Social Workers/ Counselors

School Social Workers at USD 290 help...

ALL STUDENTS

  • Build positive relationships

  • Manage their own mental health

  • Cope with stress

  • Utilize appropriate social skills

  • Small group intervention

FAMILIES

  • Connect with community resources

  • To be active participants in their child’s education

  • Connect with community resources to assist with homelessness

  • Communicate and coordinate services with outside agencies

  • Understand how social/emotional issues impacts academics

  • By being an advocate for your child

SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

  • Providing special educational services for students through individual or group interventions

  • Assess social/emotional needs and collaborate with IEP teams to put student supports in place

OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY

  • Crisis management

  • Build relationships between the school, family, and community

  • Collaborate with teachers