Group Counseling for High School Students

Create a group proposal based on your approved topic (see approved topic paper). Identify your target population then, in 6-7 double-spaced pages, develop a proposal for your group that addresses the following:

· Brief Introduction

· 2 page- Literature Review (topic, target population, and what the research proposes with regard to using group counseling as an intervention for the targeted population.

· Rationale (need and justification) for the group and population chosen

· Purpose of the group

· Description of population to be served and the selection criteria for group members (age, gender, culture, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc.)

· Size and timeframe for group (frequency, duration, length of sessions).

· Announcement and recruitment of group members.

· Screening procedures and preparation of group members.

· Group structure and format, provide a group goal and three to five objectives. Be specific and operationalize the objectives so that they can be measured and evaluated to build accountability into the group process.

· Ethical/legal, multicultural, and professional concerns and implications related to this proposed group.

· How you will evaluate group effectiveness and Plans for follow-up

Create a Reference list of AT LEAST SEVEN SOURCES FROM CURRENT (2011-2021) professional peer-reviewed journals and professional resources related to group counseling approaches, skills and techniques, or current issues of group counseling that support your group counseling proposals. Two of your references must support the theoretical counseling approach used in your group proposal!!!

Assignment Requirements

· Written communication: Writing must be scholarly, professional, free of errors, and consistent with expectations for members of the counseling profession.

· APA formatting: Your paper should be formatted according to APA (7th edition) style and formatting.

· Length: 6–7 pages, not including title page and reference list.

· References: Include a minimum of at least SEVEN current (within the last 10 years) resources. Create your reference list for this paper based on the resources you actually use in the body of the paper.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

· Title page: Include

· Title of Paper

· Your Name

· Your University

· Course Name-

· Instructor’s Name

· Date