Full Description
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
Contents
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
