2023-09-27 06:28:53
He Ministry of Education is promoting the formation of school counselors and graduates of the Psychology degree such as “school social workers”to strengthen the link between schools and families and try to minimize harassment and violence.
The director of the Department of Guidance and Psychology at Minerd, Francisca de la Cruz, indicated that contrary to counselors, who only serve students within schools, social workers They will be more linked to the community.
He added that the importance of incorporating these professionals into the schools the thing is These place the highest levels of vulnerability in the communitiesand detect, for example, students who have situations of great poverty that require social support and connections with the institution that can support them.
“So Let’s start with the specialty with school counselors and we are requesting, now that the General Education Law is under review, that they can be included in the legislation and we can have school social workers as an interdisciplinary team in the Guidance and Psychology unit,” he explained.
The contribution and functions of the social worker in Education
The School Social Worker can constitute a support for the educational centercontributing to addressing situations of social vulnerability, facilitating the integration of students belonging to minorities, detecting risk situations (child abusesexual abuse, emotional problems, socio-family problems), and promoting the participation of families in the educational community.
Among the tasks in which the social workers are:
Intercultural mediation: with the students migrantwith their families, with boys and girls who have different cultural backgroundswith students belonging to ethnic minorities, promoting understanding and coexistence. Intervention in cases of bullying or bullying, in coordination with other professionals. Design and implement programs to prevent and address bullying. Refer students to different services: health, social servicespsychologist, school truancy commission or other support institutions, with which permanent coordination must be maintained. Liaison with neighborhood associations and public resources in the area, which can offer activities of interest (prevention of drug use, promotion Of the health, sex education, leisure and free time activities, school support or other services). Work together with the school inclusion team to develop activities that encourage the participation of all students. Additionally, they can help families of students with special educational needs for access to social aid. Student evaluation and needs assessments. To begin, determine what factors are affecting a student’s academic success, and what can be done to improve the situation. This information is obtained through observation, interviews, and talking with teachers and families, and is then used to create short- and long-term goals.
Help line and psychological care
In the coming days the Life Expectancy Line *747, a support network for report harassment, violence and all types of incidents that may happen in the schools and in their environments.
Also, through this line you can request psychological and psychiatric care and the information received will be handled in a manner strict and confidentialrespecting the privacy of those who come seeking help.
It is call center will operate from the Psychoemotional Support Center (Capem) inaugurated by the Ministry of Education on September 12, which will provide psychological and psycho-emotional support free to students, teachers, family, support staff and the entire educative community to guarantee your comprehensive well-being.
will have a national coverage, through a large support network, with a coordinator in each regional and 10 collaborators in each school district, who have been trained to offer the psychological first aid that anyone needs.
Capem will not only provide psychological support and psycho-emotional to studentswill also be attended to maestrosfamily, support staff and the entire educational community to guarantee their integral wellness.
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