Counseling & Social Work Services

Our Counseling and Social Work Services Team consists of highly trained, skilled professional counselors and social workers who bring a wealth of knowledge around child development, relationships, and mental wellness to ensure our schools are built for all students we serve.

Social Workers and Counselors are adept at meeting a variety of needs of students and families. We know this year, the needs for emotional support and concrete needs will be different from prior years. Our department will continue to assess and respond to these needs, designing our interventions accordingly.

Individual Counseling: School counselors and social workers respond to staff referrals and support individual students around discipline, attendance, social/emotional, and academic concerns. School counselors identify issues that affect a student's performance in school and work with students to develop skills such as organization, time management, and study habits.

Crisis Management: School social workers respond to and manage student crises, contacting various agencies (e.g. Mobile Crisis) if required, report possible cases of neglect and abuse (DFCS), and refer families to outside resources when needed (e.g., counseling, wraparound services).

Family Services include outreach to families to assess problems affecting their student's educational adjustment, partnering with families to understand their student's developmental and educational needs, assisting parents to access school and community resources, and financial hardship support (uniforms, food, housing assistance, etc.). Staff Services include providing staff with essential information to better understand factors that may impact student learning and providing direct support to staff.