Healthy Friendships Group Counseling Curriculum and Friendship Skills Activities

Sometimes even with all of our preventative work, we might need to run a girls group for relational aggression (girl drama, friendship problems, mean girls, etc.). This research-informed counseling curriculum is awesome for helping develop healthy friendship skills among middle to upper elementary girls. The activities cover all of the negative behaviors girls sometimes engage in while remaining positive and focusing on more helpful skills to use. Sessions are full of real world examples/scenarios to discuss and work through.

This resource includes pre/post assessments for students and teachers, as well as weekly notes for teachers and caregivers.

This curriculum is gendered for girls, based on many of my upper elementary students with friendship issues preferring single-gender groups. If you need something for boys, or that isn’t gendered at all, please scroll to the bottom of this description for recommendations!

Is this for group counseling or individual counseling? It’s for both! This counseling intervention curriculum was designed to be used for MTSS tier 2 or tier 3 support.

Session Outline:

•Session 1: How are friendships like gardens? (opening and welcome)

•Session 2: Every Plant and Person is Different (accepting yourself and others)

•Session 3:What do friendships need? (encouragement and support, fun and togetherness, trust, respect)

•Session 4: Friendship Fence Lines (physical, verbal, and emotional boundaries)

•Session 5: Problem Solving (conflict resolution)

•Session 6: Drama GOAT (getting others involved, overreacting, gossip)

•Session 7:Friendship Problems and Friendship Happiness (review and apply)

•Session 8: How have I grown and bloomed? (reflection)

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