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Pennridge social workers outline workload, McKinney‑Vento and foster‑care duties and community partnerships
Summary
Three Pennridge school social workers and student‑services staff summarized daily work that includes attendance plans, crisis intervention, McKinney‑Vento homeless liaison duties, foster‑care liaison responsibilities and community partnerships. Staff described broad needs, high demand and gaps in outside mental‑health availability.
Mr. Johnson, student‑services staff lead, introduced school social workers Alicia Landgraf, Dawn Hoops and Joe Warner and asked them to present an overview of their work.
The social workers described four primary focus areas: academics (attendance and supports), school climate, social‑emotional learning and mental‑health supports. They described common tasks such as student attendance improvement plans, short‑term crisis intervention, group and individual counseling, staff in‑service training, and referral and coordination with community providers.
Alicia Landgraf described her role as McKinney‑Vento homeless liaison and explained the McKinney‑Vento definition staff use (students without a fixed, regular and…
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