School Social Work: A Direct Practice Guide

by JoAnn Jarolmen

Overview

Offering a unique focus on evidence-based interventions, critical thinking, and diversity, School Social Work: A Direct Practice Guide covers the foundations of working with children and adolescents in the schools. Each chapter reviews a basic concept and then provides two in-depth activities that allow readers to apply the concepts to real life practice situations. Practical, hands-on experiences, best practice approaches, and case examples throughout the book demonstrate assessments and techniques in action with vulnerable populations and help readers to understand the nuances and complexities of working in a school environment. The book begins with an overview of theory important to social work in the school setting, then covers a wide array of topics, including a typical day in the life of a school social worker; skills and techniques; special education; crisis intervention; collaboration and school consultation; current issues in education; ethical dilemmas; policy, program development, and evaluation; and global issues in school social work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483322155
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	456
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

JoAnn Jarolmen worked as a school social worker for 27 years in elementary, junior high, and high schools and was a therapist in a school for emotionally disturbed children for 3 years. She has been a visiting professor, adjunct professor, senior lecturer, and assistant professor at a number of colleges and universities, including Columbia University School of Social Work, New York University (Rockland Campus) and Dominican College. Her teaching specialty is in the area of school social work and direct practice. She is the author of When a Family Pet Dies: A Parents’ Guide to Helping their Children with Loss (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, England; 2006).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: An Overview of the Theoretical Information Necessary in the Field of School Social Work
Chapter 2: A Typical Day?
Chapter 3: Introduction and Definitions: Discussion of the Skills, Techniques, and Essential Practices
Chapter 4: Special Education Component and School Social Work
Chapter 5: Collaboration and Consultation with Parents, Faculty, Staff, and Administration
Chapter 6: Ethical Dilemmas
Chapter 7: Proficiency in Working with Cultural Competence
Chapter 8: Current Societal Issues Affecting Children in Schools
Chapter 9: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention Skills in the School for Individuals Using Evidence-Based Practice Modalities and Other Practice Methods
Chapter 10: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention Skills in the School for Groups Using a Variety of Practice Methods
Chapter 11: Studies, Analysis, and Discussion From an Authentic School Practice Perspective
Chapter 12: School Policy, Program Development, and Evaluation
Chapter 13: Practice Evaluation
Chapter 14: Global Issues in School Social Work
Appendixes A-F

Editorial Reviews

Cyberbullying, program development for bullying prevention, the Olweus anti-bullying program, PFLAG, conflict resolution and peer mediation are among the topics discussed in School Social Work: A Practical Guide. Researchers will be especially interested in the sections on innovations from abroad. Countries covered include: Canada, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Germany, Hungary, Malta, and the Scandinavian countries. Current problems faced by the world's children are also discussed. Solution focused therapy designed specifically for the schools is one of the guiding frameworks. On the practical side, substance abuse screening tools, a suicide screening tool, survey material, and guidelines for work on behalf of sexual minority students are provided. This book is an much-needed addition to the literature that will be useful for school social workers, social work educators, and researchers on social work with children and youths.

Katherine S. van Wormer - University of Northern Iowa