• Assist students and families with the enrollment process and coordinates with schools for
immediate enrollment
• Provide families with information and assist with obtaining resources or referrals needed
• Monitor the needs of students and families and collaborates with LAUSD and non-LAUSD
service providers to ensure the necessary resources are available and utilized
The staff at the center consists of a coordinator, a pupil service and attendance counselor (PSA), a school psychiatric social worker (PSW), a nurse practitioner, a medical assistant, an immunization nurse, a Children’s Health Access and Medi-Cal Program (CHAMP) advocate, two interpreter aides and an office technician.
The coordinator oversees the services offered through the S.E.P.A. Center and throughout the District and provides advocacy, training, outreach to students, families, schools and the community.
• The PSA case manages students to prevent delays in enrollment, educate and offers guidance
regarding student/parent rights, responsibilities and attendance laws
• The PSW assesses students/families for trauma and provides mental health interventions and
referrals
• The PSA and PSW provide unaccompanied youth with referrals to legal organizations for legal
services
• The Nurse Practitioner takes patient histories, performs physical exams, orders labs, analyzes
lab results, prescribes medicines, authorizes treatments and educates patients and families on continued care
• The immunization nurse reviews the immunization records, determines the need and vaccinates
the students
• The CHAMP advocate provides information and assists families with enrollment into health
insurance plans
• The classified staff welcomes the families and provides translation to students and families for
school enrollment, assist those with limited written skills, makes appointments, answers calls
and assists with maintaining data
• School Enrollment • Immunizations and TB testing
• Mental Health and Social Service Referrals • Physicals/Sport Physicals
• Nutrition Education • Health Insurance Enrollment (CHAMP)
• Legal Assistance Referrals
What information should I bring to the S.E.P.A. Center
Please note: families will still receive assistance regardless of having any of the following documents
School Enrollment
• Utility Bill • Parent Identification
• Birth certificate
Immunizations
• Vaccination Records • Consent (see forms)
• Physicals • Consent (see forms)
• Medical History Packet (see forms)
Referral forms
• Health Insurance Enrollment (CHAMP) • Legal Assistance referrals
• Documents (see forms)
