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Social Work Services in Schools, 5/E
Paula Allen-Meares, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

ISBN-10: 0205484697
ISBN-13: 9780205484690

Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2007
Format: Cloth; 448 pp
Published: 06/22/2006

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This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education as well as practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services.

The Fifth Edition features a broader ecological perspective, with more attention to the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. It offers information on recent legislation and litigation, servicing disabled pupils, dealing with violence in the schools, and counseling gay and lesbian youth. This edition also includes more case material and examples to illustrate the concepts being discussed.

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Examines the roles and responsibilities of school personnel, the children, and parents served by the school system, and the specific roles of social workers who deal with that system with topics such as school-linked services, the need to change systems within the school, litigation, and issues related to services to disabled pupils, and gay and lesbian youth.
Provides comprehensive treatment of concepts, issues, and policies involved in school social work and includes cases to illustrate them.
Presents the specialized professional knowledge required by CSWE and NASW as well as recent legislation, litigation, and publications. Includes information about violence, racism, sexism, pupils' rights, and key educational legislation and litigation, helping students understand the many issues that influence educational programs and the roles and functions of school social workers.
Includes recommended Web sites for locating information about schools, legislation, and other important statistical data.
Offers a strong focus on ethnic/racial demographic changes and their consequences, assessment, rating, and evaluation scales.
Includes attention to gay/lesbian youths and advocacy.

New To This Edition

New material on assessment of the pupil, school, and community helps students understand the need to assess the multiple contexts and individuals comprising the pupil's ecosystem in order to more successfully intervene.
Additional reading lists helps students keep up to date in the field of school social work.
Test examples provide students with practical school social work situations.

Table of Contents

Chapters contain “Introduction,” “Conclusion,” “Discussion Questions,” “References,” and “Additional Readings.”

Foreword by Richard P. Barth.

Preface.

I. ISSUES IN EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

1. John W. Sipple–Major Issues in American Schools.

2. Paula Allen-Meares–School Social Work: Historical Development, Influences, and Practices.

II. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

3. Gary L. Bowen–Social Organization and Schools: A General Systems Theory Perspective.

4. Paula Allen-Meares–An Ecological Perspective of Social Work Services in Schools.

III. EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE.

5. Sandra Kopels–Student Rights and Control of Behavior.

7. Ron Astor, Rami Benbenishty, and Rozanne Marachi–Violence in Schools.

8. Sally Atkins-Burnett–Children with Disabilities.

9. Paula Allen-Meares–Some Target Groups of Children.

10. Sandra Kopels–Securing Equal Educational Opportunity: Language, Race, and Gender.

IV. PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

11. Cynthia Franklin and Mary Beth Harris–The Design of Social Work Services.

12. Cynthia Franklin–The Delivery of School Social Work Services.

13. Srinika D. Jayaratne–Evaluating Practice and Programs.

Appendix I: An Example of Rural Practice.

Appendix II: An Example of Urban Practice.

Appendix III: Assessment of Adaptive Behavior and Individual Education Program.

Index.

Courses

School Social Work (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)
Child Welfare [SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCTS] (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)

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Social Work Services in Schools
Fifth Edition
By: Paula Allen-Meares (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Overview:
This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education and practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services.

This edition features a broader ecological perspective, with more attention on the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. It also offers more information on recent legislation and litigation, servicing disabled pupils, dealing with violence in the schools, and counseling gay and lesbian youth. This edition also includes more case material and examples to illustrate the concepts being discussed. Presents the specialized professional knowledge required by CSWE and NASW as well as recent legislation, litigation, and publications.

What Reviewers Are Saying:
“Social Work Services in Schools provides a cohesive framework for teaching school social work... an excellent and comprehensive approach to giving school social workers tools to assess their school community and then design services appropriately.”
–Beth G. Betman, Gallaudet University

“Social Work Services in Schools is an excellent resource….The text provides a comprehensive overview of the early days of school social work; the internal and external struggles within the profession, past and present.”
–Cassandra McKay, University of Illinois, Chicago

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