Carrie Hodges, School Counselor

About Your School Counselor

Hello. I am the school counselor at Bethel Manor Elementary school.

I provide a developmentally-based comprehensive school counseling program to students in grades K-5. The counseling and guidance services that I provide include: classroom guidance lessons, group counseling, individual counseling, crisis counseling, consultation with teachers, parents, and outside agencies, Student Assistance Plan case management, and mentoring program coordination.

Classroom Guidance Lessons

Bully Prevention

· Pro-social Skills

· Conflict Resolution

· Family Life Education (K-3)

· Career Development

· Character Education (i.e. acceptance, respect, kindness, empathy)

· Personal Safety

· School Success Strategies

Group Counseling

· Lunch Bunch (Deployment Group)

The Lunch Bunch Group is a group that was created to offer support for students whose parent or stepparent is away for one month or longer. During the group meetings the students eat lunch, share feelings and ideas, and complete activities. It is an opportunity for children to feel connected to others who are experiencing similar occurrences in their lives.

· New Student Group

New students are offered the opportunity to attend a new student group. This brief group allows new students to become acquainted with other new students and the school counselor. The goal of the group is to assist students with their transition to BMES.

· Anger Management

Anger Management groups are offered to assist students in developing anger control skills. Through a series of activities, the students learn the following; anger is an emotion, safe ways of expressing anger, methods to identify anger-provoking situations.

· Academic Success Group

The Academic Success Group is a group created to help and encourage students to achieve in school. The students learn such things as test taking strategies, organization skills, and positive attitude development.

· Children of Divorce Group

The Children of Divorce Group is a group that offers support to students who have experienced parental separation or divorce.

· Friendship Group

The Friendship Group is a group that focuses on assisting students in developing social interaction skills, maintaining peer relationships, and making friends.

Mentoring program

Bethel Manor Elementary School offers students the opportunity to be part of a mentoring program that pairs the students with a mentor from Langley Air Force Base. The mentors work with students individually, in small groups, and with classes to help students in math, reading, and other academic areas.

Interesting Websites

www.ed.gov (US Dept. of Education)

www.familyeducation.com/home (Parenting tips, Homework help)

www.schoolcounselor.org (American School Counselor Association)