Which set of skills is emphasized for a school social worker?

• A. They should focus only on assessment
• B. Administrative tasks and budgeting
• C. Only teaching and disciplinary actions
• D. Casework, group work, community organization, family intervention, consultation, crisis intervention, and liaison with community agencies

Answer: (D)

The role of a school social worker requires a broad, integrated set of skills that span individual, family, group, and community levels. The option that lists casework, group work, community organization, family intervention, consultation, crisis intervention, and liaison with community agencies captures this breadth—direct services to students and families, group-based supports, systemic efforts to mobilize resources, and collaboration with outside agencies. This aligns with how school social work addresses student needs through prevention, intervention, and coordination across school and community settings, including crisis response. The other choices fall short because they emphasize only assessment, or limit the work to administrative tasks or to teaching and disciplinary actions, omitting the essential family, group, crisis, and community dimensions that are central to the field.