INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
If you need to talk with a counselor about school problems; home problems; money problems; problems with friends, drugs, or alcohol abuse; loneliness; self-esteem; health problems; career planning, etc. PLEASE DO!
A counselor does not solve your problems, but helps you find solutions.
COUNSELING SERVICES COORDINATED WITH HOME SCHOOL COUNSELOR
If you wish, your Ben Franklin Counselor and your home school counselor can work together to help find solutions to your problems.
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
Available to you in your Ben Franklin Counselor's Office are many sources of information about various occupations, including:
Also available are sources of information about colleges, such as:
College catalogs for West Virginia colleges and universities.
ASSESSMENT CENTER COORDINATION
Ben Franklin's Assessment Center, located on the second floor in the Computer Room, is available to all Ben Franklin students who are interested in knowing about their own career interests and aptitudes. Students can make arrangements to use the Center either with the Assessment Center Staff or with the counselor.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SHADOWING
Students may make arrangements with the counselor to take part in the Entrepreneurship Shadowing Program. This allows students to spend a day with an Entreprenuer--or small business owner--whose business is in the field in which the student is being trained.