Student Support and Services - Columbia Heights Educational Campus

Guidance

Students are encouraged to visit with the counselors for personal guidance and for information on grades, study help, and testing programs.  The counselors are available to discuss any home, school, or social concerns.   Counselors also help students understand their program of study, and develop their goals for the future.  Counselors are advocates.

Violence Prevention and Peer Mediation

CHEC philosophy holds that all conflicts can be handled in a peaceful manner.   As a result, peer mediation is available to the students as an alternative in resolving student to student conflicts.  This service is conducted by the counseling staff or trained student peer mediators. In some cases, mediation may be required by the school administrators, if it is observed that the conflict may affect school-wide safety.  Once the mediation takes place and the challenge is resolved all parties agree to discontinue any conversations or actions concerning the issue(s) addressed in the mediation. A written agreement is drawn up.  Failure to abide with the agreement will result in immediate suspension.

Personal Growth Center

The Bell Personal Growth Center provides a safe, structured, and nurturing counseling services for students and families who are facing personal obstacles. Our social workers and counselors help students and parents assess their social emotional needs, and match them with appropriate services.   The Personal Growth Center also conducts school-wide assessments to determine what kinds of personal problems and issues are most common among our students and families.  The Social Workers then set up meetings and group sessions to respond to these needs.  All participation in Personal Growth Center services is confidential.   Students can refer themselves, parents and staff members can also make referrals.