School Social Work:

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School Social Work Ensuring Student Success

• Connecting Schools, Families CommunityRemoving
  Barriers to Education
• Slide show based on documents from the School
  Social Work Association of America

Guilford County School Social Services
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School Social Work

• Is a specialized area of practice within the
  broad field of social work
• Includes assessment, crisis intervention, home
  visits, conflict resolution, individual and group
  counseling, consultation, program development,
  and coordination of school and community services

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School Social Workers

• Bring unique professional knowledge, skills and
  perspectives
• Are employed by school districts to enhance the
  academic mission
• Actively address academic barriers within the
  child, home, school, and community
• Serve as catalysts to bring people together and
  to create an environment conducive to learning

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School Social Work Services

• HELP STUDENTS
• Cope
• Access services
• Become resilient, successful learners
• Gain personal and social competencies

• SUPPORT PARENTS
• Participate in education
• Understand needs
• Access resources
• Strengthen parenting skills

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School Social Work Services

• HELP ADMINISTRATORS
• Implement prevention programs
• Ensure compliance with special education laws

• ASSIST EDUCATORS
• Work with parents
• Discover resources
• Participate in Special Education process
• Understand families and cultures

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School Social Work Services

• LINKING SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES TO
• Coordinate the delivery of education and mental
  health services
• Develop resources to adequately meet the needs of
  students and families

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School Social Work
Many children need mental health services. Many
of these students will not achieve academic
success due to social emotional, and behavioral
problems affecting school performance. School
Social Workers help these students through early
identification, prevention, intervention,
counseling and support.
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Web Resources

• National Association of Social Workers
• http//www. naswdc.org/
• School Social Work Association of America
• http//www.sswaa.org