Social Work Department

Welcome to the Vernon ISD Social Services page.  School social workers act as a liaison to strengthen home, school, and community partnerships to help ensure student success.  Social workers provide assistance to students who experience difficulties with emotional and behavioral issues, health and family problems, attendance problems, academic failure due to underachievement, as well as substance abuse.

School Social Work Practice Includes:

  • assessment

  • crisis intervention

  • home visits

  • conflict resolution

  • individual and group counseling

  • consultation & program development

  • coordination of school and community services

TCHATT

Vernon ISD is now partnering with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to bring our district the Texas Child Health Access Network Through Telemedicine (TCHATT).

TCHATT is a free program that seeks to improve the mental health of communities across Texas through collaboration with independent school districts. TCHATT assists in directing counseling and telepsychiatry to students across our region, link families with community resources, and provide educational materials for school personnel through community learning collaboratives.

Services are available to students in Pre-K through 12th grade.

If you would like more information about TCHATT: