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School Social Work NOW
Supporting Innovative Practice, Effective Leadership & Applied Research
November 2010 - Vol 1, Issue 5 |
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| Greetings! | |
ACSSW understands the need of school social workers at all levels to be on top of new developments in the field. It is difficult to stay abreast of new educational initiatives and mandates while at the same time always being aware of original thoughts and ideas in the profession itself. ACSSW wants to assist pre-service professionals, those in graduate MSW programs with emphasis on school social work, to know what is currently happening in the unique field of school social work. Thus, ACSSW is offering free membership through May 2011 to graduate students in school social work. If you are a graudate student, teach graduate students, supervise graduate field placements, or otherwise know how to reach students, you are encouraged to forward this email to them so that they may take advantage of this free offer. Students need only go to the website and complete the join form. Join NOW! Also, visitors to the ACSSW website can "Make the Connection . . . Experience the Difference" by registering for free emails and a monthly drawing of professional books or gifts. Get Connected today!
Judith Shine, President |
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| Practice Points |
Annotated "Lists" of Empirically Supported/Evidence Based Interventions for School-aged Children
and Adolescents
From UCLA's Center for Mental Health in Schools comes a table that provides a "list of lists", with indications of what each list covers, how it was developed, what it contains, and how to access it. To access the list click here.
Evidence-Based Practices in Schools: Concerns About Fit and Implementation
Historically, schools have been confronted with yet another project, another program, and
another initiative. Many of these aim at addressing learning, behavior, and emotional
problems and making schools safe and drug free.
Added to the picture in recent years has been the demand that schools adopt practices that are
evidence-based.* Increasingly, terms such as science-based or empirically-supported are assigned
to almost any intervention identified as having research data generated in ways that meet "scientific standards" and that demonstrates a level of efficacy deemed worthy of application.
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| Leadership News | |
Exploring the Nature and Prevention of Bullying
This free, comprehensive, five-part online course is designed to enhance understanding of bullying among young people and provide the information needed to create or refine school-based bullying prevention tools. As school leaders, school social workers can not only better inform themselves about bullying but can bring this or similar trainings to school administration and staff to enhance the safety and well-being of students. To explore or begin this training, click here. | |
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| Research Highlights | |
The Myth of Pink and Blue Brains
If educators hope to close gender gaps, they must abandon the notion of a male and female brain. Gender differences are a hot topic. But much of the recent discussion about boys' and girls' learning has generated more heat than light. Learn more here.
Gender-Friendly Schools
Boys are in crisis in many academic areas. But to turn things around, schools must implement instruction that is both boy- and girl-friendly. Learn more about this fascinating and much researched topic.
Many researchers and research funders want their work to be influential in educational policy and practice, but there is little systematic understanding of how policymakers and practitioners use research evidence, much less how they acquire or interpret it. By understanding what does shape policymakers' and practitioners' decision making and the role of research evidence in those decisions, the research community may be able to improve the likelihood that their work will be used to directly inform policy and practice. For more click here. PDF version.
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| Activities & Membership Information | |
ACSSW is involved in a number of activities that are designed to advance the profession while examining and applying the field of research in relation to school social work. One of these is to develop a document on The Role of the School Social Worker. With the changing role of our profession it is essential to provide an updated description of the profession to those who might be interested or have a "need to know." ACSSW welcomes your help and suggestions.
ACSSW is also in the early stages of establishing a Center for School Social Work Research. This was the task assigned by participants of the June 2010 National School Social Work Research Summit. While other organizations have been invited to collaborate on these tasks, ACSSW believes that members have much to contribute to both projects. If you are interested in participating in either of these, just send an email to me: judie.shine@acssw.org.
Watch this newsletter and the ACSSW website in the near future for a Call for Proposals for the National School Social Work Research Summit to be held in late June. This is an opportunity to (1) learn about current research as applied to practice, (2) become familiar with research models you can apply in your setting and practice, and (3) showcase your projects to colleagues. Further details are pending.
If these sound exciting to you, please Join ACSSW today. Your support allows ACSSW to advance and enrich the profession. Persons who join by November 30th will enjoy special annual Charter Membership dues of $95 for each of 3 years with continuous membership. Regular dues are $110. Additionally, those who provide the names and email addresses of 5 colleagues will have a 15 month membership the first year rather than a 12 month membership.
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