SCHOOLSAJIN SCARIA

1ST TEAR MSW

CUK

FIELDS OF SOCIALWORK

DEFINITION

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The School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA)

“School social work is a specialized area of practice with the

broad field of the social work profession. School social

workers bring unique knowledge and the skills to the school

system and the student services team. School social

workers are instrumental in furthering the purpose of the

schools: to provide a settings for teaching , learning, and for

the attainment of competence and confidence. School social

workers are hired by school district to enhance the district’s

ability to meet its academic mission, especially where home,

school and community collaboration is the key to achieve

that mission”

What Do Social Workers Do ?

• Provide help to students and families to overcome the social, behavioral, emotional, or economic problems that prevent learning.

• Interview students and families to assess problems.

• Make appropriate referrals for professional and community services.

• Follow up to assure that services provided and that conditions improve.

• Work closely with teachers and school administrators.

Importance of school Social Work practice

Professional Ethics In School

• Confidentiality of one’s problem

• Legality in student problem

• Disciplinary procedures

• Should not be biased

Working together

• Schools are important partners in our work with children, young people and their families.

• Teachers see children and young people every day, and are often best placed to notice if something isn’t right, or if families are struggling.

• There has been strong demand from schools for specialist support to deal with children’s increasingly complex and sometimes harmful home situations.

• By working together, we can improve outcomes for vulnerable children

The SW service is aimed at:

– children who have poor attendance or engagement in school

– children with social or behavioural problems

– children experiencing grief or loss

– families who may be struggling financially, or with issues such as overcrowding, gambling etc.

– at-risk families, including those who have been referred by Child, Youth and Family for community based support

Current opportunities in school settings

• Meeting the needs of student require

• Offer the opportunity of collective voice advocating for the needs of students

• Serving together on the common goals of the school

• Guider for the trusting relationship among children

Current Practice Model and

Interventions in Use

a. Assessment as applied to both direct services

& program development

b. Consultation with people across the school

system(teachers, administrators…etc..)

c. Direct services to individual, groups & family

d. Program development activities that assist the

school in developing & sustaining programs

1.Individuals

• When practice is focused on individual level,

the school social worker uses assessment &

counseling skills, consult with others as

needed, and work to link student with others

resources & service system to address

concerns

Student = Individual

(problems)

• Live in poverty

• Abused or neglected

• Involved in criminal activities

• Family problem

• Lack of security

2.Parents & Family

• School SW may intervene with parents &

family to address concerns related to an

individual student, or they may target

parents them selves for intervention

Student = in family

(problem)

• Rejection from parents

• Stepparents

• Sibling friction

• Lack of guidance

• Parents education

Social work with children and their families

This component of the service involves:

• development of supportive, trusting relationships with children and their families

• Working with children and families to develop goals for change, and teaching strategies for managing difficult situations

• advocating for children and their families within the school setting

• keeping child safety paramount

• Working in partnership with other support services

3.Groups & Classrooms

• Social workers often provide group

services to children for reduction of

isolation & improvement of socialization

skills, groups may be considered as an

efficient way of school SW to provide

services

Student = in groups(problems)

• Isolation

• Criticism

• Adjust mental problems

• Groupism

Group programmes

This component of the service involves:

• assessing the needs of children and families

which can best be met within a group context

• planning, coordinating and delivering group

programmes for children and families

• evaluating the effectiveness of group

programmes

Effectiveness In school SW

• The work of social workers in schools is shown to

contribute to improved outcomes for children, by

working with schools to reduce barriers to learning

• Improvements in children’s behaviour

• Children better able to set positive goals for the future, and take steps to achieve them

• children’s safety or wellbeing

• children’s ability to learn due to emotional or social

worries

• families’ ability to manage aspects of their lives.

Conclusion

• School plays a vital role in the

socialization and development of a child.

The teachers, peers, relationship with

other student etc. are the crucial factors

determining the performance of a child.

Counseling, parental guidance, school

health program, dealing with deviant

students are the important function of a

SW in school

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