School Social Work Week

We are excited to announce that School Social Work Week is March 1 – 7, 2026! Attached is a copy of the Proclamation signed by Governor McMaster for you to share with your supervisors and other personnel to help in your celebration. Additional ways of promoting school social work week are available on the SSWAA website, https://www.sswaa.org/school-social-work-week. Please share with your supervisors, superintendent, and other school social workers in your district. School social workers are ESSENTIAL in providing services and support for our families, and this is an excellent time to promote our profession!

If you would like to share any pictures or stories from your celebration, please send them to Courtney Jones, Courtney.Jones@clover.k12.sc.us. We will include them on our website and share with SSWAA. SSWAA has the theme for School Social Work Week as “Unite to Ignite.” This is so appropriate for all we do to support our students, families, and school staff.

Just a reminder for our “Spring Conference.” The date is May 1st at Saluda Shoals in Columbia. We will send out registration information as soon as the agenda is finalized.

Enjoy and have a Happy School Social Work Week!!!

SCASSW Board of Directors

Special Message

The Office of Leadership Effectiveness is pleased to announce dates for emerging leader cohorts beginning in the summer of 2025. Our mission is to increase access to highly effective teaching and leadership for every student in South Carolina. Participants in our cohorts build their leadership capacity in the following focus areas: instructional support, leadership styles, and talent management.

Each cohort is limited based on space, and interested participants should register using the links below. Please share with the appropriate staff and note the format for each cohort. The intended audience fulfills roles as school counselors, school librarians, behavior interventionists, career specialists, and social workers. Cohorts are facilitated face-to-face at the SC Department of Education in West Columbia, SC.

LEAD Cohort 21 (June 2025 start date)

LEAD Cohort 22 (September 2025 start date)

For additional information, see our website or contact Keasha Grant, ksgrant@ed.sc.gov.

Friend of Social Work Award

Hand in Hand Community Ministry has been a moving force in improving the lives of students and families experiencing homelessness. Mrs. France started the program when she realized so many families were living in poverty and were not having their basic needs met. They have partnered with school districts to provide clothes, food, crockpots, mattresses, and other essentials for those experiencing homelessness and poverty in motels and throughout the community. Hand in Hand delivers necessities to families while also housing a pantry at a local church. Hand in Hand has been a tremendous asset in providing support to schools and families.

NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK CENSUS – RISE UP AND BE COUNTED!

The School Social Work Association of America has partnered with a research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work to conduct a National Census of School Social Workers. If you are a school social worker, Rise Up & Be Counted by completing a short survey below.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

Current information/data makes advocacy for our profession powerful!
Having accurate information to share raises the visibility of our profession.
Research data aids in creating school social work parity with other school professionals.
Advocacy for more school social work positions and effective ratios is possible!

This is important for our profession and every School Social Worker matters! Please share this website with your School Social Work colleagues! Anyone who is a trained school social worker should participate regardless of their work title.

Participate TODAY and share the link with all of your School Social Work Colleagues! https://www.sswaa.org/national-census

School Social Work Week

Special Message

Hurricane Helene

School Social Worker Of The Year 2025

Friend of Social Work Award

Congratulations Kimberly Fleischer

NATIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK CENSUS – RISE UP AND BE COUNTED!

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