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Effects of a social competence training for children on social competence and self-relevant factors
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Tamara Marksteiner and others
The British Journal of Social Work, bcaf075, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf075
Published: 13 May 2025
.... The study highlights the importance of such training programs in schools and suggests that involving teachers and parents could help make these positive changes last. child development intervention programs school social work social competence training social self-efficacy in children Introduction...
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“[We] Try to Do Due Diligence to . . . Bring That Awareness”: How School-Based Mental Health Professionals Support Students with Complex Gender Identities in Schools
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Hannah Knipp and Catherine E O’Connor
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2025, Pages 79–87, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdaf008
Published: 14 March 2025
... Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract The National School Social Work Practice Model 2.0 calls on school social workers to cultivate a supportive school climate as one of its four core focus areas. In line with the model’s professional principle...
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Exploring Racial Equity in Education: The Impact of Teacher Racial Bias on Student–Teacher Relationship Quality and the Opportunity for School Social Workers
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Tasha M Childs
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2025, Pages 89–99, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdaf007
Published: 13 March 2025
... are shared for school social work practice and research to advance educational justice. educational justice racial equity schools school social work teacher racial bias University of South Carolina College of Social Work Educational settings in the United States are increasingly scrutinized...
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State Certification Standards for School Social Workers: A Survey and Discussion in the Context of the National School Social Work Practice Model 2.0
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Tasha M Childs and others
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2025, Pages 119–128, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdaf005
Published: 03 March 2025
... Work Practice Model 2.0 can be used to advocate for greater recognition of school social work services at the state level. The current study was a randomized survey of schools located in a midwestern, largely rural state. Findings suggest that SSW-to-student ratios varied greatly based on the number...
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Testimonios of Antiracist School Social Workers: Advancing Professional Equity and Updating the School Social Work Model
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Leticia Villarreal Sosa and others
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2025, Pages 101–108, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdaf002
Published: 27 February 2025
... and racial reckoning, the opportunity to reimagine the national model for school social work practice was explored in partnership with practitioners, scholars, researchers, and leaders of the profession. It sparked a parallel process of engagement that required the critical analysis of the systemic...
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School Social Work and Mental Health Funding
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Caroline H Kelly
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 27–36, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae032
Published: 18 December 2024
... social work positions and greater collaboration between administrators and school social workers to fully leverage available resources and meet student mental health needs. advocacy collaboration funding mental health school social work National data suggest that nearly one in five children have...
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Examining Preparedness and Onboarding for Social Work Practice in Schools
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Tory Lynn Cox and others
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 7–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae030
Published: 15 December 2024
... at the School Social Work Association of America 2019 National Conference. The results suggest that survey participants deemed insufficient the level of school social work (SSW) preparedness received at degree-granting institutions. For example, 38 percent of respondents did not take an SSW course, 49 percent...
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School Social Worker Perspectives on Faculty Performance Evaluations
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Karla B Horton and Sarah E Herrera
Children & Schools, Volume 47, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 37–45, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae028
Published: 03 December 2024
... Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract The National Evaluation Framework for School Social Work Practice is an evaluation tool developed over a decade ago to provide clarity and guidance on how to evaluate the roles and duties of school social workers...
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Home Visits in School Social Work Practice: History, Best Practices, and Future Considerations
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Stephanie Ochocki and others
Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2024, Pages 166–174, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae011
Published: 24 May 2024
... of families lacking transportation to attend meetings at the school or accessing technology for digital signatures. email: [email protected] . Although home visiting has historical roots in the school social work profession, it is more often associated with social workers practicing in child...
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A Call to Action: Unifying School Social Work Practice Models
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Robert Lucio and others
Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 3, July 2024, Pages 145–155, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae009
Published: 22 May 2024
... schoolwide needs ✔ Assist school staff with implementation fidelity ✔ Collect data ✔ Interpret data ✔ Know and use eligibility requirements for services ✔ Total (N = 87; 12 found in all three documents) 54 49 34 Notes: SSWAA = School Social Work Association...
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Parents as Partners: Exploring the Experiences of Teachers of Students with Disabilities
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Bethany L Chase
Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 75–84, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae005
Published: 06 March 2024
... and overall support to do so consistently and effectively. The article provides recommendations for specific areas where professional development may be particularly useful in repairing roadblocks to positive teacher and parent collaboration. parent collaboration parent partnerships school social work...
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Benefits of a ‘Psy-Curriculum’ for Theorising Interprofessional Practice Provision of School Support Services
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Andrew Pau Hoang
The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 54, Issue 5, July 2024, Pages 2237–2257, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae030
Published: 28 February 2024
... the connections among these issues to inform interprofessional practice. I suggest it is beneficial for school social work and the provision of school support services to be informed by this interdisciplinary concept of curriculum, bridging clinicians and educators. curriculum interprofessional practice...
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Meeting the Needs of Students and Families: Adapting Service Delivery of Special Education Social Workers during a Pandemic
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Kimberly M Knox
Children & Schools, Volume 46, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 107–116, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdae002
Published: 23 February 2024
...Kimberly M Knox COVID-19 in-depth interviews qualitative methods school social work special education In March of 2020, the global pandemic caused schools to provide remote education almost overnight. Special education social workers (SESWs) had to adapt to provide special education services...
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A Lack of Workplace Resources for Social Workers in Schools
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Jennifer Dull
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Social Work, Volume 69, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 177–184, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swae008
Published: 22 February 2024
... school social work stress workplace resources School social workers support the social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs of youth in schools ( School Social Work Association of America, n.d. ). Much of the existing research is on workplace stressors and coping resources for social workers...
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“Overworked and Stretched Thin”: Burnout and Systemic Failure in School Social Work
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Stephanie L Carnes
Children & Schools, Volume 45, Issue 3, July 2023, Pages 151–159, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdad015
Published: 02 June 2023
... in which children’s mental health services are provided. In the early years of school social work, providers, or “visiting teachers,” served as a bridge between public schools and their most challenging students. These early SSWs were firmly entrenched in the bedrock of the local community, employing...
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An Examination of School District Reopening Plans for Mental Health Supports amid COVID-19 School Reopening
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Tasha M Childs and Aidyn L Iachini
Children & Schools, Volume 45, Issue 3, July 2023, Pages 161–168, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdad012
Published: 25 May 2023
... were involved in helping to develop their school district reopening plans, and when involved, advocated for mental health services and supports for their students. The article concludes with a discussion of the study's implications for school social work practice. COVID-19 pandemic mental health...
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Macro-Level Social Work Interventions in Schools: Poverty Simulation Programs as Professional Development Opportunities for K–12 Educators
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Anna Maria T Curry and Stephen Monroe Tomczak
Children & Schools, Volume 45, Issue 2, April 2023, Pages 71–77, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdad004
Published: 25 February 2023
... poverty simulation professional development school social work Although the United States has seen a consistent decline in the official poverty rate over the last five years, poverty continues to be a significant public health crisis. The U.S. Census Bureau ( Creamer et al., 2022 ) reported that 11.6...
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University–School Partnerships: Successes and Challenges in Designing and Implementing Strategies to Promote Racial Equity
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Tiffany M Jones and others
Children & Schools, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 7–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdac023
Published: 21 November 2022
...-based racial equity strategies? Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 10.13039/100000865 OPP1195805 race and racism racial disparities research–practice partnerships school social work social justice Abstract Research–practice partnerships play an important role in critically examining racial...
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School Social Worker Performance Evaluation: Illustrations of Domains and Components from the National Evaluation Framework for School Social Work Practice
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Karla B Horton and Amy Prudencio
Children & Schools, Volume 44, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 237–245, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdac016
Published: 25 August 2022
...Karla B Horton; Amy Prudencio email: [email protected] . The National Evaluation Framework for School Social Work Practice was adapted from the Framework for Teaching Evaluation, which is a widely used evaluation tool in the United States educational system developed by Charlotte Danielson...
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School Social Work Practice in Charter Schools: Current Trends and Future Considerations
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Marina Angela Badillo-Diaz
Children & Schools, Volume 44, Issue 3, July 2022, Pages 137–145, https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdac008
Published: 25 May 2022
... across the United States, so does the number of school social workers employed by them. Even though school social work practice can vary widely across location, type of school setting, state educational policies, and contractual mandates, there is minimal research and limited information about school...
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