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Bettendorf Middle School. School Counseling and Guidance Program Classroom Guidance (Results sample). National ASCA and Iowa Counseling Standard s Personal/Social Standard A.
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Bettendorf Middle School School Counseling and Guidance Program Classroom Guidance (Results sample)
National ASCA and Iowa Counseling StandardsPersonal/Social Standard A Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
Student Competency PS:A1 Acquire Self-Knowledge PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills PS: B1 Self Knowledge Application PS: C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
Guidance Curriculum Grade 6 October – December/ February - April Health class SECOND STEP VIOLENCE PREVENTION Definition of empathy Examples of empathetic acts Identify how someone is feeling What is interpersonal conflict/interpersonal violence Understanding anger and its implications Where to file harassment
Research Tells Us… • Classroom interventions can positively impact aggressive behavior and conflict resolution skills. • Second Step has had the strongest research support of any social/emotional classroom intervention. Grossman et al., 1997
25% of students could define interpersonal conflict 28% of students could define interpersonal violence What do they KNOW? Pre Post 82% of students could define interpersonal conflict 86%of students could define interpersonal violence
75%of students knew where to report bullying What do they KNOW? Pre Post 99%of students know where to report bullying That’s a 32% increase!!
28% Strongly Agree 48% Agree 15% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree BELIEVE that reporting bullying can lead to a decrease in violencePre Post • 43% Strongly Agree • 41% Agree • 12% Disagree • 3% Strongly Disagree
Believe That Reporting Bullying Can Lead to a Decrease in Violence
What Research Tells Us… • The greater understanding and application of the concept of empathy, the fewer instances of bullying occur. • When school climate improves (fewer instances of violence), student achievement improves. Van Horn 2003
In Summary… • Students are coming to BMS with more knowledge and understanding of empathy. • We can identify kids that need a greater degree of intervention. • 3/4 of our students are transferring the information presented to their behavior at school. • 93% of 6th graders feel safe at BMS
Next Steps • Spend more time teaching anger management skills • Improve connection between violence and their behavior at school. • Provide intentional intervention to targeted students • Continue efforts to teach the positive correlation between harassment reporting and a decrease in violence in our school. • Continue to collect and analyze data
The Bettendorf Middle School counseling program is committed to contributing in a meaningful way to the academic achievement of all students. Thank you for your support of the school counseling program.