| Social Work Services |  | My name is Heidi Carson and I have been the special education social worker at Linwood A+ since November of 2007. I received my Bachelor of Social Work degree from Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN in 1993. I spent the next seven years working with adults and children with varying mental health needs. I received my Masters of Social Work from the University of Minnesota, St. Paul in 2002 and became a Licensed Independent Clinical Social worker in 2005.
Being a school social worker has given me a wonderful opportunity to develop real relationships with both children and parents. I am able to work hand in hand with parents and students in a positive proactive way to promote school success behaviors that enhance learning. During social skills group some of the areas that we work on may include: building friendships, self-esteem, problem solving, conflict resolution, increasing frustration tolerance, increasing self-control, appropriate expression of feelings, and self-advocacy skills. Students learn these skills through direct teaching, modeling, role-playing, therapeutic and non-therapeutic games and "circle time" . Being able to talk about and practice how to solve problems in a private or small group setting allows students to build the confidence they need to use these skills in the real world.
I truly believe I have the best job in the world, and it is a pleasure and an honor to serve your children.
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