Emergent Bilingual (EB) students, families and school staff have access to social work services in Garland ISD. Our district works with a licensed mental health provider who:

• Introduces students and families to formal and informal community and school resources
• Connects families to the EB program, which helps students learn and adjust to school
• Makes plans for the schools, students, and parents with other staff district-wide
• Helps provide evidence-based behavioral, social-emotional and mental health services

Available services

Students

• Provide crisis intervention
• Develop plans for improving academic success
• Assist with conflict resolution and anger management
• Help students develop social skills
• Build the student's understanding of self and others
• Identify barriers to learning in the home, school or community and help reduce them

Families

• Meet with the family to discuss concerns affecting the student’s education
• Support parents as they help their student adjust to school 
• Reduce family stress to allow the student to thrive in and outside of school 
• Connect parents to programs available to students with special needs
• Help parents use school and community resources

Staff and teachers

• Help staff understand the factors that affect student performance and behavior (such as cultural, societal, economic, familial, health, etc.)  
• Assess students with mental health concerns
• Provide direct support to staff
• Help staff to meet the education goals of diverse learners
• Connect teachers to or provide them with the resources they need