School-Based Practice

Catalog description

This course aims to integrate an analytic understanding of the role of school social workers, an appreciation of school social workers’ current and historical contributions to K-12 education, societal values underlying their role and an understanding of intervention in the school using a variety of modalities. It incorporates antiracist and anti-oppressive principles of practice. It focuses on situating social work practice in the school setting, the policies that intersect with social work in the school context, and the steps involved in creating a system of care that includes direct service, consultation, advocacy, program development, evaluation, and the social worker's role in the special education process. This course also addresses the relationship of social workers with stakeholders in the school, family and community systems.