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

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • 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
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child and Family Specialist
  • Youth Development Specialist

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
  • 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.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.

  • Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.