My name is Christine Werner

I have been a school social worker for the Altrip community at the Albert Schweitzer School since 2016.

School social work is an offer from youth welfare to support young people in their individual, social and school development. Educational disadvantages are to be reduced and students, legal guardians and teachers are to be advised and supported. The self-image of school social work includes the principles of individual appreciation, voluntariness and confidentiality. School social workers are subject to a duty of confidentiality, which means that all discussions are treated confidentially.

School social worker responsibilities include:

Discussion and counseling offers for students, legal guardians and teachers Individual counseling Parental and family work Mediation and cooperation with external counseling centers and social services Mediation and cooperation with the youth welfare office, among other things in the field of educational assistance Mediation and cooperation with the school psychological service Individual or group-related social Competence promotion Support for teachers with preventive group offers

Topics here can include all areas of school and family life, for example:

· Ongoing, serious conflicts with classmates, teachers, or within the family

· Child development, child sexuality

· Classic parenting issues

· Custody issues

· Divorce and Separation

· Mental or physical illnesses of the children or legal guardians, addiction or the death of a close relative

· Domestic violence

· School anxiety, separation anxiety, truancy

· Learning and concentration difficulties (LRD, ADHD, etc.) or giftedness

· Financial support options (Education and Participation Act, support association)