Agency Project

Bladen County Schools

Charlotte Chestnutt
 Bladen County Schools Need

Recourses
 Mental health Support*
 School Social Workers
 One on one attention
 What

Peer Support Group

 Adding a school resource
 Peer support
 Topic based on need
 Inter-professional collaboration
 Activities- “Miss. Tori’s Worry Box”
 Who

Bladenboro Middle School

 Middle school age changes
 Staff and student participation
 Respect

Survey
 25 students
 Student referrals via Google Drive
 Questions to target population
 Anxiety, loneliness, confidence, relationships

Parent/Guardian permission letter

 Total students – 10
 Topic Need

Survey Results
 70% anxiety*
 Stress
 Relationships
 Suicide
 Confidence
 When…Where

When
 Tuesday at 2:00
 6 weeks or indefinitely
 Additional survey to record results

Where
 Bladenboro Middle School Campus
 Art room
 Why

Peer Support Group Statement:

 To give students an outlet for peer support; with
purpose to eliminate educational barriers through
psychological and emotional support.
 Progress Thus Far…

 Positive student engagement and participation

 Openness in “worry box”
 Students overall perception appears positive
 Research

Peer Support Group

 Survey population data via Excel
 Activities for topic of the day
 Follow-up progress data
 Competencies Used

Competences: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 4.2, 4.3,
6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
 Survey

 file:///Users/ToriChestnutt/Desktop/Student%20N
eeds%20Survey.htm
Permission Letter