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

  • Youth Development Specialist
  • Youth Advocate
  • Youth Care Specialist
  • Youth Services Specialist
  • Youth Specialist
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor

  • Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.

  • Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
  • 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.
  • Recommend temporary foster care and advise foster or adoptive parents.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.

  • Advise clients or community groups on health issues.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.