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Safe Space Lesson Plan

Guide a 9th grader through a 30-minute individual counseling session to build trust and emotional safety. Goals: establish rapport, explore emotional safety concepts, support personal reflection, and set strategies for ongoing well-being.

Emotional safety fosters students’ willingness to share, improves mental health, and supports academic success. This session builds foundational trust and equips the student with self-awareness and coping tools.

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Review Session Resources

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction & Rapport Building

5 minutes

Step 2

Reading Discussion

7 minutes

Step 3

Guided Dialogue

10 minutes

Step 4

Reflective Journaling

5 minutes

Step 5

Closure & Next Steps

3 minutes

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