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Receives social work related referrals from building based staff and intervenes utilizing school and community resources.
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Monitors attendance records for schools; follows up with calls, letters, conferences, and home visits.
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Works in collaboration with teachers, administrators, and related service personnel to meet student needs; consults with school personnel to identify at-risk students; works with parents and families to collaborate on student needs for referral to community resources.
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Maintains and provides follow up documentation to referral sources on status/outcome of referral by using activity logs and emails; maintains accurate records.
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Accesses and links community resources to students, families, and the school in response to identified needs; works in collaboration with other agencies and professionals serving children.
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Stays abreast of available community resources, community programs and community resource guides and shares information with all schools.
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Provides parent education and training regarding issues as they pertain to their child.
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Attends or submits reports to case conference committees; assists in developing positive behavior intervention strategies.
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Consults with school staff and parents regarding strategies for helping students cope with personal and social concerns and assists in crisis situations.
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Model strategies for and assist with classroom management practices for working with students with mental health/ behavioral challenges.
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Provides brief individual and group counseling to students and families who need help with personal concerns or development problems; completes risk-assessments with students in crisis/ threat to themselves or others.
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Coordinates referrals to school-based mental health services; links students to mental health services in their schools or the community.
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Provides professional development to building staff regarding trauma, child abuse/ neglect reporting, suicide prevention, McKinney-Vento Act and other social services.
- Other reasonable duties as assigned by administration.