How do they match: Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Support Worker
  • Program Support Specialist

  • Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.
  • Evaluate personal characteristics and home conditions of foster home or adoption applicants.
  • Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
  • Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.
  • Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.

  • Counsel clients or patients regarding personal issues.