Social Work/Counseling

School social workers seek to promote a positive school culture that facilitates students’ academic, social and emotional learning and provides knowledge and access to school-based and community-based resources. 

School Social Workers provide:

• Evidence-based social, emotional and behavioral education, and individual and group counseling services. 

• Consultation with parents and school personnel to promote a collaborative approach to encourage and support the success of the students.

• Mobilizing school and community resources to enable the child to learn as effectively as possible in his or her educational program.

• Assist with conducting functional behavioral assessments and the development of positive behavioral intervention strategies.

• Implement multi-tiered programs and practices, monitor progress, evaluate service effectiveness.

• Provide innovative leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, systems coordination, and professional consultation.

Community Resource List

• This document provides a directory of local group practices, individual therapists, and township resources offering mental health, counseling, and crisis services to District 64 families, including contact information and telehealth availability

These presentations outline District 64's multi-tiered Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) framework, detailing whole-class strategies (Tier 1), targeted small-group supports and behavior tracking (Tier 2), individual interventions (Tier 3), and specialized social worker services. 

• Gen Ed Tier 1

• Gen Ed Tier 2

• Gen Ed Tier 3

• Social Work Interventions

Behavioral Intervention Resources

• PBIS World Behavior Support Tools

• Intervention Central: Behavioral Interventions