How Do Students Perceive Their Self-Management & Relationship Skills Following Participation in a Tier 2 Social Pragmatics Group?

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• Kaitlin McGrealFollow

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Description

Social-emotional interventions are widely implemented in middle schools to support students’ development of self-management and relationship skills. However, there is limited research on students’ own perceptions of their skill use following participation in these interventions. This study explores how 8th grade students perceive their use of self-management and relationship skills after participating in a Tier 2 social pragmatic counseling group. Using a mixed-methods approach, data will be gathered through a Likert-scale survey measuring frequency of skill use, along with open-ended questions to capture perspectives.The findings aim to provide insight into how students perceive and apply SEL skills in real-world scenarios. By centering student voice, this study seeks to contribute to existing literature on SEL by offering an understanding of the meaningfulness of Tier 2 interventions in the middle school setting.

Publication Date

4-30-2026

Keywords

Student perception, SEL skills, Tier 2 small group counseling

Recommended Citation

McGreal, Kaitlin, "How Do Students Perceive Their Self-Management & Relationship Skills Following Participation in a Tier 2 Social Pragmatics Group?" (2026). RCAC 2026 Posters. 26.
https://scholarworks.merrimack.edu/rcac_2026_posters/26