School Social Worker

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There are a range of problems a School Social Worker will address. The needs of a student are vast. On any given day some challenges can include working with a student on their behavior both in the classroom and during non-academic periods (breakfast, lunch, gym, buses, after school programs) and helping to identify triggers and solutions to better deal with these issues. Also, having therapeutic sessions to discuss any possible outside triggers with family or peers that may be influencing mood or behavior with the individual. The social worker will assess any needs, academic or otherwise, that might be required and advocate to get these changes implemented on a student’s IEP (Individualized Educational Plan). A school social worker will aid …show more content…

Also, “Most states have mandatory school attendance laws. Many school districts require the school social worker to refer students who have excessive absences to a truancy court. When a student has extended or excessive absences, the school social worker should meet with the student and his or her parents to determine the cause of the absences. Where the circumstances dictate, the social worker must refer the matter to the appropriate court. Once the court referral is made, the social worker usually has the responsibility of attending court hearings and providing the student’s attendance and school records to the judge. After a student has been referred to court, the school social worker monitors student attendance through daily teacher sign-in sheets. These sign-in sheets are given to the court to verify that the student attended each class period every day” (Openshaw, 2007). Some other community issues can also include providing a reference for the family members for therapy and related services or even such things as assisting parents in obtaining food or funding from programs if …show more content…

E., Tice, C. J., & Long, D. D., 2019). Some social movements associated with this field are The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, the Early Intervention for Handicapped Infants and Toddlers, Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990), the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) and most recently the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Flexibility

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