A division within the Ministry of Education since 2004. It’s aim is to support all students to maximize their learning potential, do well at school, achieve their capabilities and develop holistically.
1. Guidance
and counselling Unit
2. Social Work Unit
3. Special Education Unit
4. Development Assessment Intervention Unit
(DAIU)
The Referral Form is an official legal document which gives the practitioner permission to clinically and legally intervene in the student’s life. In order to provide intervention, a referral has to be completed. The referral begins when a presenting concern is observed with a student. The Referral form should reflect on what steps were taken to rectify the issue or what was observed. If the problems continues to occur despite the school’s effort, it is then referred to SSSD. According to the nature of the issue, which will be stated on the referral form along with supporting documents, it will be determined by the MDT to be a social work case or referred to another disciplinary.
Self – a
child may approach the SSW requesting support and intervention for any issue
that may be impeding academic functioning. This applies particularly to
instances of abuse
Parent – Parents
may request the intervention of the SSW for their child directly
Media – Reports
that are published in the mass media are used as a source of information that
causes the SSW to begin the intervention process.
Child line – Children can make anonymous calls to this helpline.
The administrators of Child-line may subsequently request the intervention of
SSW by contacting the various district offices with pertinent information to
warrant further investigations
Minister – Mandates may come from the Minister through SSSD
administration for the urgent
Intervention on
cases deemed to be critical
SBT – The
School Base Team are: selected members of school staff who have identified
challenges faced by the student and made all the necessary intervention at the
school level; may complete a referral for further intervention by SSSD
Call in/ Walk in – Information may be delivered to district offices
directly to SSW
Unit.
Community Information- members of the community, community stakeholders,
NPTA, PTA, may request the intervention of the SSW on issues critical incidents
impacting our nation’s children, the school and by extension the community.