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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 competencies
- Provides case scenarios and practitioner spotlights in each chapter to illuminate the varied roles and responsibilities of school social workers
- Includes skill-development activities, additional resources, and reflection boxes to foster understanding and creative thinking
- Delivers a comprehensive focus covering policy, practice, and theory
- Addresses the full range of client engagement and service provision
- Incorporates 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
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