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High School Peer Counseling II

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Suggested Prerequisites

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Description

Supercharge your people skills and become the person and leader you needed most in your own difficult moments. Discover how to make a difference while navigating the world of social pressures. Cultivate judgment-free zones where real talk happens, build trust, and explore issues your friends care about. Gain life-changing tools that will help you mediate group conflicts, guide others through tough spots, and spark meaningful change in your community.

Module One: Essentials

-Peer counselor roles and traits

-Maslow's hierarchy of needs

-Internal and external factors influencing behavior

-Behavioral responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn)

-Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

-Johari window and understanding personal blind spots

-Helper styles assessment and counseling approaches

-Individual peer counseling scenarios and practices

-When to refer serious issues to trusted adults

-Effective communication and active listening techniques

-Conflict resolution and peer mediation


Module Two: Influence

-Peer pressure and influence

-Impact of peer pressure on different needs

-Common responses to peer pressure

-Consequences of succumbing to negative peer pressure

-Positive peer pressure and influence

-Role modeling vs. helping

-Growth mindset theory

-SMART goal setting for peer support

-Overcoming setbacks and building resilience

Module Three: Belonging

-Peer support groups

-Group identity formation and social identity theory

-Role of group leaders and managers

-Tuckman's group development stages

-Reading group energy patterns

-Understanding body language (kinesics) in groups

-Proxemics and use of space in group dynamics

-Tracking impact and measuring effectiveness


Module Four: Impact

-Finding authentic issues through evidence-based approaches

-National vs. local trends in teen issues

-Evaluating sources and gathering evidence

-Types of awareness approaches

-The impact-effort matrix for decision-making

-Setting SMART goals for peer counseling initiatives

-Developing effective messaging (Hook, Heart, Head, Hand)

-Measuring impact and evaluating success

 

This is a one segment course.

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