The Domains and Demands of School Social Work Practice: A

The Domains and Demands of School Social Work Practice: A Guide to Working Effectively with Students, Families and Schools (SSWAA Workshop Series)

School social work enters its second century as a profession still conflicted about its central mission. Are school social workers meant to be "in-house" clinicians providing services to kids in need, or are they meant to be involved in program development to enhance the social and emotional learning of all students in a school? How much time should they devote to serving whole families, or consulting with teachers? Whatever school social workers claim to do in their schools, it's clear that they are going to have to prove that they are effective doing it. The demands of federal legislation like No Child Left Behind and state requirements for certification are making it increasingly necessary that school social workers demonstrate that they are highly qualified school-based mental health and social service professionals who can demonstrate outcomes that impact school "bottom line" issues like student achievement, attendance, and behavior. Rather than recoil from this pressure, school social workers can utilize the skills of evidence based practice (EBP) to help them enhance both their effectiveness and their knowledge of interventions that work to help students, teachers, parents, and staff in school contexts. A succinct SSWAA Workshop volume, The Domains and Demands of School Social Work Practice demonstrates how EBP can be integrated into school social worker's daily practice, advancing the debate about where social workers can and should intervene, and how to do so effectively. Highlighting primary clinical issues, family problems, and school-wide needs faced by school social workers, it helps practitioners make the best use of evidence to be flexible, effective advocates at all levels of practice.

Country	USA
Author	Michael S Kelly
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
EAN	9780195343304
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0195343301
Label	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	160
PublicationDate	2008-04-14
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Studio	Oxford University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Domains and Demands of School Social Work Practice: A Guide to Working Effectively with Students, Families and Schools (SSWAA Workshop Series)

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