COUNSELING
2.1 Demonstrates knowledge of counseling theories
by selecting appropriate models and techniques
for individual and group counseling.
Mr. Ricks facilitated the Too Good for Violence curriculum to all students at Northside during the 2011-2012 school year. The program is a preventive, research-based program that teaches the Personal/Social component of the Counseling NC Standard Course of Study.
More details about the program are located under 2.2
2.2 Uses appropriate counseling processes and techniques
for individual and group sessions to meet
developmental, preventive, and remedial needs
of students.
Program endorsed by Department of Education
_Too Good for Violence is separate, developmentally
appropriate curricula for each grade level, kindergarten through grade
8. This instructional design enables teachers to scaffold students’
developing capacities to resolve conflicts, respond assertively and
interact positively with others. Engaging, age-appropriate activities
help them learn personal and interpersonal skills such as self-control,
empathy and bullying prevention.
Endorsed - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
_Too Good for Violence focuses on risk factors that can be
positively affected in the classroom: poor social skills, peer
rejection, and inappropriate social behaviors. It enhances protective
factors by providing opportunities for pro-social involvement;
establishing positive norms, including healthy beliefs and clear
standards; promoting bonding to pro-social peers; and increasing
personal and social skills which research has associated with positive
behaviors and student success.