Ochocki to serve as a board member of national school social workers association
(10/16/19) Dr. Stephanie Ochocki, Anoka-Hennepin’s prek-12 school social worker, will represent the district as one of 10 board members for the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA).
Ochocki is the midwest representative, supporting school social workers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. She was elected to the position in October of 2018 for a two-year term that began in January.
The mission of the SSWAA is to empower school social workers and promote the profession of school social work to enhance the social and emotional growth and academic outcomes of all students.
Ochocki will work with a committee to create resources for school social workers that will help bridge the research gap by providing access to information and tools supporting evidence-based practice in schools.
She will participate regularly in board meetings, annual conferences and leadership institutes hosted by the SSWAA to help the organization provide school social workers across the country with necessary resources to help reduce barriers to academic success by supporting students’ social, emotional and behavioral well-being.