School social workers

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  March 11, 2004 ;     337 words ...March 7-13 is School Social Work Week. This is the week to recognize all Illinois school social workers for their hard work. This year's theme for School Social Work Week is a quote from Robert Frost: "The only way out is through." School social...

Making the Case for School Social Work

Children & Schools;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...School social workers are better at helping students and families...and school board members, how vitally important school social workers are to students, parents, and teachers. School social workers must become adept at identifying and documenting...

ADHD DIAGNOSIS IS OFTEN WRONG REGARDING.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the Editor)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  February 26, 2002 ;     259 words ...ADHD diagnosis is often wrong Regarding...North Carolina youth may have ADHD, study says (Feb. 17): Many...hyperactivity disorder. I am a school social work intern for Guilford County...suggest that the child has ADHD. Teachers would prefer to have...are often misdiagnosed with ADHD ...

Leaders in school social work: Isadora R Hare

Social Work in Education;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Editor's Note: This annual "Leaders in School Social Work" column was designed by the Social...the development and advancement of school social work. Recognition may be given for...to the current and future status of school social work. Isadora R. Hare was selected...

SUPERITENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION REED RECOGNIZES 100 YEARS OF SCHOOL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 8, 2006 ;     322 words ......Instruction Suellen Reed today recognized School Social Work Week in honor of the 100-year...runs from March 5-11, is hosted by the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA...community centers," Reed said. "Therefore, school social workers serve the vital role of helping...

School Social Work Case Characteristics, Services, and Dispositions: Year...

Children & Schools;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the first year of a longitudinal study of a school social work caseload in a large midwestern school...developed by a partnership of university and school social work staff. School social work caseload data for 911 students were...

School social work services and their regulation in Michigan

Social Work in Education;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......political pressures that are affecting school social workers. This article clarifies the...people can attain official approval as school social workers by the State of Michigan Department...Education. It describes the history of school social work in Michigan and illustrates the...

Increasing Opportunities for School Social Work Practice Resulting from...

Children & Schools;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The limited participation of school social workers in leadership and policy-making...article explores the opportunities for school social workers' increased involvement in leadership...and parent-teacher teams. Barriers to school social workers' systemic work are addressed...

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS KEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 8, 2002 ;     238 words ......coming school year. Once again, every school social worker in the district is wondering...school board are not quite sure what school social workers do or if their positions are...the opportunity to work alongside a school social worker, I have witnessed situations...

Rep. Kennedy Introduces Resolution Concerning School Social Work Week

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 23, 2008 ;     613 words ......the week of March 3-7, 2008, as 'School Social Work Week' to promote awareness of the vital role of school social workers in schools, and in the community...the week of March 3-7, 2008, as `School Social Work Week' to promote awareness...

GOV. EASLEY PROCLAIMS MARCH 4-10 AS 'SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS' WEEK'

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 21, 2006 ;     287 words ......and WHEREAS, among their many duties, school social workers encourage parents to take an...education of their children; and WHEREAS, school social workers also serve as the liaison between...school and community; and WHEREAS, school social workers offer interpretation and ...

Developing a management information system for school social workers: A...

Children & Schools;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...School social workers often provide a wide range...management information systems for school social workers is one potential tool for addressing...partnership developed and piloted a school social work management information system...

A story told: Organizing school social workers to serve in the public...

Children & Schools;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......recounts how a loosely knit group of school social workers in San Antonio, Texas, organized...the profession. The context in which school social work is conducted in this Southwest...and encourage other communities of school social workers to work in similar ways to...

Do School Social Work Textbooks Provide a Sound Guide for Education and...

Children & Schools;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......The authors review content in three school social work texts in relation to research...KEY WORDS: evidence-based practice; school social work; textbooks The development of...topics discussed in three texts on school social work in relation to research literature...

Now is the time for building the infrastructure of school social work...

Children & Schools;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...EDITORIAL School social work is one of the oldest and most...fields of social work practice. School social workers have practiced in schools...health services in the schools that school social workers and other school-related...