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School Social Work NOW!
Supporting Innovative Practice,
Effective Leadership, and Applied Research
Vol 6, Issue 3
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ACSSW is pleased to be able to offer school social workers the opportunity to purchase professional books from Springer Publishing Company for a reduced cost. Receive a 20% discount and free shipping!! Explore now. Use promotion code ACSSW-20 when placing your order.
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Screening for Mental Health would like you to join them on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. EDT for a webinar with former Boston Red Sox pitcher John Trautwein about the role coaches can play in youth suicide prevention. Please invite coaches at your school to join, too!Find out more.
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Mix It Up At Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries with a goal of reducing prejudice and racism. This year, MIUAL Day occurs on October 27th. Learn more, start planning, and get ideas that can be easily and practically implemented.
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Report: The call to action to ameliorate the effects of childhood trauma trauma through creation of trauma informed service systems began more than a decade ago.11 The goal was, and still is, for systems serving children to work together to prevent, identify and effectively treat childhood traumatic stress. However, a hallmark of trauma is avoidance, where one does not think or talk about trauma because doing so may cause anxiety or distress. Avoidance is common among children, caregivers, and professionals, but systemic avoidance related to addressing trauma has been a barrier to the development of trauma-informed systems. Full Report.
Here's what it means: " Project Semicolon was born from a social media movement in 2013. They describe themselves as a 'movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction, and self-injury. Project Semicolon exists to encourage, love, and inspire.'But why a semicolon? 'A semicolon is used when an author could've chosen to end their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life.' " Learn more.
Q: How many social workers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None. The light bulb is not burnt out; it's just differently lit.
It is a silly joke. But the punchline probably made you stop and think. Burnt out = useless. Differently lit = different, but still lit... and therefore still useful. Changing the description of the lightbulb changed the way you thought about the lightbulb. The way social workers think about the lightbulb is, of course, as a metaphor for the way social workers think about people. We fight for the dignity and worth of the person ( NASW, 2008). And one of the ways we do it is through language. Researchers have shown that even subtle changes in language can change reality ( Borowditsky, 2011). Every social work student has heard the phrase "person-first" language. Instead of saying, "He is schizophrenic," we say, "He (the person) has a diagnosis of schizophrenia." Why? Person-first language honors the dignity and worth of the person. And although some people confuse social workers' use of language as being "politically correct," we know the words we use to communicate to our clients and others have power. Words can construct a reality of hope and acceptance, or despair and rejection. And when we're talking about suicide, those words can be a matter of life or death. More.
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When poor leaders make it into the general and flag officer ranks, it can really be destructive to the military profession and unit effectiveness. It's no different in the civilian world where people are even less likely to point out that the emperor has no clothes for fear of losing their job. Below are 17 sayings from senior leaders demonstrating poor leadership that I overheard as an aide-de-camp for three well-known successful generals. People who habitually say these things or act in this manner can send organizations hurtling in the wrong direction unless there was a very strong team of soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and junior officers to keep the unit on track despite their failing commander. Learn the 17!
Effective leadership is more than management. It's about helping every teacher get on the pathway to mastery. Learn how to adjust your leadership approach to reach every teacher you lead with our resources for Effective Leadership to remove the barriers that are keeping many of your teachers from reaching mastery. . . Empower your teachers to develop the mindset and habits of master teachers. More.
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Abstract: The mental health of children is a primary public health concern; adolescents of military personnel may be at increased risk of experiencing poorer well-being overall and depressive symptoms specifically. These adolescents experience individual and intra-familial stressors of parental deploymentand reintegration, which are directly and indirectly associated with internalizing behaviors.
The present study sought to better understand the influence of parental military connectedness and parental deployment on adolescent mental health. . . More than 13% of the sample had a parent or sibling in the military. Those with military connections were more likely to report depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. Controlling for grade, gender, and race/ethnicity, reporting any familial deployment compared with no deployments was associated with increasing odds of experiencing sadness or hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation.
Findings emphasize the increased risk of mental health issues among youth with parents (and siblings) in the military. Although deployment-related mental health stressors are less likely during peace, during times of war there is a need for increased screening in primary care and school settings. Systematic referral systems and collaboration with community-based mental health centers will bolster screening and services. Complete study.
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The Community-Partnered School Behavioral Health Modules
~ Free Training Series and CEUs Offered ~
www.mdbehavioralhealth.com
Signs of Suicide Program & Gatekeeper Training Module 1.5 CEUs. Free.
from Teachers College Press. A hard copy will be mailed to you. Free.
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Recommended Read for September
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Swept Under the Rug: A Story from Two Sides of a Long Lasting Heroin/alcohol Addiction
By Alex Person
Amazon: A heart-wrenching, true story, told through memories of a young teen dealing with an older brothers long lasting heroin addiction. This book gives the readers a unique perspective of two sides of a heroin addiction. One side told through the younger brothers (Author) memories growing up as a young teen. One side told through the poems and songs written by the older brother (Addict).
The purpose of this book is to bring to light drug abuse. If this book helps one person either help themselves or another, the job has been done.
If you are looking for, books about drug addiction, heroin abuse, family addiction to drugs, alcoholism stories, or general drug abuse reads, this book will give you a taste of all of it.
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Survey Participation Request
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School Mental Health Professional Survey
School Mental Health Professionals (e.g. school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, school nurses and others) are invited to take an anonymous survey about inter-professional collaboration between school mental health clinicians and pediatric primary care providers. Participation involves answering questions about your current practices, comfort in collaborating with pediatric primary care providers, training needs, and beliefs about inter-professional collaboration. If you participate in this study you will have the option of providing your email address to be entered into a raffle for one of two $50 gift cards.
The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. By completing the survey, you are indicating your consent to participate in our study. Please contact Prerna Arora, Ph.D. with questions. Access survey. |
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A new report in the American Journal of Public Health titled, "Early Social-Emotional Functioning and Public Health: The Relationship between Kindergarten Social Competence and Future Wellness" reports that social competence, as rated by teachers, is a more meaningful predictor of future success as an adult compared to other measures (e.g., aggression). Children who are socially competent are good at sharing, resolving problems on their own and cooperating with peers. Children who score highly on social competence are less likely to drop out of school, commit crimes, or need government assistance. This finding holds even when accounting for the effects of poverty, race, having teenage parents, family stress and neighborhood crime as well as the children's aggression and reading levels in kindergarten. More. |
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School Social Work Positions
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Continued - listed by state abbreviation
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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
One Hour in Duration
This archived wepisode describes SAMHSA's definition of trauma, the long-term effects of unaddressed trauma, and ways communities can work together to minimize the impact of trauma. View webisode.
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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.
3rd Quarter Deadline: September 30, 2015
Grants of up to $500 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 third quarter cycle ends September 30th. Grants are up to $500. Recipients will be notified by November 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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