What do Social Workers Do?

  • Collaborate with school staff and families to ensure that all students can thrive in school and at home.

  • Help students develop problem-solving and decision-making skills.

  • Provide crisis intervention and behavior management.

  • Support teachers with classroom management strategies to promote learning in the classroom.

  • Provide parents with resources and information in community services and agencies.

  • Reinforce the Second-Step Social Emotional Learning program that is being implemented in the classrooms.

  • Provide individual and group counseling to help students develop a variety of skills such as self-control, social skills, coping skills, stress management, and conflict management.

  • Improve academic achievement by promoting student engagement, conducting assessments, implementing interventions and strategies, and monitoring student progress.

  • Support diverse learners by assessing students’ learning needs and providing culturally responsive services to students.