Support Person Of The Year
Please use the following link to see the story of Elizabeth Balog - Support Person of The Year
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y86kENW4EnODULCuyy3XPv6a8PBHqxDu/view
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 Nominations
Please use the following link to place nominations for School Social Worker of the Year and Friend of School Social Work. We will recognize recipients at the May 5th meeting at Saluda Shoals.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdL8RY4EFK_DimR0mO_qqmTgRKsJbf1iH3i9LwWSeQwbq54uQ/viewform
Dear School Social Workers,
We are excited to announce that March 5 - 11, 2023 has been declared School Social Work Week in South Carolina. I have attached a copy of the Proclamation signed by Governor McMaster and also a list of suggested activities to celebrate the week. Additional ways of promoting school social work week are available on the SSWAA website. Please share with your supervisors, superintendents, and other personnel to help in your celebration. School social workers are ESSENTIAL in providing services and support for our families!
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 also share with SSWAA. SSWAA also has the theme for School Social Work Week as “We Rise.”
Thank you for all you do for your students and families. Please share with additional school social workers in your district that are not on our email list.
Enjoy and have a Happy School Social Work Week!!!
Board of Directors
SC Association of School Social Work
School Social Worker Of The Year 2022
Congratulations to Sherida Stroman!
“Mrs. Stroman is most deserving of this award,” said Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) Superintendent King Laurence. “I have known her and worked with her for more than 17 years, and can say that no one has been more of an advocate for our disadvantaged and homeless students than she has. Mrs. Stroman is so compassionate toward the families she serves and works around the clock, nights and weekends, to assist in any way she can. She is a true beacon of light for so many.”
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