Follow the Flow
This professional reviews the concern, documents Tier supports, contacts the parent/guardian, and determines whether the concern should move to the School Social Worker.
Who is the School Counselor?
A family primarily needs assistance locating food, housing, transportation, and other community resources. This type of SSW service is most likely appropriate.
What is SSW Indirect support/case management?
Before the referral, diagnosis, treatment plan, or Medicaid claim, there is this.
What is a person/student?
RBHS stands for this.
What are Rehabilitative Behavioral Health Services?
Once a referral reaches the School Social Worker, the first responsibility is to do this & not automatically place the student into therapy.
What is review the referral and determine the appropriate service level?
A student has persistent emotional symptoms that are significantly affecting school, home, and relationships. This may indicate the need for this next step.
What is further clinical assessment for possible RBHS services?
Instead of asking only “What’s wrong?”, a person-centered School Social Worker should also ask questions like this.
What is “What happened?” / “What is getting in the way?” / “What matters to you?”
Name one clinical service that may be provided through RBHS.
What is Diagnostic Assessment, Service Plan Development, Individual Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy, Family Psychotherapy, or Crisis Management?
These are the three possible service paths after SSW review.
What are SSW Direct, SSW Indirect, and Outside Provider?
A student is already connected to an appropriate long-term community therapist, but the family needs help coordinating between the provider and school.
What is SSW care coordination/indirect support?
This perspective considers the student’s family, culture, school, relationships, community, strengths, barriers, and environment.
What is the person-in-environment/whole-student perspective?
True or false: Every service provided by a School Social Worker is an RBHS service.
What is false?
Put these in order: Diagnostic Assessment, Family Contact/Screening, Intake, SSW Review.
What is SSW Review → Family Contact/Screening → Intake → Diagnostic Assessment?
True or false: A student who has Medicaid and is referred for counseling automatically qualifies for RBHS.
What is false?
A referral states, “The student is defiant and unmotivated.” A person-centered response begins with this rather than accepting the label as fact.
What is curiosity and gathering additional information?
This assessment helps determine clinical need, functioning, diagnosis when appropriate, and treatment recommendations.
What is the Diagnostic Assessment?
After the Diagnostic Assessment, these two major steps occur before ongoing treatment begins.
What are determining medical necessity/service need and developing the Individual Plan of Care (IPOC)?
A student requires intensive psychiatric treatment or a specialized service beyond DD2’s Social Work scope. This is the most appropriate service path.
What is referral/transfer to an Outside Provider?
Finish this statement: “A referral tells us what someone else observed, but it does not tell us ______.”
What is the whole story / everything about the student or what treatment is needed?
Complete this statement: “A referral to the School Social Worker is a request for ______, not automatic placement into therapy.”
What is professional review?