225. Best of SCS: How to Teach Conflict Resolution in Each Tier

School Counseling Simplified Podcast

This December, we’re revisiting some of the most impactful episodes of School Counseling Simplified as a special holiday treat! In today’s throwback to episode 132, I dive into practical strategies for helping students resolve conflicts and develop healthy mediation skills. From whole-class lessons to individual interventions, this episode provides valuable tools for equipping students with effective communication techniques and fostering a more peaceful school environment.

Some topics covered in this episode are:

• Tier 1 Strategies: Teaching "I" statements during class lessons, role-playing conflict scenarios, and displaying "I" statement posters in common areas.

• Tier 2 Strategies: Implementing Kelso’s Choices curriculum for small groups, identifying conflict starters, and discussing qualities of peacekeepers.

• Tier 3 Strategies: Using hands-on activities like the "Pause it and Resolve it" board game to support individual students in conflict resolution.

Read below for resources and links to support your school counseling practice!

Resources mentioned:

• Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

• Grab the counselor curriculum map freebie here!

• If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

• Check out the Kelso’s Choice Youtube video here!

• Grab the Pirates and Peacekeepers lesson!

• Link to my middle school conflict resolution activity!

• Grab the Pause it and Resolve it boardgame!

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School Counseling Simplified is a podcast offering easy to implement strategies for busy school counselors. The host, Rachel Davis from Bright Futures Counseling, shares tips and tricks she has learned from her years of experience as a school counselor both in the US and at an international school in Costa Rica.

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