Rio Rancho, NM30+ days ago
Respects students' individual concerns and provides support and encouragement by emphasizing personal strengths; Provides services for parents and other family members in the following ways: Enlists support of parents and families to promote student success; Serves as advocate for parents and other family members; Promotes home/school partnerships by providing support to parents and family members through school conferences and home visits; Responds in a professional and timely manner to parent/guardian inquiries; Communicates openly with and interprets school policies to families; Participates in organizing and conducting parent training, team meetings, and conferences; Identifies and makes referrals to school district and community based service programs which are appropriate to the needs of students and their families; Consults and collaborates with school administrators and school-based professionals through following activities: Participates in multidisciplinary team planning; Interprets students' social/emotional/behavioral needs to school personnel; Participates in developing Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans and behavioral management strategies for use within the school environment; Serves as a resource for school staff on current mental health practices, emotional, social, and behavioral issues; Participates in the formulation and development of school-wide procedures and strategies for intervention with social, emotional, and behavioral issues; Provides training to staff in areas of communication, stress management, classroom management, Functional Behavioral Assessments, Behavior Intervention Plans and in the development and provision of in-service programs for schools; Participates with school staff in developing resources within the school setting which offer students emotional and moral support; Contributes to staff meetings, workshops, and other school activities. May volunteer to provide clinical educational practicum opportunities for students in Masters of Social Work program; Complies with the approved code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers and upholds and enforces school district policies and procedures; Serves as a member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of administrators, school personnel, students, and families, and engages in the following activities: Aids in the identification of students' needs in the school setting; Provides consultation, observation and a Social Work Needs Assessment when determined appropriate by the EDT/IEP team; Attends and participates in Individual Educational Planning Committee meetings; Aids and contributes to the development and implementation of an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) that reflects the student's needs and facilitates the student's ability to access and to make progress with the general education curriculum and to make progress with their IEP goals; Assists the EDT/IEP team in Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP) when determined appropriate by the EDT/IEP team; Formulates measureable goals and if required, objectives, for individual students; Conducts, prepares and interprets social histories with an IEP; Supports students with program transitions and ensures continuity of services; and.