Role of School Social Worker

As your school social worker:

• I will be working alongside students, parents, teachers, administration, school counselor, and other supportive staff to deliver individualized social support services.

Some of the services I provide include:

• Assessing your student’s overall well-being, including any potential mental health needs.

• Communication and consultation with you and your family, your student’s teachers, and other support services for monitoring your student’s progress.

• Identifying barriers that may be hindering your student’s education and/or connecting you and your family with community resources to ensure basic needs like food, shelter and clothing are being met.

• Providing individual and group counseling services.

• Psycho-education for parents and teachers

Case manager responsibilities are as follows:

• coordinate the development, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the Individual Education Plan

• ensure the implementation, design, and evaluation of strategies addressing academic and behavioral difficulties

• facilitate communication between home and school, especially in regards to the annual review and reevaluation process

• shall be knowledgeable about the student's educational needs, interests and program

• knowledgeable about special education and procedural safeguards

• responsible for transition planning