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The Art of Being Indispensable What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice is a vital resource for newly hired school social workers that helps bridge the gap between classroom theory and field practice.
List of contents
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributor List
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Section I: The Host Environment
- Ch. 1: Working in a School Setting: What You Need to Know from Day One
- Patrick Mulkern, MSW, PPSC, Cindy Reide Combs, LMSW, Jacqueline Cordova-Rodriguez, LCSW, PPSC, and Susan Stone, PhD
- Ch. 2: Understanding the Political Landscape in Schools
- Lainey Collins, PhD, LCSW, Wendy DuCassé, MSW, LCSW, and Rachel Forsyth, MSW
- Ch. 3: How to Become Indispensable to School Administrators
- Dee Stalnecker, DSW, LSW, BCBA, Michelle Alvarez, MSW, EdD, Courtney Porter, MSW, LCSW, MEd, and Ashley Rayne Leeds, MSW
- Ch. 4: School Social Workers' Collaborations with Specialized Instructional Support
- Personnel
- Julianne Shannon, LSW and Crystal Haslett, LCSW
- Ch. 5: The Essential Relationships between School Social Workers and Teachers, Paraprofessionals and Other School Personnel
- Deirdre N. Scott, EdD, MSW, Summer G. Woodside, PhD, LCSW, Melissa Bunch, LMSW, and Abby Cobb, LISW-CP
- Section II: The Macro School Social Worker
- Ch. 6: A Brief History of Public Education and its Impact on Marginalized Populations
- Timmesha Butler, PhD, LCSW, Shelbie Dixon-Brown, EdD, Rena` Glass-Dixon, PhD, LCSW, and Jennifer McLaurin, LCSW-C, LICSW
- Ch. 7: Advancing Anti-Racist Policy and Practice in Schools
- Carolyn Curtis, LCSW, EdD, Tynisha Jointer, LCSW, MEd, Andrew Brake, PhD, MSW, and Ashley Bonton, MSW
- Ch. 8: Harnessing Community Resources to Enhance Student Learning and Development
- Jason Busack, CSSW, Cara Payton, LMSW, and Cherie Hudson, LCSW, PPSC
- Ch. 9: Understanding Federal Law and State Regulations Relevant to School Social Work
- Annette Johnson, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, Giesela Grumbach PhD, LCSW, PEL, and Maureen Van de Water, MSW
- Section III: Integration and Interventions
- Ch. 10: Developing Credibility and Establishing Trust
- Ricki L. Moran, LCSW, Cristina Marquez, LCSW, CPT, and James Garner, LMSW
- Ch. 11: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), Response to Intervention (RtI), and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Samantha Bates, PhD, LMSW, LaShonda Linnen, LMSW, Stephanie Columbia, EdD, LCSW-R, BCBA, LBA, and Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, LISW-S
- Ch. 12: Evidence Based Practice, Data Collection, and Progress Monitoring
- Whitney Freund, MSW, Brenda Coble Lindsey, LCSW, EdD, and Kevin Tan, MSW, PhD
- Ch. 13: Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in a Tiered System
- Sheri Olson, MSW, LCSW, Brenda Coble Lindsey, LCSW, EdD, and Kevin Tan, MSW, PhD
- Ch. 14: Crisis Intervention: Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plans and School Community Disaster Responses
- Jessica Chock-Goldman, LCSW and Heather Meader, LCSW/LICSW, PPSC/ESA
- Ch. 15: Special Education Evaluation Process: Creating Measurable Goals and Collaborative Plans
- Kari Smith, MSW, MA, PhD and Sharron Williams, PhD, LMSW
- Section IV: School Social Worker Sustainability
- Ch. 16: Challenges to Ethics and Values: How to Handle Difficult Situations
- Mimi Mumm, LICSW, PhD, Amanda Monaghan, LCSW, and Jennifer Oesterling, LCSW
- Ch. 17: Self-care and Self-advocacy: Keeping Cool while Increasing Engagement
- Jenny Braunginn, MSSW, CISW, Katie Larsen-Klodd, MSSW, Lauri Pagano, LMSW, and Nancy Vargas, LCSW
- Ch. 18: Professional Development, Supervision and Mentoring
- Robin DeLuca-Acconi, PhD, LCSW, NYS Certified SSW and Denise Campbell, MS
- Ch. 19: How to Become Indispensable and Stay Relevant
- Emily Shayman, PhD, Jacquelyn Anthony, EdD, MSW, and Brittannee Jones, LMSW
- Ch. 20: Emerging Trends in School Social Work
- Christine Sabatino, PhD, LICSW, Andrea Plasko, LCSW, and Stephanie Ochocki, DSW, LICSW
- Appendix A - Online Links by Chapter
- Appendix B - SSWs: How to Be Indispensable
About the author
Tory Cox EdD, LCSW, is Assistant CalSWEC Project Coordinator at the California State University, Long Beach School of Social Work
Terence Fitzgerald PhD, MED, MSW, is Assistant Professor at University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Michelle Alvarez, MSW, EdD, is Former President of the School Social Work Association of America; Director of Academic Strategy, Southern New Hampshire University
Summary
The Art of Being Indispensable What School Social Workers Need to Know in Their First Three Years of Practice is a vital resource for newly hired school social workers that helps bridge the gap between classroom theory and field practice.
