Neuvolaikäisten psykologi- ja kuraattoripalvelut

The social worker is an expert of social work, from whose services the clientship of social work begins. The support is confidential and always voluntary.

The social worker´s task is to support the child´s wellbeing, growth and development in cooperation with employees in the pre-primary education.  The social worker can help for instance in questions concerning family situation, friendships or behaviour. Facilitating solutions are sought for situations together with the child´s parents and teachers. Also work in pairs with the psychologist in matters concerning the child are possible. 

The social worker works together with important adults in the child´s life, such as parents and staff in the pre-primary education. Often the work starts with a joint meeting between the parent´s, teacher and the social worker. The social worker in the pre-primary education can also meet the parents without the teacher at the day care, on video appointment or at the social worker´s office. 

An important task of the social worker is to support the wellbeing of the whole day care community. This is called collective pupil welfare work. Collective pupil welfare work is planned work with pre-school groups, events for parents, supporting teachers in matters effecting childrens wellbeing and multiprofessional cooperation with pre-primary education´s internal and external networks. 

Psychologist for children under school age can help your child with matters concerning adjustment, emotional life or working in a group. On the appointment with the psychologist is considered which help would be useful and what kind of support measures are needed to make the situation easier. If needed, the psychologist will refer your child or your family to to other services to obtain further support or examinations. 

You can get a referral to the psychologist for your child from the maternity clinic or the childrens rehabilitation services for example from the speech therapy or occupational therapist. The early childhood education can consult a psychologist with the permission of the guardian. 

In matters concerning a child in pre-primary education, you can as a guardian also contact the psychologist yourself. The pre-primary education psychologist services are part of the student welfare services, and the work is carried out in close cooperation with the pre-school social worker. 

In pre-primary education, an important task for the psychologist is to support the wellbeing of the whole day care community. This is called collective pupil welfare work. Collective pupil welfare work is planned work with pre-primary education groups, events for parents, supporting teachers in matters affecting childrens wellbeing and multiprofessional cooperation with pre-primary education´s internal and external networks.