This guide helps social workers understand how to work with children and adolescents in schools. It describes the theoretical background on school social work; a typical day for a school social worker; skills, techniques, and essential practices; special education; collaboration and consultation with parents, faculty, staff, and administrators; ethical dilemmas; cultural competence; societal issues, such as homeless children, bullying, immigrant children, poverty, violence and weapons, and gay and lesbian issues; engagement, assessment, and intervention skills for individuals and groups; school policy, program development, and evaluation; practice evaluation; and global issues. One chapter consists of case studies and vignettes. Annotation 2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
