Lesson Plan
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.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
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

Script


Reading


Journal

