The Social Workers help students and families make the best use of available opportunities and resources to develop their full potential by providing:
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Family/student needs assessments
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Encourage school attendance and parental involvement
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Home visits
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Safe, caring and drug-free schools/
drug-free home promotion
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Culturally competent services
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Services for homeless students/families
- Individual and group counseling
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Crisis intervention services
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Participation in the development of behavioral
modification plans
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Provide short/long-term case management services to
individual students/short-term management for families
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Referrals to community agencies/coordination of services
with community agencies
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Report suspected child abuse/neglect
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Provide support/training to teachers
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Assist families with interpretation of
school policies/procedures
- Liaison between school/family/community