create group counseling video

Create a Group Counseling Video

Background

Group counseling provides students with a safe and confidential environment to share and learn. Moreover, student experiences in this setting help to encourage change while connecting with other students in similar circumstances. Additionally, sharing with others in a group setting enables students to receive feedback from others that may be sharing the same feelings and social-emotional experiences. In addition, students can observe how others handle their social and emotional issues and may provide different perspectives that perhaps they never considered. School counselors can create a group and gather students with a common goal, making the healing process much faster than with traditional individual counseling sessions.

Instructions

Read all required resources for this module, which can be found in the Course Resources section of this course.

1. Leaning on this module’s resources, discussion, and presentation, develop a group counseling video and accompanying transcript that is five to seven minutes in length integrating strategies from at least 3 different theoretical frameworks. Select a topic that impacts a student's social-emotional well-being in pre-k-12 and college level i.e., bullying, suicide, depression, grief/loss, racism, gender identity, anxiety and create a 5–7-minute video incorporating at least 3 of the following theories: Adlerian Theory, Choice Theory, Reality Therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in a social-emotional group counseling session. Watch this video to assist you in creating a mock group counseling video.

Consider highlighting the following questions in developing your video:

• • Define the counseling theory you will be applying in your group counseling session (answer question at the end of your video).
  • Provide the grade level of the students in your group session. Which students are participating in your counseling session, elementary, middle school, or high school (answer question at the end of your video).
  • Describe how you will apply the counseling theory in your session (answer question at the end of your video).
  • Identify group counseling referral sources and how you might refer students to your group (answer question at the end of your video).

1. Record yourself conducting your group counseling session. No imagery, slides, or anything else should be included in this video - just you!