School Social Work Services

School Social Work Services
School social workers are the link between home, school, and community. As employees of this school district and members of the educational team, we promote and support students' academic and social success by providing specialized services that include:

Home visits - outreach to parents and families
Individual, group, and family counseling
Crisis Prevention & Intervention
Social-developmental assessments
Parent education & training
Collaboration with other pupil services professionals and community agencies
Information and referral

School social workers help students to:

Improve attendance
Remain in school and graduate
Cope with crisis situations
Learn problem-solving and decision-making skills

School social workers support parents and families to:

Participate more fully in their children's education
Use school and community resources more effectively
Identify and meet their children's social and emotional needs
Access programs available to students with special needs

School social workers help educators to:

Develop and implement plans to enhance students' school success
Collaborate with community agencies and organizations
Coordinate services for individual families
Identify and report child abuse and neglect situations
Obtain community resources to meet students' needs