Small Group Action Plan- Friendship
Content
SMALL GROUP ACTION PLAN
School Name
Group Name
Goal
Target Group
Data to Identify Students
School
Counselor(s)
St. Walter’s Catholic School
Friendship Group
To facilitate relationships between group members, enhance self-worth of individual students, and there will be
an 11% decrease in reported disputes with friends through referral reports.
4th Grade Girls
From an assessment, the data results showed 22% of 4th grade girls reported problems making
friends, compared to only 11% of 6th grade girls.
ASCA Domain and Standard (Mindsets
& Behaviors)
Outline of Group
Sessions to be
Delivered
1.3 Mindset: Sense of belonging in
the school environment.
1.1 Mindset: Belief in development
of whole self, including a healthy
balance of mental,
social/emotional, and physical
well-being.
1.2 Mindset: Self-confidence in
ability to succeed
Ashley
Waxman
Nadia Odeh
2.2 Social Skills: Create positive
and supportive relationships with
other students
2.4: Social Skills: Demonstrate
empathy
2.6” Social Skills: Use effective
collaboration and cooperation
skills
2.7: Social Skills: Use leadership
and teamwork skills to work
effectively in diverse teams
1. Introduction
and What is a good
friend?
2. Feelings and
empathy
3. Personal story
telling
4. What can I do?
5. Self-esteem,
review, celebration
Resources Needed
-Corresponding
handouts per
session
-Markers or
crayons
-Posters
-Folders
-Highlighters
-Pre and post
survey
-Paper
-feeling cards
-play dough
-feeling chart
Process Data
(Projected
number of
students
affected)
4th grade
teachers will
choose
between 8-10
female
students
based on the
survey data
results. This
small group
will meet once
a week during
intervention
time
Perception Data
(Type of surveys
to be used)
Outcome Data
(Achievement,
attendance and/or
behavior data to be
collected)
Project
Start/Project End
Pre and
Post survey
assessments
At the end of the
small groups
sessions, there
will be a 30%
increase of
students with
friendship skills
and will have a
higher selfesteem. Also, at
the end of each
session, group
members will
reflect on
something they
have learned.
The teachers of
the members
involved will
also assess and
report noticed
changes.
Starting in
the Februarymiddle of
March 2017
11/15
School Name
Group Name
Goal
Target Group
Data to Identify Students
School
Counselor(s)
St. Walter’s Catholic School
Friendship Group
To facilitate relationships between group members, enhance self-worth of individual students, and there will be
an 11% decrease in reported disputes with friends through referral reports.
4th Grade Girls
From an assessment, the data results showed 22% of 4th grade girls reported problems making
friends, compared to only 11% of 6th grade girls.
ASCA Domain and Standard (Mindsets
& Behaviors)
Outline of Group
Sessions to be
Delivered
1.3 Mindset: Sense of belonging in
the school environment.
1.1 Mindset: Belief in development
of whole self, including a healthy
balance of mental,
social/emotional, and physical
well-being.
1.2 Mindset: Self-confidence in
ability to succeed
Ashley
Waxman
Nadia Odeh
2.2 Social Skills: Create positive
and supportive relationships with
other students
2.4: Social Skills: Demonstrate
empathy
2.6” Social Skills: Use effective
collaboration and cooperation
skills
2.7: Social Skills: Use leadership
and teamwork skills to work
effectively in diverse teams
1. Introduction
and What is a good
friend?
2. Feelings and
empathy
3. Personal story
telling
4. What can I do?
5. Self-esteem,
review, celebration
Resources Needed
-Corresponding
handouts per
session
-Markers or
crayons
-Posters
-Folders
-Highlighters
-Pre and post
survey
-Paper
-feeling cards
-play dough
-feeling chart
Process Data
(Projected
number of
students
affected)
4th grade
teachers will
choose
between 8-10
female
students
based on the
survey data
results. This
small group
will meet once
a week during
intervention
time
Perception Data
(Type of surveys
to be used)
Outcome Data
(Achievement,
attendance and/or
behavior data to be
collected)
Project
Start/Project End
Pre and
Post survey
assessments
At the end of the
small groups
sessions, there
will be a 30%
increase of
students with
friendship skills
and will have a
higher selfesteem. Also, at
the end of each
session, group
members will
reflect on
something they
have learned.
The teachers of
the members
involved will
also assess and
report noticed
changes.
Starting in
the Februarymiddle of
March 2017
11/15
