School Social Workers

 

• Build trusting relationships with students, families and school personnel

• Provide crisis intervention, counseling services, support and case management

• Maintain confidentiality of students and their families

• Link students and families with school and community resources

• Collaborate with all school personnel to assess students’ social/emotional obstacles to academic success

• Help families understand school policies, services and programs

• Provide home visits/meet families to understand and address barriers to student learning

• Assist teachers and principals in developing plans to help students with academic and behavioral difficulties

• Develop/facilitate/coordinate prevention activities and intervention strategies

 

If you, your child, or your family are in need of support, please reach out to Laraway’s School Social Workers

 

PreK through 3rd grade - Rachel Rivera  815-727-5196, extension 2527

 

4th through 8th grade - Kristen Rojas  815-727-5196, extension 2523

 

For a non-comprehensive list of community agencies that may also provide counseling services and support, click on this  LINK or see  below    

Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center

409 W Jefferson St.

815-768-8750

Services Provided:

• Medical and psychiatric services
• Runaway and lock out services

Insurances Accepted: Medicaid/AllKids

Catholic Charities

203 N Ottawa St.

815-774-4663

Services Provided:

• Food/Travel Vouchers
• Clothing/Furniture Vouchers
• Assistance for prescription medication
• Rent/Mortgage assistance
• Information/referrals for other community services

Catholic Charities Hands of Hope Counseling

2121 Oneida St., Suite 304

1-800-240-7011

Services Provided:

• Mental Health Evaluations
• Child/Adolescent/Adult/Couple/Family Counseling
• Groups: LOSS Suicide Support, Women’s/Women’s Anger, Anger Management, Parenting, Grief, Substance Abuse

Insurances Accepted: Accepts most insurances or sliding scale (not medical card)

Crisis Line of Will County (suicide prevention & referral information)

815-722-3344

In addition to suicide prevention, this crisis line serves as a Resource Line and you can obtain information & referrals for food assistance, financial assistance, etc.

Family Counseling Services

62 W Washington Street

815-722-4384

Services Provided:

• Individual child/adolescent counseling
• family therapy & couples counseling
• (depression, anxiety, substance abuse, anger, bipolar)
• divorce mediation
• Court Ordered Anger Management

Insurances Accepted: Medicaid/All-kids, all private insurances, sliding scale

Guardian Angel Home

1550 Plainfield Road

815-729-0930

Services Provided:

• Sexual Assault individual & group counseling
• Hotline: 815-730-8984; 815-729-1228
• Domestic Violence counseling and Transitional Living Community
• EXCHANGE CLUB (ex.330)- parenting classes, free individual counseling, parenting aide (in-home support)

Insurances Accepted: ALL SERVICES FREE

Will County Health Department

Division of Behavioral Health

407 W Jefferson

815-727-8521

• Press 1 for Intake for adult mental health, addictions, forensics, child/adolescent services. You will have to leave a message.
• Press 9 for Dental/Medical services provided by Community Health Center

Insurances Accepted: Medicaid/AllKids only