School Social Worker

  • School Social Workers serve as a link between home, school, and community. School social work is a specialized area of practice within the broad field of the social work profession. School social workers bring unique knowledge and skills to the school system and the educational support team. In particular, school social workers are trained in mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral supports, academic and classroom interventions. Through on-going consultation, school social workers assist classroom teachers, parents, and administrators in identifying potential barriers to students’ academic success and social/emotional well-being. School social workers provide support through crisis intervention, individual or group counseling that may address a variety of concerns, including:
    • Developing positive peer relationships
    • Mediating conflicts
    • Improving social skills
    • Learning problem-solving, decision-making, and coping skills
    • Developing strategies to increase academic success
    • Providing crisis intervention
    • Managing stress
    • Identifying symptoms of depression, anxiety, and reactions to loss or trauma
    School social workers are well-versed in the numerous resources available in the community and are able to link families with appropriate agencies and service providers.

School Psychologist

  • The School Psychologist works with students to:
    • Provide counseling, instruction, and mentoring for those struggling with social, emotional, and behavioral problems
    • Increase achievement by assessing barriers to learning and determining the best instructional strategies to improve learning
    • Promote wellness and resilience by reinforcing communication and social skills, problem solving, anger management, self-regulation, self-determination, and optimism
    The School Psychologist works with students and their families to:
    • Identify and address learning and behavior problems that interfere with school success
    • Support students' social, emotional, and behavioral health
    • Teach parenting skills and enhance home–school collaboration
    • Make referrals and help coordinate community support services
    The School Psychologist works with teachers to:
    • Identify and resolve academic barriers to learning
    • Design and implement student progress monitoring systems
    • Design and implement academic and behavioral interventions
    • Create positive classroom environments
    • Motivate all students to engage in learning

Speech & Language Pathologist

  • The Speech and Language Pathologist works with the educational team to identify students with communication disabilities that adversely impact the student in the educational environment. The Speech and Language Pathologist develops and implements appropriate Individual Education Programs according to IDEA, collaborates with others, including parents, to communicate information, provides training to assist in generalization of skills in other environments, provides appropriate communication technologies when appropriate, and collects data to ensure compliance with established guidelines and legal requirements.