Why we do it.
School Social Workers are the vital link between the home, school, and community. Our services to students, families and school personnel promote and support students’ academic, social, emotional and behavioral success. We strive to protect and strengthen this work through advocacy, building relationships, and offering high-quality professional development.
What we do.
Advocacy
Build Relationships
We establish an maintain collaborative relationships with local, state and national educational, mental health, medical, juvenile justice, and child welfare entities.
Professional Development
Support Legislation
Recent News
CNN: US schools now have more security guards than social workers
FY 20-21 Budget Brief: Student Wellness and Success Fund (SWSF)
See the attached a brief one-pager on the Student Wellness and Success Fund initiative, which is included under ODE’s budget. This fund is to be used by school districts, in partnership with a local organization, to address the non-academic barriers to student...
read moreJoin SSWAA for great resources
For those of you who have not already done so, consider joining SSWAA. They share fantastic resources, webinars, book clubs and even include professional liability insurance with your membership fee! SSWAA – EBell – April 29,...
read moreStudy participants needed! School Social Work and Social Emotional Learning in Ohio
This qualitative research study is hoping to gather the potential impact school social workers could have on the expanding social and emotional learning standards in Ohio. I am looking for a total of five Ohio school social workers one from each region; South West,...
read moreUpcoming Events
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06/13/2019 All Day |
Annual Board Retreat |
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We love science at Echo. In our Trauma & Resiliency trainings (Part I & II) we get into the science about the impact of trauma, including the changes that happen to the various systems of the body. It is a pretty exhaustive list, and to try to make sense of it all, we’ve developed another of our p...