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The art of becoming indispensable : what school social workers need to know in their first three years of practice / [edited by] Tory Cox, Terence Fitzgerald, and Michelle Alvarez.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford workshop series (School Social Work Association of America)
- Oxford Workshop Series (School Social Work Association of America)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School social work.
- Community and school.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The Art of Being Indispensable What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice is a vital resource for newly hired school social workers that helps bridge the gap between classroom theory and field practice.
- Contents:
- Section I: The host environment
- Working in a school setting: what you need to know from day one
- Understanding the political landscape in schools
- How to become indispensable to school administrators
- Collaborating with specialized instructional support personnel
- The essential relationships between school social workers and teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school personnel
- Section II: The macro school social worker
- A brief history of public education and its impact on marginalized populations
- Advancing antiracist policies and practices in schools
- Harnessing community resources to enhance student learning and development
- Understanding federal law and state regulations relevant to school social work
- Section III: Integration and interventions
- Developing credibility and establishing trust
- Multitiered systems of supports, response to intervention, and positive behavioral interventions and supports
- Evidence-based practice, data collection, and progress monitoring
- Social-emotional learning in a multitiered system
- Crisis intervention: comprehensive suicide prevention plans and school community disaster responses
- Special education evaluation process: creating measurable goals and collaborative plans
- Section IV: School social worker sustainability
- Challenges to ethics and values: how to handle difficult situations
- Self-care and self-advocacy: keeping cool while increasing engagement
- Professional development, supervision, and mentoring
- How to become indispensable and stay relevant
- Emerging trends in school social work.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-758519-1
- 0-19-758518-3
- OCLC:
- 1273979722
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