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School Social Work NOW!
Supporting Innovative Practice,
Effective Leadership, and Applied Research
Vol 5, Issue 13
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Only 10 days left!! Join ACSSW in New Orleans this month, January 26-27, at the 4th National Institute on Mental Health in Schools for School Social Workers, Standing Up for Children's Mental Health in Schools! This is an informative and enjoyable national professional event spent among colleagues in a wonderful, exciting city. Haven't asked your supervisor if you can attend? Show him/her the institute brochure and the workshops you'd like to attend. Encourage him/her to check out the keynote and luncheon speakers. Better yet, invite him/her to attend with you! Bring one more and get a team discount. There's something for everyone.
Although the reservation deadline is past, the hotel will honor the rate if rooms are still available. If you run into problems, please contact me or call Sally Carlson at 414-659-5853.
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Request for Proposals:
20th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health
Proposals are now being accepted for the 20th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Getting Jazzed about School Mental Health, to be held November 5-7, 2015 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The deadline for submissions is February 20, 2015.
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Oakland Schools Social Work Consultant, Steve Whitmore, is interested in how educators use tablet applications and websites to improve socio-emotional learning. He is especially interested in those applications and websites used on I-pads and other tablets that address the learning, practice and/or improvement of specific skills, resources, functions and tasks. Please take a few minutes to help with this research. Deadline is February 28th--but why not do it today?
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Don't Wait Any Longer! Register Today
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Standing Up for Children's Mental Health in Schools
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
ACSSW 4th National SSW Institute on School Mental Health
Deadline for Drury Hotel Reservations is past. However, if rooms are available, you will get the conference rate.
$124.99 single thru quad; $165 for queen suite
Call 800.325.0720 or 504.529.7800.
Use group reservation #2209303.
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In a groundbreaking initiative to reach the millions of grieving students in classrooms across the nation, the Coalition to Support Grieving Students today launched grievingstudents.org--an innovative multimedia resource designed to empower educators and school professionals in their efforts to support grieving students. . . "Support for a grieving child should be coordinated among the various adults who interact with that child at school, working as a team to provide effective support," explained Dr. Schonfeld. "The Coalition's breadth of membership allows us to advocate meaningfully for a team-based support model for grieving students." More.
Abstract: Although Munchhausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) with somatic expression is a familiar diagnosis to pediatricians and psychiatrists, the psychiatric form has remained more confined to the literature. This clinical form is distinguished by the allegation of artificial psychiatric disorders to convince others that a child suffers from these disorders. After an update on the classic form of MSP via somatic expression and its diagnostic issues, we present a brief review of the literature to explain the peculiarities of MSP with psychiatric expression. We detail the psychological complications for the child through a case report and analysis that illustrate the difficulty of identifying this particular disorder, the treatment of which is complex. The delay in diagnosis is several years, during which time the symptoms can be recast to mask a psychiatric reaction to this particular form of abuse. The suffering of the child and his parents will be shortened if the diagnosis is quickly established and the appropriate treatment is instituted. Full paper.
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When you think of a "perfect leader," what comes to mind? You might picture someone who never lets his temper get out of control, no matter what problems he's facing. Or you might think of someone who has the complete trust of her staff, listens to her team, is easy to talk to, and always makes careful, informed decisions. These are qualities of someone with a high degree of emotional intelligence. Continue.
Social Workers As Leaders
As social workers, we pride ourselves on our ability to effectively help those we serve. This is our competence, one of the six core values we commit to when we undertake our role, along with committing to values of service, social justice, a person's dignity and worth, the importance of human relationships, and integrity. These values, by definition, not only require leadership on our part but also define leadership. They are what make social workers excellent natural leaders. Read more.
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Abstract: The experience of parental loss in childhood and adolescence is often a trauma unparalleled as the most stressful period during the first decades of life. The literature cites contributory factors in the etiology of parentally bereaved children's grief experience as relationship to the deceased parent, circumstances of parental death, and adjustment of the surviving parent. The research explored the contextual variables that are protective or increase the risk of vulnerability of complicated grief. Eight adults who experienced the death of a parent or custodial grandparent during childhood or adolescence were interviewed. Primary themes related to complicated grief include the surviving parent's grief response, pre-existing internal toolbox, normalization and affirmation of the grief experience, and meaning making. The secondary themes include isolation and disenfranchised grief, grief as a unique experience, sibling, family, and other support, and experiences of professional support. The relatively small sample size and dearth of cultural diversity is a limitation. Implications for future research include early intervention for at risk children and surviving parents and improved therapeutic modalities for parentally bereaved families. Read more.
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Recommended Read for January
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recommended by our readers, Katrina Clement and Rachel Parker
by Mary Pipher
Amazon: As a therapist, Mary Pipher was becoming frustrated with the growing problems among adolescent girls. Why were so many of them turning to therapy in the first place? Why had these lovely and promising human beings fallen prey to depression, eating disorders, suicide attempts, and crushingly low self-esteem? The answer hit a nerve with Pipher, with parents, and with the girls themselves. Crashing and burning in a "developmental Bermuda Triangle," they were coming of age in a media-saturated culture preoccupied with unrealistic ideals of beauty and images of dehumanized sex, a culture rife with addictions and sexually transmitted diseases. They were losing their resiliency and optimism in a "girl-poisoning" culture that propagated values at odds with those necessary to survive.
Told in the brave, fearless, and honest voices of the girls themselves who are emerging from the chaos of adolescence, Reviving Ophelia is a call to arms, offering important tactics, empathy, and strength, and urging a change where young hearts can flourish again, and rediscover and reengage their sense of self.
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ACSSW is very pleased to offer an opportunity for any school social worker to earn 1.5 FREE CEUs due to ACSSW's sponsorship of an excellent program:
Plan, Prepare, Prevent: The SOS Online
Gatekeeper Training Module
The SOS Signs of Suicide® Prevention Program is an award winning, nationally recognized program designed for middle and high school-age students. The program teaches students how to identify the symptoms of depression and suicidality in themselves or their friends, and encourages help-seeking through the use of the ACT® technique (Acknowledge, Care, Tell). This course is available free to school social workers. With sponsorship from ACSSW, all learners will receive 1.5 contact hours upon completion. Click to Learn More. Or to register call 781-239-0071 or email SOS Registration and mention that you'd like to register.
Columbia University Teachers College Press published 4 guides geared to support teachers, administrators, student personnel staff, and parents. For a limited period, and as supplies last, TCP has agreed to provide FREE copies of the guides to social workers and educators working with military kids in schools including: teachers, school administrators, PPS workers, and military parents. School social workers should be aware of this wonderful, time-limited, FREE offer from TCP. Many school social workers will benefit from these guides.
The process is simple. Each individual desiring a free book would need to click on the link, select the type of book s/he desires, and fill out name, mailing address, etc. on the Qualtrix form after selecting the book desired. The book will be mailed in a few weeks.
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School Social Work Positions
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Continued - listed by state abbreviation
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Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
Until recently, Pennsylvania had one of the strictest home-school laws in the nation. Families keeping their children out of traditional classrooms were required to register each year with their local school district, outlining study plans and certifying that adults in the home did not have a criminal record. At the end of the year, they submitted portfolios of student work to private evaluators for review. The portfolio and evaluator's report then went to a school district superintendent to approve.
But in October, after years of campaigning by home-schooling families in the state as well as the Home School Legal Defense Association, a national advocacy group, Pennsylvania relaxed some of its requirements. Learn what happened.
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January 22nd, 1 - 2:30 ET
The IDEA Partnership and national organizations (AOTA, APTA, ASHA) will host a free webinar on Caseload to Workload and the Role of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISPs). Speakers will include representatives from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the American Speech Hearing Language Association (ASHA). The webinar will share state success stories and workload benefits to all stakeholders. Downloadable practice resources will be offered. Click for more information.
Archived by SAMHSA & KSOC-TV
Various Archived Webinars from the Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland
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1st Quarter Deadline: March 31, 2015
Grants of up to $500 are available for "innovative programs, events, or projects" from the Meemic Foundation. Apply online using their easy application that takes less than 30 minutes to complete. These grants are open to any employee of a K-12 public or private school. Universities and colleges may also apply. Fill-in-the-blank application.
Grants are accepted year round, but the first quarter cycle ends March 31st. Grants are up to $1000. Recipients will be notified by May 15th.
The foundation says it supports "basically anything that supports teachers and enhances the student's educational experience" - from field trips to books to behavior modification programs; science, music, or art equipment to professional development.
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