What Does A School Social Worker Do?
 | School Social Workers’ main responsibilities are to provide help to students who are having difficulties in school due to attendance, economic, health, emotional, and/or family problems. These difficulties may include behavior problems, academic failure, underachievement, and substance abuse. |
| The School Social Worker enforces the Georgia Compulsory School Attendance Law. |
| Additionally, School Social Workers provide the following services: Crisis Intervention, referrals to community agencies, counseling groups, participation in the student support team process, program development, home visits, and involvement with community agencies and boards. |
Who
Are We?
| We are the liaison between school, home and community. We have a high level of expertise in family dynamics, child development, systems theory and clinical knowledge. We are assigned to and visit several schools. There is a social worker assigned to each school in Cobb County. |
| School Social Workers have a Masters Degree in Social Work and certification issued through the Georgia Department of Education. A few of the School Social Workers are bi-lingual. Several of the current School Social Workers are licensed by the State Board and are Licensed Clinical Social Workers. |
What
Do We Do For Teachers?
| We provide consultation and strategies for classroom management. |
| We support and encourage the building of successful partnerships between parents and teachers. |
| We participate in student support teams. |
| We provide education in cultural diversity. |
What Do We Do For Parents?
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We assist them in negotiating through the school system |
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We educate and empower parents |
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We provide referrals to community agencies |
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We provide resources to assist with any family in need |
What
Do We Do For Students?
| We provide crisis intervention |
| We conduct groups |
| We talk with students on an individual basis regarding any concern and/or need they are experiencing |
| We provide mediation |