Description: School Social Work: Practice, Policy, and Research has been a foundational guide to the profession for over 40 years. Featuring 30 readings divided into five parts, this best-selling text reflects the many ways that school social work practice impacts academic, behavioral, and social outcomes for both youths and the broader school community. The essays include selections from both pioneers in the field and newcomers who address the remarkable changes and growing complexities of the profession.
The ninth edition of School Social Work features a stronger focus on evidence informed practice and adds substantial new content related to antiracist practice and trauma-informed care. It retains the holistic model of school social work practice that has informed all previous editions of this cornerstone text, making it a relevant and vital resource for today's practitioners and students as schools grapple with how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath.Review Quotes: "This book gives an excellent overview of practice, policies and theories that are used within schools as a social worker. In my many years of teaching, students consistently find this book easy to grasp."
- Molly Fox, Minnesota State University
- Karla Vandenberg, Western Michigan University
"School Social Work does a wonderful overview of interventions at all tiers and stresses the importance of using an evidenced-informed practice within the school system. It is very user-friendly with pragmatic suggestions for assessment and interventions when working with individual students as well as the entire school community. I highly recommend this book to for all levels of school social work education."
- Robin DeLuca-Acconi, Stonybrook University
"School Social Work is an excellent resource for an overview of the depth and breadth of the policies and practices relevant to students pursuing school social work."
- Margaret Kubek, University of Wisconsin Green Bay