Secondary Sch Staff

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Social Workers in

Secondary Schools

Welcome to the

Social Workersin Secondary

SchoolsPresentationfor School Staff


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My Name is: Insert name here


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Introduction

I would like to take 20 minutes of your

time to talk to you about SWiS in your

school:

What we do

How we do it Who will benefit

How you can refer a young erson


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What is SWiS!

SWiS is:

a free and confidential social work ser"ice for

young eole in the school With the young erson#s consent this can

in"ol"e their families and wh$nau

%imed at imro"ing the social & educationaloutcomes for high risk young eole' incollaboration with the school and localcommunity social ser"ices


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Why ha"e a social

worker in school! Most young eole are seen regularly

at school

Schools already focus on the young

erson#s well being and de"eloment

(here is an e)isting social ser"iceinfrastructure to suort the deli"ery

of ser"ices


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Why ha"e a social

worker in school! School staff know the young erson

and if something is ad"ersely

affecting them

*ifficulties can be identified early on

because school staff are likely to

know about the circumstances of the

young erson and their family and

wh$nau


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What do SWiS do! (he SWiS ser"ice works with the

strengths of young eole and their

families and wh$nau to achie"e ositi"e

outcomes (hese outcomes are:

+oung eole engaged in their school

Safe socialised young eole with astrong sense of well being

Healthy young eole


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What do SWiS do!

We therefore work with young eole tohel them:

%chie"e well,being & safety

Suort them to achie"e a ositi"etransition to indeendence

-y building on the e)isting strengthswithin the young erson and theirfamily and wh$nau


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How will the social

worker do this!

Indi"idual work with young eole

Work their families and wh$nau withthe young erson#s consent

Pre"entati"e grou rogrammes

.eferral to other school andcommunity ser"ices' where re/uired


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How does SWiS

achie"e this!1 SWiS works in a "oluntary and

confidential relationshi with the young

erson to hel resol"e or manage any

secific difficulties which could create

barriers to the young erson#s academic

success and social well being


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How does SWiS

achie"e this!21 SWiS ro"ides young eole and

their family and wh$nau with grourogrammes to suort their health'

well being and educational

achie"ement


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How does SWiS

achie"e this! 1 SWiS social workers are an

integral art of the school socialser"ice hub and work closely withthese rofessionals1

SWiS social workers also network

with other community grous toaccess the suort for young eolewhich is most aroriate to theirneeds1


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How you can helmake SWiS a

success (ake time to become familiar with the

work we do Promote the SWiS ser"ice and the grou

rogrammes to the young eole

3ncourage and suort young eole toaccess the SWiS social worker


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How to make a

.eferral to SWiS If you know of a young erson or family

and wh$nau who could benefit from

SWiS' tell them about us and gi"e thema coy of the brochure in their first

language

(he SWiS ser"ice is "oluntary' soencourage the young erson to

aroach the SWiS social worker

themsel"es


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How to make a.eferral to SWiS %lternati"ely you could make a

referral yourself using the school#s

referral rocess

%nyone can refer a young erson to

the SWiS ser"ice1 (his includes the:

rincial' teacher' .(4-' or any other

organisations working with the young

erson


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Summary

We#re here to hel young eole

so that they can achie"e atschool

If you know of a young erson

who could benefit from our hel'tell them about us or refer them

to us


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Want more

Information!7ontact me:


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Hand outs

8on lea"ing this meeting you shouldha"e coies of:

(he Information 4eaflet for SecondarySchool Staff

(he Information 4eaflets for +oung

Peole in different languages .eferral forms for you to refer youngeole to the SWiS ser"ice

Documents

Secondary Sch Staff