In addition to individual counselling, small group counselling is also available. Each group usually consists of 4-6 children of similar ages. Meetings take place weekly. Referrals can be made by contacting the guidance counsellor, or your child’s homeroom teacher.
Groups are children’s natural medium for playing and learning.
Here are some of the possible sessions in which students may participate...
Friendship Island (Friendship Group)
Peacemakers Group (Conflict Resolution)
Be Cool Group (Anger Management)
Stress Free Kids Group (Anxiety/Stress Management)
Superflex Group (Flexible Thinking)
Rainbow Group (Grief Group)
Family Changes Group (Divorce/Separation)
Stop & Think (Self-Control)
Time For School (Work Habits)
Groups are children’s natural medium for playing and learning.
Here are some of the possible sessions in which students may participate...
Friendship Island (Friendship Group)
- Session 1 – What kind of friend are you? / Friendship Qualities
- Session 2 – Friendly Behaviors
- Session 3 – Personal Pan Pizza (relationship between behaviour and forming friendships)
- Session 4 – What To Do When I’m Left Out/Joining In & What To Do To Talk to Others
- Session 5 – Handling Conflicts with Friends
- Session 6 – What To Do To Share/What To Do To Take Turns/Friendship Island
Peacemakers Group (Conflict Resolution)
- Session 1 – Getting The Facts
- Session 2 – Madness Management (Fouls – name-calling, blaming, teasing, hitting, revenge, etc)
- Session 3 – Active Listening
- Session 4 – Tell How You Feel / I-Messages/Cast Away Conflict Game
- Session 5 – Brainstorm For Solutions (share, take turns, chance, compromise, apologize, negotiate, postpone, humor, get help, ignore, avoid, talk it out)
- Session 6 – Review Steps / Choose The Tool/Peace Town Game
Be Cool Group (Anger Management)
- Session 1 – How Does it Look & Feel To Be Angry (Body Signs)/Triggers
- Session 2 – Steps & Strategies For Managing Anger/Anger Rules
- Session 3 – Expressing Anger Through I-Messages/Hot ,Cold Cool Behavior (4 Step Plan)
- Session 4 – Positive Power Over Anger/Hot Thoughts that Fuel Anger
- Session 5 – Calm, Cool and Collected – Flip Book
- Session 6 – Review - How I Learned To Control My Temper/Cool Kits/Catch and Release Your Anger Game
Stress Free Kids Group (Anxiety/Stress Management)
- Session 1 – Are You Growing Worries? What is a Worry?
- Session 2 – How Do Worries Get Started? Making Worries Go Away
- Session 3 – Spending Less Time On Worries/Worry Time/Worry Box
- Session 4 – Talking Back To Worries/Using Logic
- Session 5 – Re-Setting Your System/Relaxation Techniques/Guided Imagery/Stress Busters
- Session 6 – Keeping Worries Away/Anchor Your Stress Game
- Session 1 – Learning About My Feelings
- Session 2 – Identify Activities that I enjoy
- Session 3 – Characteristics that help me make and keep friends
- Session 4 – Develop skills that help me help others/Building Confidence Game
- Session 5 – Learn how to make changes in my behavior when necessary
- Session 6 – Celebrate My Uniqueness/Dinosaur’s Journey To High Self-Esteem Game
Superflex Group (Flexible Thinking)
- Session 1 – Superflex Takes on Rock Brain (teaching flexibility and transitioning)
- Session 2 – Expected versus Unexpected Behaviors (what am I expected to do?)
- Session 3 – You Are A Social Detective (Explaining Social Thinking To Kids)
- Session 4 – Superflex Takes on Glassman (Huge reactions to tiny problems)
- Session 5 – Superflex Takes on Space Invader (Personal Space Camp) & D.O.F. (Destroyer of Fun) with HBW learns about Sportsmanship
- Session 6 – Superflex Takes on Brain Eater (dealing with distractions)
Rainbow Group (Grief Group)
- Session 1 – Understanding Loss & Change
- Session 2 – Remembering/Memory Booklet
- Session 3 – Understanding Feelings/Stages of Grief
- Session 4 – Commemorating/ Memory Box
- Session 5 – My Caring Community/Identifying Support Systems
- Session 6 – Celebrate Life/ The Butterfly
Family Changes Group (Divorce/Separation)
- Session 1 – Getting to know one another
- Session 2 – Discuss group members’ ideas/beliefs about divorce
- Session 3 – What’s difficult/not difficult /some reasons why parents divorce/family album
- Session 4 – family changes (share things they still worry about and what got better)
- Session 5 – coping with situations that may arise as a result of divorce/separation
- Session 6 – Rivers of Change game /Goodbye Booklet
Stop & Think (Self-Control)
- Session 1- What is Impulse Control? Why is it important?
- Session 2 – Evaluating Impulse Control in various settings (classroom, playground, home, etc.)
- Session 3 – Leaning How To Stop & Think
- Session 4 – Steps to Active Listening using Impulse Control
- Session 5 – Anger & Impulse Control
- Session 6 – Being The Boss/Impulse Control Game
Time For School (Work Habits)
- Session 1—Pay Careful Attention
- Session 2—Be A Good Listener
- Session 3—Follow Directions
- Session 4— Work Quietly
- Session 5—Personal Space Camp
- Session 6—Take Care of My Things
- Session 7—Always Do My Best
- Session 8– Be Responsible