Developmental Guidance
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The Craig Comprehensive Counseling Program utilizes the Second Step Guidance Curriculum which is intended for students in grades kindergarten into middle-school. The curriculum is divided into three parts: empathy training, impulse control and anger management. Empathy training teaches students about recognizing feelings, how they change and strategies to manage them. Impulse control focuses on teaching students how to control impulsive behaviors that at times, can be problematic in the classroom. Finally, anger management teaches students ways of calming down and appropriate strategies on how to identify angry feelings before they become a problem.
Other developmental guidance topics your counselor may teach depending on students' grade-level include:
Suicide Awareness
Drug/Alcohol Awareness
Peer Pressure
Grief/Loss
Empathy Skills
Impulse Control
Coping with Stress
Managing Anger
Good Touch/Bad Touch
Study Skills
Conflict Resolution
Making Healthy Choices
Bullying Awareness
Cyber-Bullying
Self-Esteem/Image
Accepting Diversity
Gossip/Rumors
Career Awareness