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

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Social Worker
  • Program Support Specialist
  • Adoption Social Worker
  • CPS Social Worker
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child and Family Specialist
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Child Protective Services Social Worker
  • Child Welfare Consultant
  • Child Welfare Social Worker
  • Delinquency Prevention Social Worker
  • Foster Care Social Worker
  • Juvenile Officer
  • Licensed Social Worker
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Medical Social Worker
  • Protective Services Social Worker
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor
  • School Social Worker

  • 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.

  • Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.
  • Administer welfare programs.
  • Conduct social research.
  • 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.
  • Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
  • Serve on policy-making committees, assist in community development, and assist client groups by lobbying for solutions to problems.
  • Supervise other social workers.

  • Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.
  • Conduct research on social issues.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
  • Refer clients to community or social service programs.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.