School Social Worker Carrie Head, MSW LCSW Kristy Starnes, BSW - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School Social Worker Carrie Head, MSW LCSW Kristy Starnes, BSW Jaimi Jones, BSW

This Image was taken from the johnston county schools’ website: https://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/district/central_services/student_services/school_social_workers

School Social Workers Assess and Address Children and Families Needs ฀ Holistic Approach-Meeting children’s Basic Needs at school and at home ฀ Linkage and Referrals to local Agencies and resources ฀ Social Developmental History and Behavioral Assessments ฀ Networking within the community to assess resource deficits-and working to fill them

Attendance is Important! Teaching Good Attendance ● Habits Early Familiarizing Parents ● with Alexander Co. School’s Attendance Policies Working with Truant ● Children and their Parents to Improve Attendance Facilitating Teacher ● Parent Conferences to This image was taken from the Benicia Review School High School Website: http://bhs.beniciaunified.org/our-school Performance /attendance

Direct Services/Service Delivery ● Students ● Parents/Families ● School Staff

Advocacy ● Respond to the needs of students, families, and school systems ● McKinney-Vento, Ieps, 504s, attendance related issues, etc.

Stakeholders ★ School System ○ Students & families ○ Consultation and Community ○ CCPT ○ DSS ○ collaboration Churches ○ Mental Health Providers ○ Law Enforcement ○ On behalf of students and their families

Program Planning, Attendance Initiatives ★ Clothes Closet ★ implementation, Staff training ★ (poverty, behavior, mental health, toxic and Evaluation stress, etc.) Promote student and family success

School Social Workers’ Schools and Schedules Carrie Head-Taylorsville Elementary School: Tues. Wed. PM, Fri. Wittenburg Elementary School: Mon., Wed. AM, Thurs. Work Cell Phone 828-502-3018 Kristy Starnes- Ellendale Elementary: Tues., Wed. AM , Thurs. Sugarloaf Elementary School: Mon., Wed. PM, Fri. Work Cell Phone 828-502-3113 Jaimi Jones-Hiddenite Elementary School: Tues., Thurs. PM, Fri Stony Point Elementary School: Mon., Wed., Thurs. AM, Work Cell Phone 828-502-3056