• Groups Offered at MEC

  • Anger Management – In this group students will be given opportunities to learn and practice new methods for dealing appropriately with feelings and expressions of anger.

    Stress Management – In this group, students discuss sources of stress in their lives and gain peer and facilitator support in trying new, healthy methods for managing stress.

    Changing Families – In this group, students realize they are not alone in dealing with the changes that come from divorce, remarriage, and other major family changes. They will learn tools for coping appropriately with their family stress, and meet other students who are experiencing similar changes. (These changes do not have to be recent) 

  • Grief and Loss - In this group, students meet to gain support from peers experiencing similar feelings of grief or loss as a result of the death of a friend or loved one. They learn to work through their own unique grieving process while being comforted by peers who can relate to what they’re going through.

    Self Control  - In this group, students learn about and reflect on the importance of keeping commitments, telling the truth, thinking about their actions, and choosing behaviors that they can be proud of. They also learn how to accept responsibility for their behaviors, how to not blame others, and other similar skills.

    Kids of Promise - In this group, children who are impacted by substance use disorders gain support through educational activities and a safe environment where students can begin to process their thoughts and feelings. 

  • Friendship – In this group, students will be empowered to create positive relationships with their peers. They will learn friendship skills including taking turns, being a gracious winner, showing concern for others, resolving conflict, and activities that help to promote prosocial behavior.

    Mindfulness – In this group, mindfulness skills are built through participating in activities that promote positive emotions of self-acceptance. They also learn skills that help to improve emotional and cognitive awareness, as well as increase focus on present situations. 

    Resiliency Skills – In this group, students dealing with different stresses and challenges will learn skills to foster resiliency and boost optimism, build relationships, focus on goals, become a problem solver, and learn their own personal strengths.

  • Groups are offered throughout the school year. Each group is about 30 minutes long and meets for approximately 8 weeks. Groups are separated by grade level, though are sometimes combined into similar age groups for certain groups. Historically, we have been able to offer 3 separate rounds of groups throughout the school year, with 4 groups per grade level taking place each cycle. If you are interested in signing your child up for a group, please contact a member of the SAP team. While placement is not guaranteed, we do our best to make sure that each student signed up is able to participate in at least one round of groups.