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 Power Points 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
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Über den Autor
Giesela Grumbach, Ph D, LCSW, PEL (IL), is the Chair of the Department of Social Work at Governors State University. Her work experience spans 35 years working in schools, medical and legal settings, as well as private practice. Dr. Grumbach provided counseling services for parents seeking reunification with their children as a subcontractor of child welfare agencies. Dr. Grumbach has also provided court testimony for clients seeking family reunification due to involvement in the child welfare system. Additionally, she provided clinical supervision to child welfare professionals seeking licensure post-graduation from an accredited MSW program through an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) and Governors State University partnership. Dr. Grumbach is the past president of the National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (2005–2007). She continues to engage in professional associations through the NASW and the Council on Social Work Education (as a reviewer of MSW minority fellowship applicants).
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