The scope of responsibilities and involvement of the school social worker is broad:
- Prevention and intervention services (strengthening school systems, fostering healthy climates)
- Assessments (special education evaluations, functional behavior, manifestation determinations, behavior interventions, mental health)
- Counselling services (individual, group, and family counselling; alcohol and drug counselling)
- Consultation (classroom observations, teacher consultations, case conferences, consultation with administration on program needs)
- Parent and community liaison (home-school-community liaison, engaging community in student success, home visits)
- Reducing violence (child abuse recognition and reporting, crisis intervention, peer mediation, anger management, bully proofing)
- Referrals and Collaboration (linking students to community resources, collaborating with outside agencies)
- Assuring compliance with federal mandates (504 staffing, IDEA compliance; Medicaid documentation)
- School involvement (classroom presentations, school-wide assembly presentations, participation in school committees)
- Training (social skills training, parenting skills, staff in-service, parent-teacher organization training)