The social workers are part of the educational team. Their training enables them to understand and interpret factors within the home, school and community that may impact the student and their learning.
Social workers help students to: understand themselves and others, improve relationships, and develop problem-solving skills.
Social workers help parents in understanding and meeting their child's social and emotional needs.
Social workers help the school understand the factors that may affect the student's abilities to succeed in school and offer consultation within a problem solving model to address these needs.

Carolyn Callahan and Judy Gruber fulfill this role at Red Oak.