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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
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