School Social Work (eBook)

A Skills-Based Competency Approach

JoDee Keller, Giesela Grumbach (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022 | 1., First Edition
432 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-6396-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Informed by a social justice approach, this user-friendly text for social work students provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary school social work practice structured around the 2022 CSWE EPAS Competencies. With a focus on skills development, this innovative text is competency-based and encompasses professionalism, cross-disciplinary collaboration, research applications, theoretical foundations, policies, engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.Following a brief historical overview and introduction to the discipline, the book delves into school social work practice and delivers timely content regarding professional identity, supervision, anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. Practice knowledge is examined through social work theory, evidence-informed practice, use of data, and policies regarding school, children, and families. The text addresses the full range of client engagement, service provision, the multi-tiered system of supports, trauma-based practices, social emotional learning, termination, and transition-planning. An instructor's manual, sample syllabus, and PowerPoints accompany each chapter. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.Key Features:Organizes content by the CSWE professional competenciesProvides case scenarios and practitioner spotlights in each chapter to illuminate the varied roles and responsibilities of school social workersIncludes skill-development activities, additional resources, and reflection boxes to foster understanding and creative thinkingDelivers a comprehensive focus covering policy, practice, and theoryAddresses the full range of client engagement and service provisionIncorporates contemporary issues relevant to school practice (MTSS, SEL, IDEA, ESSA)Views the discipline through a decolonial lens and acknowledges structural racism in the school system

Inhalt

Section I: Introduction to School Social Work

Chapter 1 -- The Context of School Social Work: Historical Background and Current Trends in Schools

Chapter 2 -- Getting Started in the School Setting: Information to Know

Section II: Practice Issues -- Professionalism and Social Justice Responses to Diversity and Equity

Chapter 3 -- Professional and Ethical Practice in the School Setting

Chapter 4 -- Engage Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Applications to School Settings

Chapter 5 -- Advancing Human Rights: An Agenda for Social, Racial, Economic, Environmental, and Educational Justice

Section III: Foundations for Practice -- Understanding Policy, Theoretical Applications, and Using Data to Inform Practice

Chapter 6 -- Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice: How School Social Workers Engage with Research

Chapter 7 -- Engage in Policy Practice in the School Setting

Chapter 8 -- Theoretical Perspectives Applied to Social Work in the Schools

Section IV: Engaging and Assessing Clients

Chapter 9 -- Engagement with Client Systems in the School Setting

Chapter 10 -- Assessment in the School Setting: Role of Social Work

Section V: School-based Interventions and Evaluating Practice

Chapter 11-- Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Chapter 12 -- Tier 1 Interventions: Universal Interventions for School Social Work

Chapter 13 -- Tier 2 Interventions: Small Group and Other Targeted Interventions

Chapter 14 -- Tier 3 Interventions: Intensive, Individualized Services in the School Setting

Chapter 15 -- Evaluation of Practice in the School Setting

Section VI: Looking Forward

Chapter 16 -- Looking Forward: Emerging Issues for School Social Workers

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: school social work history,public education,collaborative teams,roles of school social workers,host setting,professionalism,boundaries,self-care
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-6396-3 / 0826163963
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-6396-7 / 9780826163967