School Social Workers

Students:

• Providing crisis intervention.

• Developing intervention strategies to increase academic success.

• Assisting with conflict resolution and anger management.

• Helping the child develop appropriate social interaction skills.

• Assisting the child in understanding and accepting self and others.

Parents/Families:

• Interviewing the family to assess problems affecting the child's educational adjustment.

• Working with parents to facilitate their support in their children's school adjustment.

• Alleviating family stress to enable the child to function more effectively in school &community.

• Assisting parents to access programs available to students with special needs.

• Assisting parents in accessing and utilizing school and community resources.

School Personnel:

• Providing staff with essential information to better understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) affecting a student’s performance and behavior.

• Assessing students with mental health concerns.

• Developing staff in-service training programs.

• Assisting teachers with behavior management.

• Providing direct support to staff.

School-Community Liaison:

• Obtaining and coordinating community resources to meet students' needs.

• Helping school districts receive adequate support from social and mental health agencies.

• Advocating for new and improved community/school services to meet the needs of students and families in CSA/FAPT.

• Helping the system respond effectively to each child's needs.

 District Services:

• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs for exceptional children.

•  Developing alternative programs for dropouts, truants, delinquents, etc.

• Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.

• Providing consultation regarding school law and school policy including IDEA and Section 504.

• Providing case management for students and families requiring various resources in CSA/FAPT.