School Social Work

School social workers help students, parents, schools, and communities.

School Social Workers help students:

achieve maximum academic benefit from their educational opportunities

understand themselves and others

develop self-control and take responsibility for their actions

cope with stress

develop decision-making skills

School Social Workers help parents:

participate effectively in theirs children's education

better understand and meet their children's social and emotional needs

better understand and utilize school and community resources

School Social Workers help schools:

understand factors that affect students abilities to allow for maximum use of their school experience

access community resources

improve school climate through development of school policies and a wide range of prevention and intervention programs

School Social Workers help communities:

understand school policies, programs and practices

minimize environmental factors which inhibit learning

develop resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families

Contributed by Illinois Association of School Social Workers (IASSW)