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

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child and Family Specialist
  • Child Abuse Worker
  • Child Advocate
  • Child Care Counselor
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Child Protection Specialist
  • Child Protective Investigator
  • Child Protective Services Social Worker
  • Child Protective Services Specialist
  • Child Welfare Counselor
  • Child Welfare Caseworker
  • Child Welfare Consultant
  • Child Welfare Social Worker
  • Child Welfare Specialist
  • Child Welfare Worker
  • Children's Counselor
  • Family Advocate
  • Family Caseworker
  • Family Intervention Specialist
  • Family Manager
  • Family Preservation Caseworker
  • Family Preservation Worker
  • Family Protection Specialist
  • Family Resource Coordinator
  • Family Service Caseworker
  • Family Service Worker
  • Family Services Specialist
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Family Support Worker
  • Adolescent Counselor
  • Adoption Counselor
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Juvenile Counselor
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor
  • School Counselor

  • 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.

  • Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.
  • Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required.
  • Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
  • Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.
  • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
  • Lead group counseling sessions that provide support in such areas as grief, stress, or chemical dependency.
  • Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
  • 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.
  • Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.
  • 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.
  • Work in child and adolescent residential institutions.

  • Counsel clients or patients regarding personal issues.
  • Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
  • Counsel clients regarding educational or vocational issues.
  • Counsel clients regarding interpersonal issues.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.