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School Social Work NOW!
Supporting Innovative Practice,
Effective Leadership, and Applied Research
Vol 5, Issue 29
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June--and the end of the school year--is but a blink away. Among other things, summer should be a time of relaxation and re-energizing, a time for renewal. With that in mind, you are encouraged to take a look at ACSSW's What School Social Workers Are Reading. You will be sure to find something that will pique your interests and provide food for thought.
A final note and invitation to our readers . . . Persons who have been receiving this weekly newsletter without ACSSW membership since before the first of the year will no longer be eligible to receive it after this issue. The "complimentary" free period runs only for a couple of months to introduce people to ACSSW and what we do. At this time the newsletter can no longer be offered for extended periods of time to non-members. ACSSW, therefore, extends an invitation to join for a reduced cost of $95. If you value what you have received, join now to continue to receive this newsletter and to support the efforts of your national school social work association.
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SEL and the Common Core Part I: W
hy Emotion Vocabulary Matters
In this post, I focus on how the Common Core has an implicit dependence on SEL-related pedagogy...
Why does it mean to be "college, career, and contribution ready"? It takes more than success in Common Core State Standards (CCSS) content areas. Ultimately, we are preparing our students for more than college and career; we are preparing them to be productive members of society and valued members of their families and workplaces.
We want out students to adopt a collaborative stance, embrace diversity, and be ready for the globalized and interconnected world they -- and we -- increasingly inhabit. I call this college, career, and contribution ready. Full article.
The mental health challenges our country's young people face call for shifting the focus of policy and practice from illness, to promotion of wellness and flourishing. This requires using evidence-based strategies with both children and parents, and improving the quality of the environments where children and youth live, learn, play, and grow...
This report summarizes the knowledge conveyed by earlier reports on children's mental health;considers the social and economic burdens associated with the status quo of segregating physical and mental health; summarizes the current landscape, in terms of how families access and pay for mental health services; provides a brief review of the research on the development of mental illness and wellness over the life course; offers a more inclusive framework for understanding mental wellness; describes multiple opportunities for improving children's well-being, consistent with this model; and makes concrete, feasible recommendations to policymakers for improving the mental wellness of children and youth. More.
Online Rubric is a Google Spreadsheets Add-on that enables to you create rubrics, enter scores, and email scores to students all from one place. Online Rubric provides very clear instructions for each step of the processes of creating a roster sheet, creating a rubric, and emailing grades to students.
Child and Adolescent OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is beginning to be recognised as one of the most common psychiatric illnesses affecting children and adolescents, and the World Health Organization rates it as one of the 20 most debilitating diseases. It was previously thought to only affect adults, but is now accepted as affecting children as young as six or seven years old. It occursin one in 100 children, and most adults report onset symptoms in childhood or adolescence.
Paediatric and adult OCD share similarities, but differ in a number of ways. Read full article.
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How Influence Works
Influence is the application of power to accomplish a specific purpose. Research shows that people typically try to lead and/or influence others using ten positive influence techniques: logical persuading, legitimizing, exchanging, stating, socializing, appealing to relationship, consulting, alliance building, appealing to values, and modeling. There are also four negative or "dark side" influence tactics: avoiding, manipulating, intimidating, and threatening. Read more.
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School Refusal Behavior in Young Children
School refusal behavior is defined as any child-motivated refusal to attend classes and/or difficulty remaining in classes for an entire day. Although many researchers have focused on older children and adolescents in their samples, few have specifically focused on young children aged 5-9 years (i.e., kindergarten to third grade). In this article, a general description is made of school refusal behavior, and illustrative data from 55 young children with school refusal behavior are provided. Recommendations for assessing and treating this young population are made as well. Continue.
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There Are No Children Here:
The Story of Two Boys Growing Up In the Other America
By Alex Kotlowitz
There Are No Children Here...chronicles the true story of two brothers coming of age in the Henry Homer public housing project in Chicago over a two year period. Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, their mother and siblings struggle to survive gun battles, gang influences, overzealous police officers, and overburdened and mismanaged bureaucracies to simply survive.
Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers are eleven and nine years old when the story begins in the summer of 1987. They live with their mother LaJoe and six siblings, through the three oldest come and go. Their father Paul is rarely around due to his drug habit. Summer is the most dangerous season as shootings are constant. The family's safe place to avoid stray bullets is in the narrow hallway of their apartment. Read more.
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61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal
Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared segregated schooling of black students unconstitutional, many American schools with high minority populations continue to receive fewer resources and provide an education that's inferior to schools with large white populations ...In many states, there continues to be stark disparities in resources provided to black students and white students. Learn of the disparities. |
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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Bethel, AK
Tucson, AZ
Connecticut (various)
Washington, DC
Union City, GA
Boise, ID pool
Barrington, IL Summer
Chicago, IL
Tinley Park, IL soc/emot coord
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Basehor, KS
DeSoto, KS
Junction City, KS
Topeka, KS
Wichita, KS
Bethesda, MD
Windham, ME
Brooklyn, NY
Laurinburg, NC
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Memphis, TN
Houston, TX
Murray, UT
Spanaway, WA
Eau Claire, WI .5 FTE
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Policy Shifts to Reduce Exclusionary Discipline with a Focus on Proactive Strategies and Improved Student Supports
June 4, 2015 2:30 - 4:00, ET
The West Virginia Department of Education has revised and developed a comprehensive set of policies that establish requirements for the development of safe and supportive schools in order to provide optimum learning conditions for both students and staff. This webinar will describe the state policy reforms and implementation and will allow time for questions about the benefits and challenges to school districts. To access:
For audio dial: 1-877-512-6886 ID: 2365393812
Death and grief will affect the lives of almost all children at some point, often leading to struggles with academic performance, social relationships, and behavior. The death of a loved one is immensely challenging for anyone, but children and teens can find it particularly difficult. Scholastic.com, through the generosity of the New York Life Foundation, hosted a live, interactive webcast on the subject of Children and Grief. Using actual scenarios from children and parents, childhood grief expert, pediatrician, and author Dr. David Schonfeld, MD, and Chris Park, president of the New York Life Foundation, talked about misconceptions, and imparted valuable advice on how educators and all other caring adults can best support grieving children-whether it's right after the loss or years later. Download webcast.
Archived by SAMHSA & KSOC-TV
Various Archived Webinars from the Center for School Mental Health, University of Maryland
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SchoolGrants
SchoolGrants was created in 1999 as a way to share grant information with PK-12 educators. Grant writing can be intimidating to those who are new at it. SchoolGrants helps ease those fears by providing online tips to those who need them. Finding suitable grant opportunities requires a great deal of time and research - SchoolGrants reduces the effort by listing a variety of opportunities available to public and private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools and districts across the United States. Sample grants are available as well as the opportunity to sign up for a listserv and newsletter. More info.
2nd Quarter Deadline: June 30, 2015
Grants of up to $1000 are available for "innovative programs, events, or projects" from the Meemic Foundation for Michigan, Wisconsin or Illinois. 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 second quarter cycle ends June 30th. Grants are up to $1000. Recipients will be notified by August 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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