Social Work Program

History and Accomplishments

Welcome to the CVUHSD Social Work Program home page! Please review to learn more about the various mental health resources and related services available to students. You will also find the contact information of our School Social Workers. Please read on and reach out to us!

Overview of Services

CVUHSD offers comprehensive counseling for all students which includes counseling for academics, college and career, crisis intervention, special education, substance abuse and mental health. These services are provided by CVUHSD School Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers and Social Work Student Interns. Listening to the community's voice, CVUHSD is making concerted efforts to address the social-emotional needs of students. Changes in LCAP funding have allowed for on-site services and programs. Each school site has a dedicated School Social Worker and Social Work Student Interns to provide counseling, case management and crisis intervention. See the "Social Work Student Intern Program" tab for more detailed information about the services we offer.

Meeting the Needs

The district has various referral systems in place in order to connect students to respective persons or resources of support. A tiered approach provides for early and progressive intervention within the interdisciplinary school setting. Teachers can quickly report student behavioral concerns to an administrator while Academic Counselors can refer a student with higher social-emotional needs to our school-based Wellness Centers. Student needs, presenting issues, risk level, urgency and protective factors are all evaluated through a social-emotional lens and trauma-informed triage process. Additionally, the district conducts ongoing evaluation of all services provided for mental health or social-emotional reasons. That data is analyzed to address problems, identify trends, inform decision making and improve the overall response process.

Why School Social Work?

School Social Work is a specialized practice within the overarching discipline of Social Work. The clinical knowledge, organizational skills and adaptable qualities of those in the Social Work profession, quickly and accurately help match services and supports with those in need. Social Workers in school settings, serve as vital assets, providing supports that address student’s mental and behavioral health as well as academic concerns. Often, School Social Workers are the first to identify a student who may benefit from extra services. School Social Workers intervene and support students with a variety of services from individual and group counseling to connecting students and their families to community resources. Collaboration with teachers, counselors and other school staff is another core component to the daily functions of a School Social Worker. In our Wellness Centers, School Social Workers provide that special space and supportive outlet which allows students to begin to work through their problems.

For more information about School Social Work or the Social Work profession overall, please visit the following:

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

https://www.socialworkers.org/

School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA)

https://www.sswaa.org/

Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)

https://www.bbs.ca.gov/

Community Partnerships

CVUHSD also has partnerships with outside organizations that offer counseling for victim-offender mediation, family therapy, grief and loss issues, and many other specialized services. Community-based organizations are regularly utilized when the level of need falls outside of the scope of practice that school staff can provide. The goal is for every student to receive the support and care they need to prepare for and excel in college, their career and in their personal lives.

Please contact your student's School Social Worker for more information about how to get them the support they need to thrive interpersonally and academically.

Lloyde Continuation High School

Centinela Valley Independent Studies School

Kevin C. Brown, LCSW, PPSC

School Social Worker

310-263-3179

brownk@cvuhsd.org

Leuzinger High School (2 staff members)

DaJzee Tucker, MSW, PPSC

School Social Worker

310-263-2213

tuckerd@cvuhsd.org

Corey Redeaux, MSW, PPSC