The domains and demands of school social work practice
Subtitle: a guide to working effectively with students, families, and schools
By: Michael S. Kelly.
Series: Oxford workshop series : School Social Work Association of America
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9780195343304
Subjects: School social work -- United States; Evidence-based social work -- United States
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : school social work in the 21st century : making evidence-based practice (EBP) work in school social work practice; title: A short chapter on EBP; title: Surveying the landscape of school social work practice : what are we doing, and why?; title: Where to intervene, and how? : the debate over the best treatment options for school social workers to use; title: Why Johnny needs help : the most common clinical issues school social workers face; title: EBP, special education, and response to intervention (RTI) : how RTI could reshape school social work practice to become (hopefully) more effective and evidence-based; title: Helping families and school communities : EBP in action; title: EBP is just the beginning : defining a national school social work practice and research agenda.