SMALL GROUP ACTION PLAN

School Name Group Name Goal Target Group Data to Identify Students Riverside Brookfield High School Find the Light Educate students about differences between feeling sad & clinical depression; getting necessary help Students feeling sad or depressed
Outcome Data (Achievement, attendance and/or behavior data to be collected)

School Counselor(s)

ASCA Domain, Standard and Student Competency

Outline of Group Sessions to be Delivered

Resources Needed Pre and Post Tests White Board Dry Erase Markers What is Depression? Worksheet Computers (2 minimum) Posters Markers Notecards Pens/Pencils Sentence stem handout Construction Paper Markers/Crayons Positive / Negative ratio on a poster Copies of Positive / Negative ratio for each student

Process Data (Projected number of students affected)

Perception Data (Type of surveys to be used)

Project Start/Project End

Academic: Standard A A:A1.3 A:A2.3 A.A3.2 Standard B: A:B1.1 Personal/Social: Standard A PS:A1.1 PS:A1.5 PS:A2.3 Standard B PS:B1.4 PS:B1.5 Standard C: PS:C1.5 PS:C1.10 PS:C1.11

Understanding different levels of depression Managing/Coping with feelings of sadness Recognizing available treatment methods Learning to be positive about oneself

Any Riverside Brookfield High School Counselor

8 to 10 students participate in the small group sessions centering around depression

95% of students are able to identify the differences between feeling sad & having clinical depression 90% of students will be able to demonstrate one method of dealing with stress

Number of students reporting being depressed decreased from 30% to 20%

1 hour after school, on a weekly basis, for 4 weeks