2 Handouts: Interpersonal Relationships Checklist I & II (The Box) Trigger Chart (MCCE Website) Lesson: Anger (MCCE Website) Team Building: Stand up and Cheer (Keane, 2007)

Group Topics Session 3 Handouts: Anger Management Style (MCCE Website) Keep Cool Rules (Brigman, 2008) Trigger Chart Cool Responses (MCCE Website) Lesson: Anger continued (MCCE Website) Assertive/Aggressive/Passive Behavior (The Box) Team Building: The Tangled Web We Weave (Keane, 2007)

Group Topics Session 4 Handouts: I-Messages (Brigman, 2008) Lesson: I-Messages (Brigman, 2008) Body Language (Brigman, 2008) Team Building: Balloon Team Olympics (Keane, 2007)

Group Topics Session 5 Handouts: Respect Survey (Josephson, 2006) Manners Handout (Josephson, 2006) Lesson: Respect (Josephson, 2006) Manners (Josephson, 2006) Team Building: What are They Here For? (Keane, 2007)

Group Topics Session 6 Handouts: Anger Post Assessment (MCCE Website) Interpersonal Relationships Checklist I & II (The Box) Post Group Perceptions (MCCE Website) Lesson: Ending group feelings created Wordcloud posters

Attendance

Discipline Referrals

Teacher Pre-Post Observations Want 5’s to go down, highest concern

Anger Management Self-Assessment “Up” or “Down” indicates direction needed for improvement from pre-post self inventory.

Interpersonal Relations Checklist I “Up” or “Down” indicates direction needed for improvement from pre-post self inventory.

Interpersonal Relations Checklist II

Post Group Self Observations JM Pre-Group: Wanted to understand himself better Post Group: Learned how to handle his anger better JS Pre-Group: Wanted to learn nothing Post Group: Learned how to control his anger better ND Pre-Group: Wanted to learn “not a thing” Post Group: Learned how to make new friends RE Pre-Group: Wanted to learn how to make better friends Post Group: Helped him overall, especially with anger TM Pre-Group: Wanted to learn how to communicate better Post Group: Learned how to control actions better. Also learned how to pay more attention in class and his emotions are more in control.

References Brigman, G. & Goodman, B. (2008). Group counseling for school counselors: A practical guide. J Welston Walch. ME: Portland Feinberg, J (2009). Josephson Institute (2006). Good ideas to help young people develope good character. Josephson Institute of Ethics. CA: Los Angeles. Keane, M. & Erford, B. (2007). Group activities. Pearson Education, Inc. NJ: Upper Saddle River Missouri Center for Career Education website,