Purpose:
- Provision of professional social
work services to BMS students and their families
- Consultation to staff and
administrators
Caseload
The social worker is a member of
the Special Education Team. Social work service is prioritized as
follows:
- Special education students with social work in
their IEP
-
Special
education and non-special education students who need crisis
intervention
- Non-special
education students who need individual or group counseling
Scope of Services
- Individual
and group counseling to deal with issues such as peer relationships,
family dynamics and social skills
-
Crisis intervention and assessments for possible
abuse/neglect, potential for violence and suicidal ideation
-
Psychosocial assessments for Pupil Evaluation
Team meetings and other staff in need of a comprehensive evaluation of a
student
-
Home visits in order to
facilitate communication between home and school
-
Coordination of services between school and outside
agencies
-
Participation on a
multi-disciplinary Student Assistance Team for review of non-special
education cases
-
Coordination of
suspension reentry interviews with students and parents
-
Member of a multi-disciplinary crisis management
team as needed
Referrals
Referrals to Social Work may come
from staff, parents and students themselves. Mrs. Curley is a
full-time staff person at BMS and can be reached by calling 443-8270
x420 or by email (kcurley@rsu1.org).