Discussion Post: Methods of Practice: School-Based Interventions
Beginning at age 4 or 5, children spend most of their waking hours at school. Most states include social workers in the school setting and even require specialized training for school social workers.
You examine school-based interventions. You also discover that working in a school, even if only as a contract social worker, will require skill in dealing effectively with multiple professions and perspectives.
This week we focus on the school system as a social work practice setting. Your discussion this week will require you to identify and describe the challenges of school social work. Your assignment this week requires you to analyze a case and to identify specific roles demonstrated by the school social-based worker. Since school-based social workers tend to intervene with issues that impact a student's education, you are required to think about how you can leverage community partnerships to assist in providing support to families and children outside of school.
Working in a Host Setting
Task
1) Describe the special challenges related to working in a "host" setting such as a school in a school-home-community partnership.
2) How can a social worker maintain a strong sense of professional identity when working with professionals from so many different professions?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.