Broward County Public Schools - School Social Work & Attendance Department

Student Support Services

school social work and attendance

Laurel Thompson, Ph.D, MSW, Director

600 SE Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Phone: 754 321 2490

Fax: 754 321 2499

school social work and attendance activities

WHO WE ARE ABOUT SSWAD HOW WE SERVE FAMILIES, STUDENTS & THE COMMUNITY WHERE TO REACH US WHO WE WORK WITH

NAME, POSITION, DEPARTMENT CHART: PERSONNEL STRUCTURE CHART: DEPARTMENT COMPOSITION

EVENTS GRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

ATTENDANCE CHILD ABUSE HOMELESS EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN: GOALS & OBJECTIVES

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK REFERRAL PROCESS PSYCHOSOCIAL DATA COLLECTION PSYCHOSOCIAL PROCESS PSYCHOSOCIAL REQUEST PTA CLOTHING BANK REFERRAL

APPROVED CINS/FINS LIST

The School Social Work and Attendance Department (District Office) establishes and supports best practice standards for the more than 150 professional social workers who provide mental health services, formal psychosocial assessments as part of the ESE identification process, intervention and counseling, crisis intervention, and extensive non-attendance and truancy interventions to support students and their families in Broward County Public Schools. The practice standards of the National Association of Social Workers and the School Social Work Association of America guide the establishment of practices and procedures for social work delivery in what we recognize is a non-social services environment.

The department assesses client/school/community needs and develops practice models, staff development activities, and on-going consultation to administrators and staff. These activities empower and support school social workers in effectively interfacing with their unique client groups.

Additionally, the School Social Work and Attendance Department manages seven district-wide specialty programs that directly impact and support the academic achievement and eventual high school graduation of the students of Broward County. Several of these programs are legislatively mandated and/or supported by School Board policies.

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Other Student Support Services Sites

BRACE II exceptional student education ii Fiscal & Data Operations II Guidance II Health Education Services II OFFICE OF Prevention Programs PsychologicalServices ii SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT II SEDNET II TITLE 1