RISE stand for Resilience in Supportive Education. We are here to provide School Social Work and mental health services to students across all of Ketchikan. Made up of Licensed, Master Level Social Workers (LMSW and LCSW) , our goal:

To provide a large increase of mental health supports directly in our schools using clinically-valid and research-based methods, targeting our student population that has such a great need. School Social Work Services may include individual or group counseling, curriculum-based interventions, and support to students in a variety of formats. The purpose of meeting with a RISE Team member is to get help with problems or concerns that are troubling you and keeping you from being successful in areas of your life. Our RISE team School Social Workers are Mental Health Professionals who work with students, school personnel, and families to assist with individual student issues, remove social/emotional barriers to student learning, link students and families with community resources, and support overall student achievement.

If you are a family member and believe your child would benefits from our services, contact your child's classroom teacher or the school's principal to begin the process. You can find the consent for services form here.

If you are a community provider and would like to make a referral, you can do so using this form.