How do they match: Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Child, Family, and School Social Workers

  • Certified Child, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker
  • Child and Family Services Worker
  • Child and Family Specialist
  • Public Housing Community Relations and Services Advisor

  • Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.
  • Counsel students whose behavior, school progress, or mental or physical impairment indicate a need for assistance, diagnosing students' problems and arranging for needed services.
  • Place children in foster or adoptive homes, institutions, or medical treatment centers.
  • Provide, find, or arrange for support services, such as child care, homemaker service, prenatal care, substance abuse treatment, job training, counseling, or parenting classes to prevent more serious problems from developing.
  • Refer clients to community resources for services, such as job placement, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment, or financial assistance, and provide concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.

  • Advise clients or community groups on health issues.
  • Arrange physical or mental health services for clients.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to assess client needs or plan treatments.
  • Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.