School Social Work Services
1310 Lyon Street
Columbia SC 29204
Hours:
8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Monday - Friday
Celita Hastie, CoordinatorCelita.Hastie@richlandone.org
Phone: (803) 231-6748
Stacy Robinson, Database Specialist
Stacy.Robinson@richlandone.org
Phone: (803) 231-6757
Fax: (803) 231-6761
What is a school social worker?
School social workers act as a crucial link between home, school, and the community, working to ensure that students stay in school, graduate, and reach their full academic potential. They also focus on students’ social and emotional growth. As integral members of the educational team, social workers help remove barriers that may impact student performance, enabling both academic and personal success in school and beyond. School social workers' daily tasks may include:
- Providing brief counseling services to students and families
- Making referrals to community resources on behalf of families, or helping guardians with this need
- Coordinating services from community provides that support the basic needs of students
- Participating in multi-disciplinary teams at school to identify barriers to student success and ways to overcome these challenges
- Doing home visits to meet with families and offer needed supports
- Conducting groups or classroom activities related to social-emotional learning and well-being
- Assisting with drop out prevention strategies and connecting students to appropriate educational settings
- Providing crisis counseling to students and assisting with District crisis needs