As we welcome the New Year, the New York State School Social Workers’ Association is thrilled to announce the launch of our NEW association management system with YourMembership at https://members.nyssswa.org
We will be using this platform not only for membership but also for all of our events and provision of CEUs. So even if you aren’t currently a member, this will be the system that will handle and process NYSSSWA event registrations. READ MORE.
If you are a member or in our database, “Sign In” (Username is your email address, Password is Nyssswa1). If you are new to NYSSSWA, you can click “Join Us” and register.
Connecting with and serving students, families and schools, the New York State School Social Workers’ Association (NYSSSWA) is the only NYS professional association dedicated solely to the visibility and viability of School Social Workers and the students and families that we serve. Be sure to check out our Advocacy pages for state and federal updates, our Calendar of Events for Professional Development opportunities and much more…
Your Membership Dollars At Work!
Role of a SCHOOL
SOCIAL WORKER
School Social Workers, in New York State, are licensed mental health professionals as well as certified by the NYS Office of Teaching as School Social Workers. Responsibilities include:
- Assessments
- Counseling
- Conflict mediation & resiliency building
- Community referral and liaison
- Crisis Intervention
- Violence Prevention/Intervention
- Youth suicide prevention & intervention
Board in Action
CURRENT ISSUES
Priorities we are addressing now:
- See NYSSSWA In Action page
- See New York State Legislative News
- Collaborating with NY Specialized Instructional Support Personnel
- Identifying mental health as a critical part of a Safe Schools Plan in NYS
- NYSUT adoption of policies that support School Social Work
- Solidarity Statement Black Lives Matter 6/1/2020 (NYSSSWA Signed on)
- School Social Work Bill
- School Safety Task Force Report–NYSED 7/30/2021
Events
CALENDAR
January 26, 2022
NYSSSWA Webinar
“Foundations of Mental Health Amid Recovery from a Pandemic”
January 28 – 29, 2022
NYSSSWA Board Meeting
April 6 – 9, 2022
25th National SSW Conference
Chicago, IL
COVID-19 Response Resources 
- General Info
- Ethics/Legal Information
- Grief Response
- For Latino & Undocumented Families
- Mental Health During COVID
- New York Specific
- For Parents & Special Ed. Resources
- Re-Opening Schools Fall 2021
- For School Social Work Practice
- Social Emotional Learning Resources
- Telemental Health SSW Services
National School Social Work News
- Do SSWs Provide Clinical Mental Health Services? 11/9/2021
- What do Professional Ethics say about Racial Justice… 3/2/2021
- SSW “More Important Now Than Ever Before” 11/19/2020
- Solidarity Statement Black Lives Matter 6/1/2020 (NYSSSWA Signed on)
- SSWAA FAQ from COVID-19 Webinar 19 pages
- Read More Articles by SSWs & SSWAA.
Articl
es/Resources of Interest
- 5 Ways To Do Good for MLK Day Source: 1/12/2022 CNN
- Teaching a More Complete Picture of MLK Source: 1/7/2022 Smithsonian Institute
- What is Critical Race Theory, …? Source: 5/18/2021 Education Week
- New York Project Hope Free Resources
- Nobody Knows What a SSW Does…. 2/15/2021 NY Chalkbeat