Social Work Services

The School Social Worker helps parents, students, and school staff to identify needs that interfere with learning and by ensuring these needs are met. A School Social Worker works with general and special education students along with their families to resolve social, emotional, and behavioral problems.  This work is done through assessment, consultation with school staff, and community providers, through the development and implementation of behavior management plans, and providing indirect and direct services. The School Social Worker helps to bridge school, home, and community to help students be as successful as possible.

1:1 Meetings: The School Social Worker meets one-on-one with individual students to work on any problems students may be having including peer relationships, behavior problems, problems in the community, at home, or in school. Social Workers help students to develop social skills, coping strategies, and to find positive solutions.

Groups: The School Social Worker facilitates various groups to address student needs. Some examples include social skills, conflict resolution, and coping skills. Other specific groups are created as needed.

Resources: In addition, the School Social Worker can also help connect students and families with community resources. Please take a look at the district’s school social work website for more information on resources: https://sites.google.com/rsu35.org/marshwoodsocialwork/home

Confidentiality- Information students share with the school social worker is confidential. The student’s right to privacy is guarded as much as permitted by law, ethics, and school policy. The school social worker is obligated to break confidentiality when there is potential harm to the student or others, concern of neglect or abuse, or a court of law that requires testimony or student records.