Social Work Services in Schools

by Allen-Meares, Paula; Washington, Robert O.; Welsh, Betty L.

• ISBN13: 9780205291472
• ISBN10: 0205291473
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This is the third edition of Social Work Services in Schools, the leading text for courses in school social work. Lead author Paula Allen-Meares is the Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is a well-known expert on child welfare and working with children in the school system. The text covers broad issues in education and the development of social work services in schools; educational policy as it affects school social work practice; and how to plan, implement, and evaluate social work services in schools. New to this edition is a broader ecological perspective, with more attention to the effect of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. The revision 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
PART ONE ISSUES IN EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
Major Issues in American Schools	1	(29)
School Social Work: Historical Development, Influences, and Practices	30	(30)
PART TWO A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
The Social Organization of Schools	60	(11)
An Ecological Perspective of Social Work Services in Schools	71	(21)
PART THREE EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
School Attendance	92	(19)
Pupil Rights and Control of Behavior	111	(26)
Coping with Violence in Schools	137	(16)
Children with Disabilities	153	(30)
Some Target Groups of Children	183	(32)
Securing Equal Educational Opportunity: Language, Race, and Sex	215	(28)
Sandra Kopels
PART FOUR PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
The Design of Social Work Services	243	(30)
avid Dupper
The Delivery of School Social Work Services	273	(26)
Cynthia Franklin
The Evaluation of Programs and Practice	299	(22)
Appendix I An Example of Rural Practice	321	(10)
Appendix II An Example of Urban Practice	331	(8)
Appendix III Assessment of Adaptive Behavior and Individual Education Program	339	(2)
Index	341