Can I include social work services in my child’s IEP?
Published: Sep. 9, 2026Updated: Sep. 9, 2026
Under IDEA, social work services can include the following:
- preparing a social or developmental history on the student with a disability
- working with a student’s family and others to address home-based issues that affect the student’s life at school
- identifying school and community resources needed to help a child learn
- developing positive behavioral intervention strategies
- group and individual counseling with the child and family
Education Advocate Dr. Sarah Pelangka, PhD, BCBA-D, explains that school-based social work services are provided on a consult basis and not as a direct service.
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