SOCIAL WORK | MAATSKAPLIKE WERK
Established August 2024
The Social Work Department was established to provide specialised psychosocial support within our school community. We recognise that learners’ academic progress is closely linked to their emotional wellbeing, social development, and home circumstances.
Our role is to support learners holistically by addressing social challenges that may impact their ability to learn, develop confidence, and participate fully in school life.
We work collaboratively with educators, therapists, hostel staff, management, parents, and external service providers to ensure coordinated and meaningful support.
Our Services:
- Individual Support
- One-on-one counselling
- Emotional and behavioural support
- Support for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and adjustment challenges
- Crisis intervention and safety planning
- Assistance with family-related concerns affecting school performance
- Group Interventions
- Therapeutic and support groups
- Social skills development
- Emotional regulation and resilience-building programmes
- Peer relationship and anti-bullying support
- Life skills development
- Family & Community Support
- Parent guidance and support
- Home visits (where appropriate)
- Referrals to community-based services
- Collaboration with external professionals
- Preventative awareness programmes within the school
Gestig Augustus 2024
Die Departement Maatskaplike Werk is gestig om gespesialiseerde psigososiale ondersteuning binne ons skoolgemeenskap te bied. Ons erken dat leerders se akademiese vordering nou verbind is aan hul emosionele welstand, sosiale ontwikkeling en tuisomstandighede.
Ons rol is om leerders holisties te ondersteun deur sosiale uitdagings aan te spreek wat hul vermoë kan beïnvloed om te leer, selfvertroue te ontwikkel en ten volle aan die skoollewe deel te neem.
Ons werk samewerkend met opvoeders, terapeute, koshuispersoneel, bestuur, ouers en eksterne diensverskaffers om gekoördineerde en betekenisvolle ondersteuning te verseker.
Ons Dienste:
- Individuele Ondersteuning
- Een-tot-een berading
- Emosionele en gedragsondersteuning
- Ondersteuning vir angs, depressie, trauma, rou en aanpassingsuitdagings
- Krisisintervensie en veiligheidsbeplanning
- Bystand met gesinsverwante bekommernisse wat skoolprestasie beïnvloed
- Groepintervensies
- Terapeutiese en ondersteuningsgroepe
- Ontwikkeling van sosiale vaardighede
- Programme vir emosionele regulering en veerkragtigheidsbou
- Ondersteuning vir portuurverhoudings en teen-afknouery
- Ontwikkeling van lewensvaardighede
- Gesins- en Gemeenskapsondersteuning
- Ouerleiding en ondersteuning
- Huisbesoeke (waar toepaslik)
- Verwysings na gemeenskapsgebaseerde dienste
- Samewerking met eksterne professionele persone
- Voorkomende bewusmakingsprogramme binne die skool
+27 (0)23 342 2313 (T) | +27 (0)23 342 3959 (F)
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20 Adderley Street, Worcester, 6850
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