Depression Middle School Individual Counseling Curriculum

This middle school depression, sadness, and low mood curriculum is designed to be used with students in a tier III individual setting. Through engaging activities and reflective journals, students will learn to define depression and identify coping skills to use when feeling depressed or sad. In addition, they will set healthy goals.

As the school counselor, you will have all of the tools you need to assess and measure your students' progress.

What's Included:

• 7 Depression Individual Counseling Activities
• Student Journal with 7 Depression Exercises
• Feelings Check Posters
• Guide on Best Practices and Recommendations for Individual Counseling Sessions
• Counselor's Implementation Guide with Suggested Supplemental Activities and ASCA Aligned Objectives
• Data Tracking Tools

Activities Include:

• Sadness Vs Depression Venn Diagram
• Coping Skills Assessment + Drawing Activity
• Task Initiation Card Game
• Sleep Diary
• Social Goals Interactive Worksheet
• Changing Negative Thoughts Card Game
• Dopamine Booster Activities

Data Tools Include:

• Self-Assessments (digital Google Forms version included!)
• Student Rating Scales
• Behavior Progress Monitoring Forms (digital Google Forms version included!)