School Social Workers serve as a link between home, school and the community. As members of the educational support team, we promote and support student’s academic and social success by providing services that include:

•  Collaboration with community agencies on behalf of students and their families
•  Provide information and referral to community agencies and private therapists
•  Participation in prevention program: violence prevention, conflict resolution, peer   mediation
•  Crisis intervention
•  Individual and group counseling
•  Social skill building
•  Assisting in the development of behavior intervention strategies
•  Parent education
• Teacher consultation

School Social Workers help students to:

•  Improve interpersonal relationships
• Cope with crisis situations
• Develop self-discipline
• Learn problems-solving and decision-making skills
• Resolve conflicts without violence
• Improve attendance
• Build self-esteem
• Maximize educational opportunities
• Increase academic success
• Remain in school and graduate

School Social Workers support parents and families to:

• Participate more fully in their children’s education
• Identify and meet their children’s social and emotional needs
• Use school and community resources more effectively

For further information please contact: Amy Orr, LMSW at 341-2445

Elementary School Social Worker