Welcome! My name is Dr. Jackie Duffy-Hook. I have been a social worker for more years than I will admit. I have been a school social worker in Lockport for over 20 years. Social workers in Illinois must have a masters degree from an accredited college and a state license, while school social workers must have the same masters degree and school licensure. I am a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, licensed both professionally and educationally. I earned my PhD in June 2018 from the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Chicago after successfully defending my dissertation: Adolescent Siblings Living with Autism and their Friendships.
My major responsibility as a school social worker is to help students achieve their maximum academic benefit from the educational opportunities provided by our staff. I do this by working with staff, students, and parents helping each better understand and meet the students’ social and emotional needs.
Each year I am also responsible for presenting child safety lessons in kindergarten and first grade. The Child Lures Prevention program is used. This program teaches the children: that they are each their own unique person; what safe and unsafe secrets are; who are strangers; what to do if a dangerous person tries to lure them away; sexual abuse prevention; and what instincts are. When school is in-person (vs. remote), a parent orientation is offered during parent teacher conferences, however a recording has been made. (Please note: the parent orientation is for ADULTS only and it is 40 minutes long.) To view the parent orientation, please email me and I will send it to you.
If you ever have a question or concerns, I can be reached at Walsh 815-838-7858 ext. 4021 or my email [email protected]. I typically return phone messages within 24 hours however during COVID times if we are working remotely I can only return calls one day per week. Emails are the best way to reach me.
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My major responsibility as a school social worker is to help students achieve their maximum academic benefit from the educational opportunities provided by our staff. I do this by working with staff, students, and parents helping each better understand and meet the students’ social and emotional needs.
Each year I am also responsible for presenting child safety lessons in kindergarten and first grade. The Child Lures Prevention program is used. This program teaches the children: that they are each their own unique person; what safe and unsafe secrets are; who are strangers; what to do if a dangerous person tries to lure them away; sexual abuse prevention; and what instincts are. When school is in-person (vs. remote), a parent orientation is offered during parent teacher conferences, however a recording has been made. (Please note: the parent orientation is for ADULTS only and it is 40 minutes long.) To view the parent orientation, please email me and I will send it to you.
If you ever have a question or concerns, I can be reached at Walsh 815-838-7858 ext. 4021 or my email [email protected]. I typically return phone messages within 24 hours however during COVID times if we are working remotely I can only return calls one day per week. Emails are the best way to reach me.
Return to the district website www.d92.org
Disclaimer: Some web pages may provide links to other Internet pages created and maintained by other organizations. Links are only for the convenience of website users and we are not responsible for the availability or content of these external sites, no do we endorse or guarantee the services or information offered at these sites. It is the parents/guardians responsibility to supervise their children while surfing the world wide web.