'Colorado School Social Workers Association
Welcome to Colorado School Social Work Association Website
The NEW CSSWA will build capacity of School Social Workers in the state of Colorado by increasing membership and the NEW CSSWA will be a vehicle to further best practices for professional School Social Workers in the state of Colorado.
The NEW CSSWA is building structures to support the future of the School Social Workers in Colorado!
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The Colorado School Social Work Association (CSSWA) in collaboration with SSWAA and NASW, exists to promote the visibility and viability of the School Social Work profession. School Social Workers provide vital services to schools through assessment, counseling, conflict mediation and resiliency building, alternatives to violence and gangs, attendance monitoring, community referral and liaison work, child abuse reporting, school dropout and youth suicide prevention and intervention, crisis intervention and child and family advocacy. These services are based in the Social Work perspective that looks for strengths and empowers others. The CSSWA works to support the School Social Work profession and is working to bring these skills and services into ALL Colorado schools.
Mission
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Support increased visibility of the School Social Work profession and the needed services we provide to all students. |
| T | Train new Social Workers in the skills needed to be a School Social Worker, and increase their awareness of this career path by offering School Social Work classes and field placement opportunities through the area MSW programs. |
| U | Understand the needs of the communities and create/promote programs to meet these needs within educational settings. |
| D | Demonstrate the skills and services that School Social Workers bring to the schools in assisting all children to learn and reach their potential, and in facilitating the National Education goals. |
| E | Educate the community, school administrators, and legislators in the vital role and services of School Social Workers through dialogue, pamphlets, website, visibility strategies and lobbying. |
| N | Network with School Social Workers and other mental health professionals across Colorado to provide support, information sharing, profession building and communication around significant issues. |
| T | Teach colleagues about advances in the field, issues and programs available, through the publication of newsletters and the development of an annual regional conference. |
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Support the School Social Work profession through representation and association with Colorado NASW and NASW National and the School Social Work Section, the School Specialists Licensure Committee with the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado School Mental Health Alliance, Western Alliance of School Social Workers, and School Social Work Association of America. |