School Social Worker

Palo Verde Middle School is proud to have a masters-level social worker at our campus full time. Our social worker provides a variety of services to our students and family including:

• Social and emotional learning for life skills, behavior management, grief, or other challenges.
• Short term individual or group counseling when the need is indicated.
• Parent education and information sessions.
• When available, the provision of basic needs such as clothing, school supplies, and food supplies.
• Referrals to community resources and assistance in locating appropriate help.
• School-wide prevention services including bullying prevention, character education, and drug/ alcohol education.
• Professional development and support for staff to assist in providing a safe and open learning environment for students to prosper.
• Homeless student coordination and support through the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.