School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools

by Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Tory Cox, Michelle Alvarez

Overview

School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools aims to provide a contemporary understanding of school social work practice given the changing educational context. While unique in that the content aligns with the newly developed national practice model developed by SSWAA, the text includes several other useful features. For one, practice and policy are approached from an intersectionality perspective, which provides a framework for thinking about various systems of oppression and allows the practitioner to account for the unique experience of students based on migration experience, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and gender. Theory and practice (alongside case studies) also illustrate school social work across the United States in a variety of settings. And finally, the authors — including school social work practitioners and school social work researchers/academics — are representative of various regions in the country, thereby providing a national overview of the profession. School Social Work is an undeniably invaluable resource for school social workers, school social work students, and school-based clinicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190273842
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/10/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, PhD, MA, is Associate Professor at Dominican University's Graduate School of Social Work. Prior to her work at Dominican, Dr. Sosa practiced school social work for 14 years in urban and suburban settings.

Tory Cox, MSW, LCSW/PPS, is Assistant Director of Field Education for USC's School of Social Work and the Field Coordinator for the Social Work & Business in a Global Society Concentration. Mr. Cox was a school social worker for 13 years with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD).

Michelle Alvarez, EdD, MSW, is Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University's College of Online and Continuing Education. Dr. Alvarez was also the former President of the School Social Work Association of America.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Tory Cox, Michelle Alvarez

Chapter 1: History of School Social Work
Gary Lee Shaffer and Randy A. Fisher

Chapter 2: The National Practice Model for School Social Work
Andy Frey, Jim Raines, Christine A. Sabatino, Michelle Alvarez, Brenda Lindsey, Anne McInerney, Frederick Streeck

Chapter 3: Changing the Paradigm for School Social Work Roles
Martell Teasley & Laura Richard

Chapter 4: The Evidence-Base for School Social Work
Kevin Tan, Mimi Mumm, Stefan Battle, & Mary Sheehan

Chapter 5: The Changing Context of School Social Work Practice
Susan Stone and Y. Kafi Moragne-Patterson

Chapter 6: Contemporary Federal Policy & School Social Work: Implications for Practice and Opportunities for Leadership
Andrew Brake and Benjamin Roth

Chapter 7: Special Education
Joelle D. Powers, Danielle K. Swick, & and Janet Cherry

Chapter 8: Ethical and Legal Foundations for School Social Work Practice
James C. Raines & Nic T. Dibble

Chapter 9: Multi-tiered Systems of Support: Schoolwide Evidence-Based Interventions
Aaron M. Thompson & Tory Cox

Chapter 10: Multi-tiered Systems of Support: Targeted Evidence-Based Interventions
Aaron M. Thompson & Jane Piester

Chapter 11: Mental Health Services in the Schools: Collaboration in a Multi-Tiered System
Kateri Picard Ray & Chris Alhman

Chapter 12: The School Social Worker: Supporting Academic Success Through Social Emotional Learning
Annette Johnson & Cassandra McKay-Jackson


Chapter 13 Progress Monitoring and Data-Based Decision Making
Kimberly Israel & Julie O'Donnell

Chapter 14: Evaluation
Brenda Lindsey, Chris Sabatino, Kari Smith, & Rebecca Kunkel

Chapter 15: School Social Work in a Global Context
Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Sachiko Bamba, Gunay Ismayilova, Mei Ling Tan-Wu

Chapter 16: Conclusion: The Future of the Profession
Laura Hopson, Cynthia Franklin, & Mary Beth Harris

Appendix A: Supplemental Ethical Standards for School Social Work Practice

Index

Contributors