DSE Intermediate - Lessons, Objectives and Texas Model Year at a Glance (YAG) - Counseling Program

Oct 1, 2026

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DSE Intermediate outlines an 8-lesson social-emotional learning and comprehensive school counseling curriculum aligned to the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs and EAF grade-level expectations. Each lesson specifies student learning objectives covering counselor roles, emotional regulation, self-management, boundaries and healthy relationships, inclusion and bias awareness, conflict resolution and bullying prevention, self-efficacy and self-esteem, and career readiness through goal setting. Emotional vocabulary lists and counseling curriculum components support classroom instruction across grades.

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Reading Time13 min

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Lesson 1 Counselor Role/What is Mental Health?

Lesson 2 Managing Feelings/ Emotional Regulation

Lesson 3 Self-Regulation/Self-Management

Lesson 4 Social Skills/ Boundaries

Lesson 5 Inclusion/ Healthy Relationships

Lesson 6 Conflict Resolution/ Bullying Prevention

Lesson 7 Self-Efficacy/Self-Esteem/ Bullying Prevention

Lesson 8 Career Readiness

DSE Intermediate Lessons, Objectives and Texas Model Year at a Glance (YAG) | Lesson 1 | Counselor Role/What is Mental Health? | | --- | --- | | ● Learning Objective(s) : Students will identify the school counselors and explain their role in the school. They will also be able to identify their personal mental health attributes-emotions, stakeholders, triggers and strategies for regulation.
Emotional Vocabulary words: All grades: counselor
3rd-triggered, composed 4th-balanced, unsteady 5th-satisfied, frustrated | | | Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs:
● Intrapersonal Effectiveness: I.A. i. Students will have accurate self-concepts.
● Personal Health and Safety: IV.A. ii. Students will learn techniques from managing stress.
● EAF Grade Level Expectations-Personal & Social | | | Counseling Curriculum: Leader In Me | | | Lesson 2 | Managing Feelings/ Emotional Regulation | | ● Learning Objective(s) : Students will expand their emotional and interpersonal vocabulary in order to effectively communicate. Students will practice perspective-taking and show empathy for others.
Emotional Vocabulary Words: All grades: emotion
3rd-aware, clueless 4th-knowledgeable, bewildered 5th-rapport, sulky | | | Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs:
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II. B. i. Students know that communication involves speaking, listening and nonverbal behavior.
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II. B. ii. Students will effectively express themselves.
● EAF Grade Level Expectations-Personal & Social | | | Counseling Curriculum: Leader In Me, Zone of Regulation | | | | | | --- | --- | | Lesson 3 | Self-Regulation/Self-Management | | ● Learning Objective(s) : Students will understand the basic structures of the brain. They will utilize strategies for emotional regulation and accept responsibility for their
actions.
Emotional Vocabulary words: 3rd-cooperative, confrontational 4th-complacent, demanding 5th-gratified, defensive | | | Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs:
● Intrapersonal Effectiveness: I. B. iv. Students will be able to engage in effective problem solving.
● Intrapersonal Effectiveness: I.C. ii. Students will take responsibility for their own behaviors.
● EAF Grade Level Expectations-Personal & Social | | | Counseling Curriculum: Leader In Me | | | Lesson 4 | Social Skills/ Boundaries | | ● Learning Objective(s) : Students will be able to describe situations when personal boundaries should be set. Students will be able to recognize healthy and unhealthy characteristics in relationships.
Emotional Vocabulary words: 3rd-ashamed, cheerful 4th-understanding, appalled 5th-disappointed, fulfilled | | | Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs:
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II.C. i. Students will understand the need for personal boundaries.
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II. E. i. Students will define healthy and unhealthy relationships.
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II. E. ii. Students will identify characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
● EAF Grade Level Expectations-Personal & Social | | | Counseling Curriculum: Leader In Me | | | Lesson 5 | Inclusion/ Healthy Relationships | | ● Learning Objective(s) : Students will identify their own cultures and how they affect their feelings of self-worth. They will become more aware of their own biases and how they affect the treatments of others.
Emotional Vocabulary words: 3rd-compassionate, conceited 4th-critical, appreciated 5th-misunderstood, assured | | | Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs:
● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II.A. i. Students will appreciate their own culture. | | | ● Interpersonal Effectiveness: II.A. iv. Students will evaluate how stereotyping affects them and their relationships with others.
● EAF Grade Level Expectations-Personal & Social | | | --- | --- | |

FAQs

What is the focus of Lesson 1 in the DSE Intermediate curriculum?

Lesson 1 focuses on identifying school counselors and explaining their role, and on recognizing personal mental health attributes such as emotions, triggers, and strategies for regulation.

How does the curriculum address emotional regulation in Lesson 2?

Lesson 2 expands emotional and interpersonal vocabulary to support effective communication, including perspective-taking and empathy for others.

Which lessons cover bullying prevention and conflict resolution?

Lesson 6 addresses conflict resolution and bullying prevention, and Lesson 7 includes self-efficacy/self-esteem along with bullying prevention through intervention or requesting help.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by gewufjwa