School Social Work
Vision:
The FCS Social Work Department Serves as the liaison between students, families, schools, and the community to provide all students access to resources and interventions that promote student attendance, academic achievement, and personal growth of the whole child.
Mission:
Utilizing the Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, we will provide differentiated resources, interventions, and supports to meet the academic, social and emotional, and behavioral needs of all students.
Services of School Social Workers rendered include, but are not limited to:
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Crisis Intervention
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Check In/Check Out Student Support
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Check and Connect Student Support
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Collaboration with Community Partners
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Individual Attendance Case Management
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Intensive Attendance Intervention
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Individual Student Support
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Small Group Programming
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Student/Parent Information Events
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Referrals to Mental Health
Why It Matters:
Our School Social Workers are committed to creating a positive and nurturing school environment. By addressing students' emotional and social needs, social workers ensure the well-being of the whole child. They conduct needs assessment and help remove barriers that impede student’s academic success and personal growth. Their work ensures that every student has access to the support they need to thrive both in and out of the classroom.
Attendance Improvement Programs
School Social Workers enforce the Georgia Compulsory Attendance Law and provide attendance resources to help support students and parents that include, but are not limited to:
- Providing mentors to students with attendance concerns through the Truancy Intervention Project's (TIP) Early Intervention Program
- Providing a parent training opportunity geared toward increasing parental awareness of the impact absences have on student achievement through the Attendance Intervention Module (AIM)
- Implementing School-Wide Attendance Programs (SWAP) that creatively foster and award good attendance.
Resources
Youth at Risk of Suicide
- American Foundation for Suicide
- American Association of Suicidology
- Georgia Crisis & Access Line
- Screening for Mental Health
Legal Matters