Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services

This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education, and practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services.

This edition features a broader ecological perspective, with more attention on the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. The Fourth Edition 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.

• Examines the roles and responsibilities of school personnel, the children and parents served by the school system, and the specific roles of social workers who deal with that system with topics such as school-linked services, the need to change systems within the school, litigation and issues related to services to disabled pupils, and gay and lesbian youth.

• Provides comprehensive treatment of concepts, issues, and policies involved in school social work and includes cases to illustrate them.

• Presents the specialized professional knowledge required by CSWE and NASW as well as recent legislation, litigation, and publications.

• Includes new information about violence, racism, sexism, pupils' rights, and key educational legislation and litigation, helping students understand the many issues that influence educational programs and the roles and functions of school social workers (Chs. 9 & 10).

• New material on assessment of the pupil, school, and community helps students understand the need to assess the multiple contexts and individuals comprising the pupil's ecosystem in order to more successfully intervene (Chs. 4, 8, & 11).

• Includes recommended websites for locating information about schools, legislation, and other important statistical data.

• Offers a stronger focus on ethnic/racial demographic changes and their consequences, assessment, rating, and evaluation scales.

Chapters contain “Introduction,” “Conclusion,” “Discussion Questions,” “References,” and “Additional Readings.”

Foreword by Richard P. Barth.

Preface.

I. ISSUES IN EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

II. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

III. EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE.

IV. PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.

School Social Work  (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)

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  Social Work Services in Schools, 6/E
  Allen-Meares
  ©2010 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205627129 | ISBN-13: 9780205627127
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  This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education as well as practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services.  

  
  

  The Sixth Edition features a broader ecological perspective and more attention to the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. It 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.

  
  

  
  

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  Social Work Services in Schools, 5/E
  Allen-Meares
  ©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 448 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205484697 | ISBN-13: 9780205484690
  Brief Description

  

  This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education as well as practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services.

   

  The Fifth Edition features a broader ecological perspective, with more attention to the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. It 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.

Social Work Services in Schools, Fourth Edition
Edited by Paula Allen-Meares, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education, and practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services. Social Work Services in Schools examines the roles and responsibilities of school personnel, the children and parents served by the school system, and the specific roles of social workers who deal with that system. Discussion topics include school-linked services, the need to change systems within the school, litigation and issues related to services to disabled pupils, and gay and lesbian youth.

Highlights of the Fourth Edition:

• Presents the specialized professional knowledge required by CSWE and NASW, as well as recent legislation, litigation, and publications.
• Provides comprehensive treatment of concepts, issues, and policies involved in school social work, and includes cases to illustrate them.
• Includes new information about violence, racism, sexism, and pupils' rights, helping students understand the many issues that influence educational programs and the roles and functions of school social workers.
• New material on assessment of the pupil, school, and community helps students understand the need to assess the multiple contexts and individuals comprising the pupil's ecosystem in order to more successfully intervene.

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Helping Professions Journal: A Critical Thinking and Reflection Guide
Orton & Jacobs
©2003 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205378269 | ISBN-13: 9780205378265
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

ResearchNavigator.com Guide: The Helping Professions (Valuepack item only)
Yaffe & Barr
©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205516998 | ISBN-13: 9780205516995

Thinking About a Social Work Career (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Ginsberg
©2005 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 112 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205459528 | ISBN-13: 9780205459520

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

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