Social Work Services

Social work services are available to any student and/or family in need throughout the USD 290 school district. Services available are as follows:

Provide direct services to identified students and families

• Provide early intervention in problem situations to facilitate conflict resolution and to prevent development of more serious difficulties.
• Provide assistance in communicating identified student and/or parent's concerns to the school and the school's concerns to the student/or parent, while enabling families to convey their concerns to the school to promote open lines of communication.
• Provide assistance for family and school in effective utilization of community resources; and assist parents in locating and acquiring additional services.

Provide for effective school and community cooperation by serving as a liaison between the school and existing community agencies

• Increase communication between schools and SRS as well as other community agencies including mental health, county health department, law enforcement, and court services.
• Refer students, parents or family to community agencies and appropriate community resources as needed.
• Provide the school with essential information about a child's background (life-situation) so the school can better understand and teach the child.
• Provide consultation to school personnel, members of school boards, and representatives of the community to promote understanding and the effective utilization of school social work services.

The district social worker may be contacted through the USD 290 District office at 229-8010, ext. 1011.