School Social Workers help students: achieve maximum benefit from their educational opportunities, understand themselves and others, improve interpersonal relationships, cope with stress, and develop decision making skills.
School Social Workers help parents: participate effectively in their children's education, understand and meet their children's social and emotional needs, understand programs available to students with special needs, and utilize school and community resources effectively.
School Social Workers help schools: understand factors (cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.) that affect students' abilities to make maximum use of their school experience, utilize their resources in meeting the educational, social and emotional needs of students, and promote a safe school environment.
School Social Workers help communities: understand school policies, programs, and practices, minimize those environmental factors, which inhibit learning, and develop resources to adequately meet the needs of students and families.