School Social Workers

School social workers provide an ecological approach to ensuring student success.

School social workers assist children and families by examining those factors in the home, school and/or community that are impacting a student's educational success and then assist in reducing those barriers to learning.

School social workers reduce barriers to learning such as:

• truancy
• pregnancy
• alcohol and other drug abuse
• suicide and sudden death
• child abuse and neglect
• school safety
• violence
• basic family needs
• economic factors
• behavioral difficulties
• social competencies bullying divorce mental health concerns 
• learning factors such as special education needs

Additionally, school social workers assist students in improving interpersonal relationships, coping with difficult and crisis situations, developing self-esteem and self-discipline, learning problem solving and conflict resolution skills, and developing age-appropriate social skills.