Social Work Practice in Schools II.

Catalog description

This is the second course in a sequence of two designed to prepare students in the Master of Social Work program to effectively work within the public school system and obtain their School Social Work Personnel Pupil Services Credential (PPSC). The course focuses on the introduction and integration of knowledge that equips social work students to work within the California public school system (K-12) grades. In this course, students will develop an understanding of school social work focused on the micro-level and mezzo-level functioning. Students will examine the diversity of roles within school social work, including but not limited to the daily roles and responsibilities, school staff functioning, mandated reporting, confidentiality, special education, risk assessments, individual and group services, multi-tiered systems of support, positive behavioral intervention systems, and whole school interventions. Students will also learn how to engage individuals, families, and communities throughout their understanding of the California Public School system.