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The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs provides an outline for guidance curriculum that "assist(s) all students in developing the knowledge and skills they need to enhance their educational, career, personal and social development". Within the guidance curriculum scope, there are four content domains:
The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs provides an outline for guidance curriculum that "assist(s) all students in developing the knowledge and skills they need to enhance their educational, career, personal and social development". Within the guidance curriculum scope, there are four content domains:
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Intrapersonal Effectiveness
Postsecondary Education and Career Readiness
Personal Health and Safety
The rest of this section includes an example lesson plan that focuses on one of the content domains along with artifacts (i.e. lesson plan, slides presentation, etc.). Introduced by our MTSS team, is the focus on Pack Pride demonstratively across our campus. The lessons were strategically planned with the intent to provide skill building in the areas of Safe, Respectful, and Responsible.
The rest of this section includes an example lesson plan that focuses on one of the content domains along with artifacts (i.e. lesson plan, slides presentation, etc.). Introduced by our MTSS team, is the focus on Pack Pride demonstratively across our campus. The lessons were strategically planned with the intent to provide skill building in the areas of Safe, Respectful, and Responsible.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Throughout this lesson students will:
Use listening and expressive skills to manage peer pressure
Develop skills needed for appropriate expression of opinions, attitudes, and beliefs in groups
Identify strategies to communicate boundaries
Describe how communication affects conflict resolution
Apply communication skills to resolve conflicts
Recognize skills to communicate negative feelings
Additional Lessons:
The 4 Steps to Conflict Resolution
Students used a conflict resolution worksheet in table groups to guide discussion about a scenario and how they would/could handle that conflict in a healthy way. This was followed up by a video on the 4 steps to conflict resolution that they then applied to scenarios.
Parent & Teacher Support
Parent & Teacher Support
The Wagner Middle School Counseling team is just one part of the schoolwide community made up of many different stakeholders including faculty, staff, students, parents, and Georgetown residents. Wagner Middle School Comprehensive School Counseling Program (WMS CSCP) includes collaborating, planning, implementing, and evaluating with stakeholders through the Behavior Leadership Team, Wagner Middle School PTA, or through individual feedback gathered from each group.
Effective classroom guidance curriculum, and an overall effective Comprehensive School Counseling Program, that covers all four domains requires the engagement of teachers. During MTSS/Teaming meetings, School Counselors ask teachers for feedback on the issues they are noticing their students are experiencing. Utilizing needs assessments helps shape classroom guidance lessons throughout the year. Teacher feedback is also welcome after lessons are implemented. The lesson above was generated through dialogue with our teachers about how to best support the students process and better cope with what was happening. Teachers specifically appreciated the lesson and noted that students were less distracted afterwards.
Parents are always encouraged to view the Wagner Middle School Counseling Website for additional information/resources, as well as reach out to the school counselors with specific questions.
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