School Social Worker
Ann-Marie McBride, MSW
annmarie.mcbride@bcsemail.org
BCS Virtual Days
If you are experiencing an emergency mental health crisis, please call 911 or Mobile Crisis at 1(888)573-1006. We also encourage you to reach out to your current mental health providers via phone.
How to Reach us Digitally
We have systems in place to support students, answer questions and hold our meetings while we are on digital days. Our virtual hours are 9am-11am and 1pm-3pm Monday-Friday. During this time, we will be available to send emails, google chat, video conference and phone conferences.
School-Based Therapy
If you are currently seeing a mental health provider, check to see if they offer teletherapy appointments or if you have the option to travel to some or all of your appointments or if they offer sessions by Skype or FaceTime or other types of communication. HIPAA allows for these types of sessions now.
New enrollments
Due to the Governor's declaration for closing schools, Buncombe County Schools is no longer accepting new enrollments at this time. Please check the Buncombe County Schools website for any updates. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you for your flexibility as we navigate this together.
School social work is a specialized area of practice within the broad field of social work. In North Carolina, school social workers are licensed through the Department of Public Instruction. School social work practice includes home visits, assessment, group and individual counseling, program development, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, consultation and coordination of school and community services.
For more information about School Social Work, please visit the North Carolina School Social Workers' Association website at ncsswa.org or the School Social Work of America Association at sswaa.org
Need a Helping Hand?
Everyone needs a helping hand in one way or another at some
time. There are several resources that I frequently refer
families to when needs arise. I have listed a few of these below,
but there are many more services available that are not listed
here. (See 211 information at the bottom)
| ABCCM |
259-5300 |
| ABCCM Medical Clinic |
259-5339 |
| American Red Cross |
258-3888 |
| Asheville Housing Authority |
251-5054 |
| Buncombe County DSS |
250-5500 |
| Buncombe County Health Dept. |
250-5000 |
| Eblen Charities |
255-3066 |
| Goodwill Career Center |
298-9023 |
| Helpmate (dom. viol. hotline |
254-0516 |
| Juvenile Justice |
225-7330 |
| Mobile Crisis |
1-888-573-1006 |
| Motherlove |
254-7206 ext 116 |
| Mountain Area Job Link |
250-4761 |
| Mountain Mobility |
258-0186 |
| On Track Financial Services |
255-5166 |
| Pisgah Legal Services |
253-0406 |
| Salvation Army |
253-4723 |
| Swannanoa Valley Christian Min. |
669-9404 |
| Valley Child Development Center |
686-7800 |
| WNC Community Health Services |
285-0622 |
| Western Carolina Rescue Min. |
254-0471 |
You can also dial 211 for a free community referral service. It is
available 24 hours a day and it can be accessed by computer at:
www.nc211.org.