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The Student Support Services Team provides support for students to help positively impact their day-to-day educational experience. The student support services department is available to students and their families for a wide range of help. Student support services consists of the Social Worker, Student Prevention/Interventionist, Behavior Intervention Specialist, Student Liaisons, and Community Liaison.
Student support services are a vital part of our comprehensive school program success. PUHSD student support services include prevention, intervention, transition and follow-up services for students and families. Student support services professionals provide direct services for all children and youth, especially those who are experiencing problems that create barriers to learning. Direct services are provided by means such as education, counseling, consultation and individual assessment. In addition, student support services personnel provide in-service training, parent education, community collaboration and carry out student service program management.
School Personnel, please click this link to complete and submit a request for student intervention and supports.
Students and families, you can reach the Support Services Team by Email Support.
Student support services are available to students whose problems interfere with their learning and/or place them at risk of dropping out of school. Social services provided at Cesar Chavez High School include but are not limited to:
Case management
Individual, family, and group counseling
Crisis counseling
Mandated groups including Anger Management, Jumpstart, and ASAP
Referral to community and school resources for obtaining food, clothing, shelter, medical, dental, vision and behavioral health services.
Advocacy for youth and families
Teen pregnancy and parenting skills classes
Truancy prevention and juvenile offender diversion programs
Conflict resolution/mediation
Classroom presentations
One on one or family therapy provided by Southwest Behavioral Health.
Ongoing support groups (6-10 weeks) or structured content intended to provide education, skill development, and support for students identified as being in need of such services. By providing the intervention of student support groups for identified students, early problem behaviors and resulting consequences can be reduced.
Support groups take place during advisory once a week.