Every school has a school psychologist and social worker who provide mental health support and services to students. This appears through mandated and as-needed individual counseling, group counseling, lunch bunch, crisis intervention (including risk assessments), and IEP development.
Mental health staff conduct classroom observations and use data to support behavior plans and various research-based interventions. Additionally, school psychologists are responsible for managing and conducting psycho-educational evaluations to classified students and attend Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings for both special education and general education students.
The school psychologist and social worker collaborate frequently with counselors, teachers, administrators, and MTSS teams to ensure the social and behavioral needs of all students are being met. They provide psychoeducation and support to parents/caregivers via ongoing communication, meetings and workshops. Mental health staff collaborate with community providers in order to maintain consistency in delivering appropriate services and supports to each student.