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school social worker
A professional who aids students with behavioral, mental, emotional or physical problems. Responsibilities include:
- Counsels students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical handicap or condition indicates need for assistance.
- Consults with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems and effect solutions.
- Arranges for medical, psychiatric, and other tests and examinations that may disclose causes of difficulties and indicate remedial measures.
- Attempts to alter attitudes and behavior of parents and teachers that cause or aggravate problems.
- Recommends change of class or school, special tutoring, or other treatment to effect remedy.
- Serves as liaison between student, home, school, and community resources, such as family service agencies, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and clergy members.
- Serves as consultant to school personnel regarding students or situations which are not referred for direct service.
- May lead group counseling sessions to enhance social development of individual members and provide peer support in areas such as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
- Usually required to have knowledge and skill in casework methods acquired through degree program at school of social work and certification by state department of education.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Carreras profesionales
- Categoría: Títulos ocupacionales
- Company: U.S. DOL
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- Jason F
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(United States of America)