1. Unit 7A
Unit 7A Assignment 1 & Unit 7A Discussion 1? $30.00 Due (Sunday) 8/19/2018. Group
Counseling Plan With Children and AdolescentsDue: End of Unit 7.Preparing your Group
Counseling Plan With Children and Adolescents gives you an opportunity to apply what you
are learning to situations you will encounter in clinical practice. Review the Scoring Guide
before preparing and submitting your assignment.For this assignment, you will develop two
group counseling plans that can be used in your Middle Valley Counseling Proposal: one for
children and one for adolescents. As described in this unit’s videos, many counseling groups
for young people are growth-oriented groups—each individual’s growth and development
is the focus. Members of the group may have symptoms of disorders, but a group can help
individuals make changes more quickly by providing encouragement and chances to
practice new behaviors.First, you will describe group that would benefit each of these
clients a prototypical group member for each of the counseling groups you will be
proposing. One background sketch should be for a child client; one should be for an
adolescent client. Your hypothetical child client is a prospective member of your child
counseling group. Your hypothetical adolescent client is a prospective member of your
adolescent counseling group. Second, you will design a counseling (see Counseling Children
pages 605–606 for examples of how counselors work with groups of different ages).Each of
your two group proposals will succinctly address the following:Prototypical Group Member:
Summarize the background sketch for one of your group members, including
developmental, temperamental, and academic information. Additionally, include the reason
for referral to the group and your preliminary diagnosis.Client’s Ecosystemic Context: Use a
systems perspective to present information about the influence of family, community, and
school on your client, including both stressors and supports.Group Topic, Theory, and
Rationale: Present the topic and explain why a group on this topic is needed. (See Table 18-
2 in your text for possible small group topics for children and adolescents.) Describe how
your hypothetical client could benefit from being in this group. Which counseling theory
will provide the best support for the clinical needs of the group (including your focus child
or adolescent)? (See Table 18-1 in your text for goals that are typical for each theoretical
orientation.)Group Objectives, Plan, and Sample Group Exercise: What specific, measurable,
and reachable objectives will you have for the group members, given your chosen theory
and time frame? One or two goals are appropriate. How long will each group session be?
How often will you meet? How many sessions will you have? Incorporate information about
developmental needs when planning the topic, frequency, and duration of the groups.

2. Briefly describe one group exercise or technique you will implement that is
developmentally appropriate, practical for your setting, consistent with your chosen theory,
and helpful for achieving one of your group objectives. After describing the exercise, discuss
your rationale for how it fits these criteria.Legal and Ethical Issues Plan: Articulate a legal
and ethical issues plan that presents the specific steps you will take to establish an ethical
group counseling relationship with your child or adolescent clients, considering their
presenting issues. Identify potential ethical or legal issues that could arise with this specific
group, and briefly describe how you will handle each of these, referencing specific laws and
ethical codes.Use a minimum of five references, including your textbook. See the Resources
for the Group Counseling Template that you will use to prepare this assignment. Your paper
should be 5–7 pages in length, not including the title and references pages. No abstract is
necessary.Resources· Group Counseling Plan With Children and Adolescents Scoring Guide.·
Group Counseling Template.· APA Style and Format.TEMPLATE Group Counseling with
Children and Adolescents Author First Name Middle Initial Last Name Capella
University Group Counseling With Children and AdolescentsThis is your paper’s
introduction. Note, however, that it does not have a heading; its position at the beginning of
the body of the paper implies that it is the introduction. Instead, include the title of your
paper centered at the top of the page, not bolded; it is not considered a heading. In the body
of your paper, indent the first line of each paragraph. As always, use double spacing 12-
point Times New Roman font. For the purposes of this assignment, simply replace this text
with a brief paragraph in your own words stating that this paper presents two group
counseling proposals for the Middle Valley Counseling Project. Group Counseling Proposal
for Child Clients: [Hypothetical Name of Group] Prototypical Group MemberHere,
summarize the background sketch for your adolescent client, including developmental,
academic, family, social, and ecosystemic information about the influence of community,
family and school systems as stressors and supports. Additionally, include the reason for
referral to the group and your preliminary diagnosis that you developed in previous
discussions. Group Topic and RationaleExplain here why a group on this topic needed.
Describe how will your hypothetical client benefit from being in this group? (See Table 18-2
in your text for possible small group topics for children and adolescents.) Theoretical
Orientation and Rationale Which counseling theory will provide the best support for the
clinical needs of the group (including your focus child or adolescent)? See Table 18-1 in
your text for goals that are typical for each theoretical Orientation. Group
PracticalitiesAssume that you will be allowed to use the stage area at one of the schools in
the Middle Valley project to conduct your groups. How long will each group be? How often
will you meet? How many sessions will you have? (Consider developmental stages when
planning the frequency and duration of the groups.) Group Objectives What specific,
measureable, and reachable objectives will you have for the group members, given your
time frame? One or two goals are appropriate. Sample Group Exercise and
Rationale Describe one group exercise or technique you will implement that is
developmentally appropriate, practical for your setting, and consistent with your chosen
theory. After describing the exercise, discuss your rationale for how it fits these
criteria. Group Evaluation At the conclusion of the group, how will group members and the

3. group leader evaluate progress? Legal and Ethical Issues PlanBriefly articulate a legal and
ethical issues plan that presents the steps you will take to establish an ethical group
counseling relationship with your child clients. Identify the key potential ethical and legal
issues that could arise with your groups and describe how you will handle each of these,
referencing specific laws and ethical codes. Group Counseling Proposal for Child Clients:
[Hypothetical Name] Prototypical Group MemberSummarize the background sketch for
your adolescent client, including developmental, academic, family, social, and ecosystemic
information about the influence of community, family and school systems as stressors and
supports. Additionally, include the reason for referral to the group and your preliminary
diagnosis that you developed in previous discussions. Group Topic and RationaleWhy is a
group on this topic needed? How will your hypothetical client benefit from being in this
group? (See Table 18-2 in your text for possible small group topics for children and
adolescents.) Theoretical Orientation and Rationale Which counseling theory will provide
the best support for the clinical needs of the group (including your focus child or
adolescent)? See Table 18-1 in your text for goals that are typical for each theoretical
Orientation. Group PracticalitiesAssume that you will be allowed to use the stage area at
one of the schools in the Middle Valley project to conduct your groups. How long will each
group be? How often will you meet? How many sessions will you have? (Consider
developmental stages when planning the frequency and duration of the groups.) Group
Objectives What specific, measureable, and reachable objectives will you have for the group
members, given your time frame? One or two goals are appropriate. Sample Group Exercise
and Rationale Describe one group exercise or technique you will implement that is
developmentally appropriate, practical for your setting, and consistent with your chosen
theory. After describing the exercise, discuss your rationale for how it fits these
criteria. Group Evaluation At the conclusion of the group, how will group members and the
group leader evaluate progress? Legal and Ethical Issues PlanBriefly articulate a legal and
ethical issues plan that presents the steps you will take to establish an ethical group
counseling relationship with your child clients. Identify a few key ethical and legal issues
that could arise with your groups, and describe how you will handle each of these,
referencing specific laws and ethical codes. References(Include at least five sources that
you used in your assignment. You may include your textbook. The reference below provides
an example citation for an article.) Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of
article. Title of Periodical, volume#(issue#), xx–xx.ReadingsComplete the following:Read
Chapter 18, “Group Counseling With Children,” in Counseling Children, on pages 583–617.
This chapter reviews how to form a group, the group counseling process, and how to do a
group crisis intervention.Complete one of the following:· Read Thompson’s 2011 article,
“The Evolution of a Children’s Domestic Violence Counseling Group: Stages and Processes,”
from The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, volume 36, issue 3, pages 178–201. This
article describes a group for young children who have experienced domestic violence. The
case study uses illustrations from the children’s responses to show how the group process
unfolded.· Read Rosselet and Stauffer’s 2013 article, “Using Group Role-Playing Games With
Gifted Children and Adolescents: A Psychosocial Intervention Model,” from International
Journal of Play Therapy, volume 22, issue 4, pages 173–192. This article describes a group

4. using role-playing games, based on Adlerian theory, for enhancing social development and
social interest in gifted adolescents.Audiovisual MediaThe following video, used with
permission from Psychotherapy.net, shows adolescent group counseling sessions. For this
activity, watch four segments, as detailed below. Use the menu to the right of the video
player to navigate to each segment.In these excerpts, Dr. Sam Steen and Dr. Sheri Bauman
co-facilitate a diverse group of eighth graders. You will see how rapport is established,
expressive art activities are used in a group, and how the facilitators use a range of methods
to engage members of the group. Group members discuss family, relationships, and cultural
issues. The descriptions below give context for each segment:Group Counseling With
Adolescents: A Multicultural Approach.Session 1. (39 Minutes). Transcript.This is the first of
eight sessions to be conducted over a two-day period. In this session, Sam and Sheri use two
activities to relieve anxiety and introduce the group leaders and members to each other.
The first activity is relatively simple and only requires the group member to share
superficial information. The second activity allowed the group members to reveal more
personal information if they chose to do so. Group members review the norms that were
established in the information session and also discuss confidentiality.Session 6. (48
minutes). Transcript.This session focuses on the Quadrant Activity, designed to get teens
talking about their experiences with discrimination. At the beginning of the session, the
leaders take a moment to address a group member who expressed feeling offended and
upset in a previous session. Additionally, part of the session is spent addressing something
that is going on in the group that is making the group members uncomfortable.Session 6
Processing. (9 minutes). Transcript.Continue to watch how the counselors go through
processing the session by reviewing what is happening and discussing what to do in the
group’s last session.Session 7. (57 minutes). Transcript.This is the last working session of
the group. The leaders first check in with the members. Then they lead a discussion on
which identities the group members feel are most important in defining who they are and
the stereotypes that are associated with these identities.Session 8 Processing. (13 minutes).
Transcript.The final excerpt shows the leaders reflecting on the group, what went well, and
how they would improve the group next time.Optional ReadingsThe following may be
helpful in understanding this unit’s topics:· Read Garner, Bruce, and Stellern’s 2011 article,
“The Goal Wheel: Adapting Navajo Philosophy and the Medicine Wheel to Work With
Adolescents,” from The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, volume 36, issue 1, pages 62–
77. This article describes how concepts from Navajo philosophy were integrated into a
group counseling model to increase a sense of self-worth among diverse adolescents.· Read
Cannon, Hammer, Reicherzer, and Gilliam’s 2012 article, “Relational-Cultural Theory: A
Framework for Relational Competencies and Movement in Group Work With Female
Adolescents,” from Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, volume 7, issue 1, pages 2–16.
This article describes a group intervention to address relational aggression, including
cyberbullying, among adolescent girls.Unit 7A Discussion 1Planning a Group With Diverse
CulturesAfter reading Chapter 18, “Group Counseling With Children,” in Counseling
Children and reviewing the articles about adapting a group plan for a specific population,
consider how you would respond to diverse cultures represented in a group you are
planning for adolescents. (You may also find it useful to review the optional articles for

5. ideas of how leaders plan and adapt groups for adolescents.) Then consider the following
scenario:You are a counselor developing a therapy group for young teens (ages 11–13) or
older teens (ages 14–16). You have already conducted the prescreening process, so you
know that your group members are from three different cultures in your
community.Answer the following questions in your initial post:· What will the purpose of
your group be?· How will you explain the purpose of this group to parents and guardians of
the participants who are from different cultural backgrounds?· How will you ensure that
your group process and techniques are relevant across the different cultures represented in
the group? (You may wish to review suggestions from Counseling Children, pages 57–58, on
working with children from specific cultural groups.)· What group leadership skills
discussed in Counseling Children (pages 592–594) and modeled in the video, Group
Counseling With Adolescents: A Multicultural Approach, will you use to invite the group to
openly discuss differences related to culture or gender?This Discussion will help you
develop your ideas for the groups you are planning as part of this unit’s assignment. Use
and cite the readings from this unit to support your ideas.Resources· Discussion
Participation Scoring Guide.