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 Children should be Seen and Heard and Believed!
School Social Work School Social Workers help students: -
Achieve maximum academic benefit from their educational opportunities -
Understand themselves and others -
Develop self-control and take responsibility for their actions -
Cope with Stress -
Develop decision-making skills School Social Workers help parents: -
Participate effectively in their child's education -
Better understand and meet their children's social and emotional needs -
Better understand and utilize school and community resources School Social Workers help schools: -
Understand factors that affect student's abilities to allow for maximum use of their school experience -
Access community resources -
Improve school climate through development of school policies and a wide range of prevention and intervention programs School Social Workers help communities: -
Understand school policies, programs, and practices -
Minimize environmental factors which inhibit learning -
Develop resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families Contributed by Illinois Association of School Social Workers (IASSW)
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