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

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Early Intervention Specialist
  • Early Interventionist
  • Child Development Consultant
  • Child Abuse Worker
  • Child Advocate
  • Child Care Counselor
  • Child Protection Specialist
  • Child Protective Investigator
  • Child Protective Services Social Worker
  • Child Protective Services Specialist
  • Child Welfare Caseworker
  • Child Welfare Consultant
  • Child Welfare Counselor
  • Child Welfare Social Worker
  • Child Welfare Specialist
  • Child Welfare Worker
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child and Family Specialist
  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Youth Development Specialist

  • Develop and review service plans in consultation with clients and perform follow-ups assessing the quantity and quality of services provided.
  • Address legal issues, such as child abuse and discipline, assisting with hearings and providing testimony to inform custody arrangements.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Work in child and adolescent residential institutions.

  • Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.