Description
Book SynopsisSCHOOL SOCIAL WORK This book is well written and inclusive with a realistic approach to problems encountered in schools today. Practical and useable interventions are included which makes this text a valuable resource to the school social worker.
Terry Housteau-Hill, LSCW, Lead Consultant, Knox County School Social Services
An invaluable resource . . . [and] extremely reader-friendly.
Michelle Alvarez, MSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work University of Southern Indiana
School Social Work thoroughly covers all aspects of this burgeoning field, from the history and function of school social workers and up-to-date, empirically and developmentally supported interventions to effective methods for implementing and evaluating school social work programs. Educational policy and legislation, community-based interventions, and prevention programs are also covered.
Supported by case vignettes and discussion questions that
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"...very accessible, generally clearly laid out and a fine introduction to some of the issues in this growing field..." (British Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol 73(4), December 2003)
"...ein empfehlenswertes Buch, da der mehrdimensionale Arbeitsansatz sehr instruktiv nahegebracht wird und zu kritischem Nachdenken über effiziente ebenso evidenzorientierte wie ethisch basierte Praxis schulbezogener Sozialer Arbeit einlädt."
Ulrich Otto, Universität Jena
Table of Contents
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS.
School Social Workers: History, Roles, and Functions.
The Social Organization and Political Environment of the School.
SECTION II: STUDENT-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS.
Externalizing Behavior Problems.
Internalizing Behavior Problems.
Social Problems.
Students with Disabilities.
SECTION III: SYSTEM-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS.
School-Based Prevention Programs.
Interventions on Behalf of Vulnerable Groups of Students.
The School Social Worker as Consultant and Team Member.
Involving Parents and the Community in Restructuring Schools.
SECTION IV: EVALUATING SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE.
Evaluating Student-Focused Interventions.
Evaluating System-Focused Interventions.
Appendix: "School Survival Group" Curriculum.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
