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What We Do

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The Beaumont Unified School District offers many mental health and wellness services to meet the needs of every student. This includes everything from preventing issue early on to offering school counseling, and behavioral therapy. If necessary, we even will connect students to outside medical care.

Our main focus is to help students feel safe, connected, and able to succeed in life and school. Below is a few ways we do this:

Prevention & Wellness
Wellness Spaces • Classroom activities • Student Support Specialists/Certified Wellness Coaches • Support groups • Social-emotional support.
 
School Counseling
School Counselors work closely with students, families, and staff. This work includes support with:
  • School planning, organization, and setting goals
  • School adjustment and transitions
  • Relationships and conflict resolution
  • Social-emotional skill development
  • Coping skills and stress management
  • Attendance and engagement
  • Brief, solution-focused individual counseling
  • Small-group counseling and support
  • College and career exploration and planning
  • Graduation and postsecondary planning
  • Connecting with school and community resources
  • Identifying when they may benefit from additional behavioral health services
Behavioral Health Services
Assessment • Individual therapy • Group therapy • Family support • Care coordination • Case management.
 
Specialty Mental Health Services
Speciality mental health services are available for eligible students requiring a higher level of behavioral health support through the District's partnership with Riverside University Health System – Behavioral Health. Services are individualized based on each student's needs and may include:
  • Mental health assessment
  • Individual therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Family therapy and family support
  • Care coordination
  • Case management
  • Rehabilitation and skill-building services
  • Collaboration with families, school staff, and other providers
  • Connection to additional behavioral health services when needed
 
Services are provided as part of an individualized treatment plan developed with the student and family. Students may be considered for Specialty Mental Health Services when they:
  • Are enrolled in Medi-Cal
  • Have emotional, behavioral, or mental health concerns that may benefit from Specialty Mental Health Services
  • Meet applicable eligibility and medical necessity requirements

District Office Team

The Beaumont Unified School District employs 31 School Counselors, 17 Psychologists, 11 Student Support Specialists, 7 Behavioral Health Therapists, 6 ERMHS Licensed Therapists, 2 Board-certified Behavioral Analysts, 5 School Counselor Interns, three Master of Social Work Interns, and numerous other highly trained professionals.
 
Behavioral Health Coordinator 
Dr. Hillary May, DMFT, LPCC#16128, AMFT #142922, LEP #4748
 
The Behavioral Health Coordinator leads and manages the District's behavioral health and wellness programs. They help Behavioral Health Therapists and Student Support Specialists, and they also manage school partnerships and medical networks so families can get the exact help they need.
Counseling Coordinator 
Christina Lynch, LCSW #26187
 
The Counseling Coordinator leads and supports the District's entire school counseling program. They work closely with school counselors and principals to help students in the classroom, grow emotionally, and prepare for college and their future job. They also train the counseling team, create new school programs, and run District projects focused on student's wellbeing.
 
Visit the staff page for a complete list of our team members.

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