A School Social Worker's Role & Formal Education
They're Not Found in Every State Not every state employs school social workers. States that do use social workers in schools also differ where some districts employ social workers from an outside agency while other districts employ them as district employees. Their Roles and Responsibilities Vary from District to District Some districts use school social workers (SSW) as resource liaisons, finding resources for the disadvantaged students. Other districts use them in a more holistic, more progressive, and more clinical way, as they are given the responsibility to oversee the mental health of the students on their caseload (SPED students) and even the general education population via MTSS/PBIS alongside the school counselor. During SPED initials some districts allow the school social worker to perform a variety of SEL and adaptive and behavior assessments (BASC-3, Vineland, ABAS, Conner's, SDQ, SSIS etc.). This latter approach uses the school social worker as more than a...