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:
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Home visits - outreach to parents and families
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Individual, group, and family counseling
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Crisis Prevention & Intervention
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Social-developmental assessments
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Parent education & training
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Collaboration with other pupil services professionals and community agencies
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Information and referral
School social workers help students to:
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Improve attendance
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Remain in school and graduate
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Cope with crisis situations
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Learn problem-solving and decision-making skills
School social workers support parents and families to:
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Participate more fully in their children's education
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Use school and community resources more effectively
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Identify and meet their children's social and emotional needs
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Access programs available to students with special needs
School social workers help educators to:
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Develop and implement plans to enhance students' school success
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Collaborate with community agencies and organizations
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Coordinate services for individual families
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Identify and report child abuse and neglect situations
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Obtain community resources to meet students' needs