Social Work and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

The AELPCS Social Work Program aims to maximize the social-emotional well-being and access to learning for students and families. We do this by engaging in child and relationship-centered best practices, providing developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed support for students, families, and school staff, and by strengthening the connection between the school and community.

Specifically, we:

• Help students build social and coping skills such as taking turns, sharing, and calming down when upset.

• Provide counseling services to help students cope with challenging life situations

• Provide referrals and support accessing community resources including, but not limited, to: food, clothing, housing, health/mental health services, supporting families who have experienced a loss of or unstable housing, and partnering with families who have attendance challenges

• Work with teaching teams to create intervention plans for students with growing social, emotional and behavioral skills

• Support staff wellbeing

You can find your campus social worker here.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants (ECMHC) serve AppleTree schools by working with school principals, coaches, and teaching staff to build their capacity and grow their skills to understand, prevent, and respond to the behavioral health needs of students.