Common use of School Social Workers Clause in Contracts

School Social Workers. A. The Baltimore City Public Schools’ Office of Human Capital shall review all professional position announcements prior to their publications to determine whether a licensed social worker is appropriate for the position. B. The Board shall provide appropriate supervision by Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners “LCSW-C Board Approved Supervisor” and School Social Workers will be observed by a qualified examiner who must be a School Social Work Supervisor and/or School Social Work Coordinator . C. School Social Workers shall be provided with confidential, secure, dedicated, work space for each school to which they are assigned when counseling and/or assessing children, as well as access to a telephone, printer, desk, lockable file cabinet, and a computer with special education programs. D. School Social Workers shall be provided with sufficient office supplies to perform their assigned tasks. E. The Board shall seek the input of the training and expertise of the School Social Workers in the planning and implementation of Board programs designed to ameliorate some of the factors that impact upon the total school community such as trauma, social emotional learning, attendance, the drop out rate, teen pregnancy and preventing child abuse and/or neglect, teen killings, substance abuse, and suicide as well as alternative educational settings. F. Baltimore City Public Schools shall provide fifteen (15) hours per year of Category 1 approved continuing education units , three (3) hours of which must be Ethics, through the Related Services Unit. G. By mutual agreement of the School Social Workers and supervisors, flex time may be allowed for emergency hospital placements and other crises that require after school work. H. Related Service Provider supervisors/coordinators shall have input into use of and planning for five (5) of ten (10) systemic professional development days for clinicians. I. The Board and the Union shall form a committee with four (4) representatives appointed by the Board and four (4) representatives appointed by the Union to develop safety guidelines for Social Workers while conducting home visits. J. School Social Workers shall focus on their clinical scope of practice. They shall not serve as IEP chairs.

School Social Workers. A. The Baltimore City Public Schools’ Office of Human Capital shall review all professional position announcements prior to their publications to determine whether a licensed social worker is appropriate for the position. B. The Board shall provide appropriate supervision by Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners “LCSW-C Board Approved Supervisor” and School Social Workers will be observed by a qualified examiner who must be a School Social Work Supervisor and/or School Social Work Coordinator . C. School Social Workers shall be provided with confidential, secure, dedicated, work space for each school to which they are assigned when counseling and/or assessing children, as well as access to a telephone, printer, desk, lockable file cabinet, and a computer with special education programs. D. School Social Workers shall be provided with sufficient office supplies to perform their assigned tasks. E. The Board shall seek the input of the training and expertise of the School Social Workers in the planning and implementation of Board programs designed to ameliorate some of the factors that impact upon the total school community such as trauma, social emotional learning, attendance, the drop out rate, teen pregnancy and preventing child abuse and/or neglect, teen killings, substance abuse, and suicide as well as alternative educational settings. F. Baltimore City Public Schools shall provide fifteen (15) hours per year of Category 1 approved continuing education units , three (3) hours of which must be Ethics, through the Related Services Unit. G. By mutual agreement of the School Social Workers and supervisors, flex time may be allowed for emergency hospital placements and other crises that require after school work. H. Related Service Provider supervisors/coordinators shall have input into use of and planning for five (5) of ten (10) systemic professional development days for clinicians. I. The Board and the Union shall form a committee with four (4) representatives appointed by the Board and four (4) representatives appointed by the Union to develop safety guidelines for Social Workers while conducting home visits. J. School Social Workers shall focus on their clinical scope of practice. They shall not serve as IEP chairs. K. School Social Worker workloads, inclusive of supervision of therapeutic behavioral aides, homeless students liaison duties, IEP, 504 plan, and general education responsibilities, will be used to help in the determination of the number of schools to which individual School Social Workers are assigned, with consideration being given for the additional time spent in preparing for and attending IEP, 504 plan, and Student Support Team meetings, and associated responsibilities which include assessments as documented by monthly statistics.

School Social Workers. A. The Baltimore City Public Schools’ Office of Human Capital shall review all professional position announcements announce- ments prior to their publications to determine whether a licensed social worker is appropriate for the position. B. The Board shall provide appropriate supervision by Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners “LCSW-C Board Approved Supervisor” and School Social Workers will be observed by a qualified examiner who must be a School Social Work Supervisor and/or School Social Work Coordinator . C. School Social Workers shall be provided with confidentialconfi- dential, secure, dedicated, work space for each school to which they are assigned when counseling and/or assessing children, as well as access to a telephone, printer, desk, lockable file cabinet, and a computer with special education programs. D. School Social Workers shall be provided with sufficient office supplies to perform their assigned tasks. E. The Board shall seek the input of the training and expertise of the School Social Workers in the planning and implementation of Board programs designed to ameliorate some of the factors that impact upon the total to- tal school community such as trauma, social emotional learning, attendance, the drop out rate, teen pregnancy and preventing child abuse and/or neglect, teen killings, substance abuse, and suicide as well as alternative educational settings. F. Baltimore City Public Schools shall provide fifteen (15) hours per year of Category 1 approved continuing education ed- ucation units , three (3) hours of which must be Ethics, through the Related Services Unit. G. By mutual agreement of the School Social Workers and supervisors, flex time may be allowed for emergency hospital placements and other crises that require after school work. H. X. Related Service Provider supervisors/coordinators shall have input into use of and planning for five (5) of ten (10) systemic professional development days for clinicians. I. The Board and the Union shall form a committee with four (4) representatives appointed by the Board and four (4) representatives appointed by the Union to develop safety guidelines for Social Workers while conducting home visits. J. School Social Workers shall focus on their clinical scope of practice. They shall not serve as IEP chairs.