Special Topics for School Social Workers
Provide a variety of resources for parents
Offer a help line for parents to use after school hours.
Develop an email system providing instructional help and tips to parents.
Publicize the availability of the Parent Resource Center, in which information, technology training, and support are available for parents to use at their convenience.
Assign a Parent Resource Coordinator to assist parents in using and navigating an information library, with materials relating to specific disabilities and learning styles.
Set up a program for parents and children to prepare them for making a successful transition out of one school and into the next, or from high school into post-school life.
Develop and hold classes through the guidance department about parenting adolescents.
Offer classes and information sessions, online and in person, on the special education process.
Hold parent meetings to provide information on financial aid and the college admissions process.
Encourage Special Education teachers to take time to explain options to parents.
Offer parent- and teacher-led workshops on topics such as how to help with homework, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, positive behavioral supports, or other disabilities such as autism.
Provide written, disability specific materials to parents outlining important information about disabilities and services when students are found eligible for services.
Develop flyers to let parents know how the school can assist their families and educate them on their rights.
Develop and offer School-to-Work programs.
Send letters and information to parents suggesting ideas and resources on how to help their children succeed in the classroom.
Offer Q & A sessions for parents of children with developmental delays as their children move into kindergarten.
Hold meetings or informational sessions about Title I services.
Hold a curriculum expo to highlight what students are being taught.
Share parenting strategies at PTA meetings, with a focus on preventing or dealing with behavior problems.
Offer sign-language classes.