m. The primary reason for this approach is to encourage school counselors to develop a curriculum that best reflects the needs of the students in their schools. Using the sample lesson plans provided by this study, school counselors will have a guiding framework for determining the types of activities that should be designed for students from each grade.
With regard to this study, school counselors responsible for implementing the school violence prevention curriculum will need to be qualified to design and implement lesson plans in an age-appropriate fashion. Essentially, they will need to possess the knowledge of these students and the communication skills to interact with the classes successfully. Furthermore, they should be able to collaborate with educators in order to work effectively in the classroom.
The training and the experience of the school counselor should cohere with the standards established by the Council for Accreditation of Counse
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