School Social Work: Engaging Social Justice and Racial Equity from Practitioners' Perspectives

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Are you an emerging practitioner in the field of school social work? Are you new to the field and wondering, “where do I start, do I know enough, or how do I use my social work training in this specific field?” If you are searching for ideas on these questions, then this text is for you.

School Social Work: Engaging Social Justice and Racial Equity from Practitioners’ Perspectives is a compendium of articles written by a diverse group of experienced school social work practitioners and educators. We have combined our collective practice wisdom with research-derived evidence to provide practical guidance to both new and experienced school social workers. We address the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Performance Expectations for the Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance as well as the Council on Social Work Education, EPAS Competencies by focusing on the needs for social justice and equity for the most vulnerable children in our schools.

While our focus is mainly on the diverse needs of children in California and the legal codes that impact them, this material will be very informative to school social work practitioners across the country. We address a range of topics from trauma-informed care, alternative disciplinary practices, group work, ethics, attendance, suicide and psychological crisis response, and family, teacher and community engagement. Furthermore, we focus on various vulnerable and underserved groups of children, including Native Americans, youth in need of Special Education, LGBTQ, Foster and unhoused youth, pre-school children, newcomers, and gang-affiliated youth. Our intent is for our material to help school social workers address the systemic needs of schools to create a more equitable and nurturing learning environment for all children.

CHAPTER 1     Rural Indigenous School Social Work as Best Practice School Social Work
CHAPTER 2     Assessing and Advocating for Needs of Preschool Children through the Lens of Equity
CHAPTER 3     Special Education and Related Student Supports
CHAPTER 4     Effective Family Engagement in Schools
CHAPTER 5     Establishing Ethical Clinical Relationships in School Social Work
CHAPTER 6     Getting Kids to School Is Not Rocket Science, It Takes a Down to Earth Approach: Engage, Support, Connect
CHAPTER 7     Trauma-Informed School Social Work
CHAPTER 8     Inquiry-based Considerations for Group Work in Schools
CHAPTER 9     An Approach to Restorative Practices in Schools
CHAPTER 10    Working with Gang-involved Youth
CHAPTER 11     School Social Work with Unaccompanied Migrant Youth
CHAPTER 12     Collaboration with Child Welfare and Social Service Systems: The Educational Needs, Rights, and Programs for Foster and Unhoused Youth
CHAPTER 13     Toward Inclusive, Affirming, and Safer Spaces for LGBTQ+ Students
CHAPTER 14     Psychological Crisis Response and Suicide
CHAPTER 15     Teacher Consultation Using the Concepts of Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
CHAPTER 16     Assessing School Communities and Building School-Based Programs
CHAPTER 17     Facilitating Task Groups in Planning for Systems Change

Robert H Ayasse
Amalia Hernandez
Christine Scudder
Christina Feliciana
Francesca Osuna
Crystal Hawkins
Heather Graham
Hector Palencia
Janae Peters
Julie Slater North
Keshia Williams
Laurie Millan
Michelle Rainer
Adelaide Nzeasseu
Paul Brazzel
Robert Watts
Sandy Vaughn
Saun-Toy Trotter
Michelle Fortunado-Kewin

Are you an emerging practitioner in the field of school social work? Are you new to the field and wondering, “where do I start, do I know enough, or how do I use my social work training in this specific field?” If you are searching for ideas on these questions, then this text is for you.

School Social Work: Engaging Social Justice and Racial Equity from Practitioners’ Perspectives is a compendium of articles written by a diverse group of experienced school social work practitioners and educators. We have combined our collective practice wisdom with research-derived evidence to provide practical guidance to both new and experienced school social workers. We address the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Performance Expectations for the Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Social Work and Child Welfare and Attendance as well as the Council on Social Work Education, EPAS Competencies by focusing on the needs for social justice and equity for the most vulnerable children in our schools.

While our focus is mainly on the diverse needs of children in California and the legal codes that impact them, this material will be very informative to school social work practitioners across the country. We address a range of topics from trauma-informed care, alternative disciplinary practices, group work, ethics, attendance, suicide and psychological crisis response, and family, teacher and community engagement. Furthermore, we focus on various vulnerable and underserved groups of children, including Native Americans, youth in need of Special Education, LGBTQ, Foster and unhoused youth, pre-school children, newcomers, and gang-affiliated youth. Our intent is for our material to help school social workers address the systemic needs of schools to create a more equitable and nurturing learning environment for all children.

CHAPTER 1     Rural Indigenous School Social Work as Best Practice School Social Work
CHAPTER 2     Assessing and Advocating for Needs of Preschool Children through the Lens of Equity
CHAPTER 3     Special Education and Related Student Supports
CHAPTER 4     Effective Family Engagement in Schools
CHAPTER 5     Establishing Ethical Clinical Relationships in School Social Work
CHAPTER 6     Getting Kids to School Is Not Rocket Science, It Takes a Down to Earth Approach: Engage, Support, Connect
CHAPTER 7     Trauma-Informed School Social Work
CHAPTER 8     Inquiry-based Considerations for Group Work in Schools
CHAPTER 9     An Approach to Restorative Practices in Schools
CHAPTER 10    Working with Gang-involved Youth
CHAPTER 11     School Social Work with Unaccompanied Migrant Youth
CHAPTER 12     Collaboration with Child Welfare and Social Service Systems: The Educational Needs, Rights, and Programs for Foster and Unhoused Youth
CHAPTER 13     Toward Inclusive, Affirming, and Safer Spaces for LGBTQ+ Students
CHAPTER 14     Psychological Crisis Response and Suicide
CHAPTER 15     Teacher Consultation Using the Concepts of Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
CHAPTER 16     Assessing School Communities and Building School-Based Programs
CHAPTER 17     Facilitating Task Groups in Planning for Systems Change

Robert H Ayasse
Amalia Hernandez
Christine Scudder
Christina Feliciana
Francesca Osuna
Crystal Hawkins
Heather Graham
Hector Palencia
Janae Peters
Julie Slater North
Keshia Williams
Laurie Millan
Michelle Rainer
Adelaide Nzeasseu
Paul Brazzel
Robert Watts
Sandy Vaughn
Saun-Toy Trotter
Michelle Fortunado-Kewin