School Social Workers may become involved when students:
School Social Workers help students:
- Feel afraid to go to school
- Worry about their sexuality
- Feel depressed or anxious
- Experiment with drugs and alcohol
- Think about suicide
- Live with trauma and abuse
- Worry about bullying, loneliness, divorce and death
- Face difficult life transitions
- Encounter problems with family or friends
- Be optimistic
- Cope with Stress
- Work through issues
- Set attainable goals for success
- See learning positivity
- Believe in their abilities
- Know how to ask for help
- Try new things and feel involved
- Feel respected and safe
- Use problem-solving skills
- Recognise , understand and learn from mistakes
- Understand emotions and thoughts
Social Workers In Schools (SWIS)
The SWIS service is available in the following schools within South Waikato to provide non-statutory assistance and support for children and their families
• Tainui Full Primary (Base School)
• Tokoroa Central School
• Cargill Open Plan School
• Tokoroa Intermediate
• Mangakino Area School
• Whakamaru School
• David Henry School
• Strathmore School
• Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Hiringa
• Putaruru College
• Putaruru Primary (Base School)
• Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere
Candis Smiler
Social Worker
Email:
Kahu Winikerei
Social Worker
Email:
Ashleigh Evans
Social Worker
Email: