Bristol Eastern High School

What Do School Counselors Do?

Personal/Social/Emotional Counseling

• Individual and Small Group Counseling
• Address topics such as Healthy Relationships, Physical and Sexual Abuse, Peer Pressure, Conflict Resolution, Substance Use
• Assist with difficult family situations and maintaining success in school
• Collaborate with community resources and mental health professionals, coordinate care services, make referrals 
• Stress Management and Crisis Support
• Provide brief, solution focused counseling and coping skills development  
• Safety and Support Plans

Academic Counseling and Development

• Assist students with creating a four-year high school program that is relevant to student's strengths, interests, abilities, and post-high school plans
• Counsel students experiencing academic challenges and developing strategies for improvement, as well as collaboration and referrals to available academic resources at BEHS
• Assist students with the development of executive functioning skills-organization, study skills, problem solving, time management, prioritizing
• Credit Evaluations/Reviews with all students
• Collaborate with school teams to provide appropriate educational programming for all students

Career/College Development 

• Career explorations and development activities implemented in small groups, classrooms and individually, ie: career interest inventories, aptitude assessments, and career exploration resources, etc.
• Help students understand the connection between school and the world of work 
• Workshops offered for resume building, college essay support, college searching and the application process
• Junior and Senior Planning Presentations in classrooms   
• Coordinate College/Career/Post-Grad Planning Nights and financial aid programs in the evening for parents    
• Direct students to a variety of available resources about colleges and careers
• Provide college representative visits, college tours, career/trade technical school information sessions 
• Provide job shadowing, internship and job opportunities for students