COUNSELING SERVICES




WELCOME TO BEN FRANKLIN
In addition to the training you receive in the Ben Franklin class you have chosen, other services are available for you here, including COUNSELING SERVICES. COUNSELING SERVICES include a variety of possibilities for you. You may want to take advantage of one, several, or ALL of these. Included are:
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION

    Available to you in your Ben Franklin Counselor's Office are many sources of information about various occupations, including:

    • The Occupational Outlook Handbook
    • The Dictionary of Occupational Titles
    • Career World Magazine
    • Image World Magazine
    • Military Career Guide
    • Pamphlets about Individual Careers

  4. COLLEGE INFORMATION

    Also available are sources of information about colleges, such as:

    • College catalogs for West Virginia colleges and universities.

    • The College Handbooks, which has addresses and information about all accredited colleges and universities in the United States.
    • The Index to Majors, which lists degree majors and what colleges offer them.
    • Scholarship information is available concerning various schools and various subjects.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.