School Social Work

The school social worker:

• Provides social work counseling to students and parents.

• Provides specialized services such as crisis intervention and risk assessments.

• Facilitates and supports social emotional learning opportunities for students.

• Uses community resources and serves as a liaison between school, families and agencies..

• Attends PPT and 504 meetings to develop and implement I.E.P goals and objectives, behavior plans, etc., to meet the social, emotional, behavioral and adaptive functioning needs of students.

• Collects and analyzes data to ensure that goals are met and crafts appropriate interventions that will assist students in their overall functioning.

• Provides staff consultation to implement strategies that promote student learning, such as behavior modifications and differentiated instruction.

• Participates in professional development opportunities to keep on the forefront of scientific supported data to best support the social, emotional and behavioral needs of students.