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Counseling Kickoff Lesson Plan

Introduce 6-8th graders to counseling by discussing confidentiality and session expectations, assessing their coping skills familiarity via a pre-test, and completing a get-to-know-you questionnaire with a summer check-in.

Sets a foundation of trust, clarifies confidentiality, gauges students’ coping skills awareness, and gathers personal insights to tailor future sessions and support their emotional well-being.

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5 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Confidentiality

3 minutes

Step 2

Session Expectations Overview

4 minutes

Step 3

Coping Skills Pre-Test

5 minutes

Step 4

Get-to-Know-You & Summer Check-In

5 minutes

Step 5

Cool-Down & Next Steps

3 minutes

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Counseling Intro Quiz

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Counseling Kickoff

Yvonne Brown

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