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SOCIAL WORK SERVICES
School social workers serve as a link between the home, school, and community. They work to ensure that students remain in school and graduate, reach their fullest academic potential, and grow socially and emotionally. As part of the educational team, social workers support students’ thriving in schools and in life by removing barriers that interfere with their performance.
School social work coordinated services that are provided to assist students reach their fullest potential include, but are not limited to:
Schools
- School Needs Assessment
- Mental Health Wraparound support
- RTI/SST/IEP Consultation/Participation
- Teacher & Staff Workshops Training
- Crisis Intervention
Students
- Individual & Group Counseling
- Risk Assessment Services
- Crisis & Grief Counseling Services
- Home Visits
- Attendance Monitoring & Support
Parents/Guardians
- Coordinate Delivery of Child-Welfare Services
- Homeless Education Support
- Resource Referrals
- Medical
- Mental Health
- Economic Aid
Community
- Program Development
- Community Partnerships
- Wraparound Planning
- Identify and Mobilize Resources
- Identify & Foster Protective Factors
Students may be referred for problems and concerns that affect their academic achievement and social-emotional wellbeing. Parents, legal guardians, school personnel or others familiar with the student may refer to the school social worker; or a student may refer themselves.
School social workers are available to support students and families through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Click on your school cluster to access more information:
View the list of social worker school assignments.
Please click on the links below to learn more about:
- Atlanta Public Schools Department of Social Work Services
- Resources in your Community
- Grief and Loss Support
- Social Work Internship Program
- Helping Familes Cope with Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Child Traumatic Stress Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents
- Mental Health First Aid Flier
For more information contact :
Dr. Jacquelyn AnthonySocial Work Coordinator
130 Trinity Avenue, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: 404-802-2247