TY - BOOK AU - Constable,Robert T. AU - McDonald,Shirley AU - Flynn,John P. TI - School social work: practice, policy, and research perspectives SN - 092506565X (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - LB3013.4 .S36 PY - 2002/// CY - Chicago, IL PB - Lyceum Books KW - School social work N1 - Includes index; The role of the school social worker: history and theory -- An ecological perspective on social work in the schools -- The characteristic focus of the social worker in the public schools -- The wonderland of social work in the schoolsl, or how Alice learned to cope -- Developing directions in school social work practice -- School social workers and confidentiality -- Policies, programs, and mandates for developing social services in the schools -- The developing social, political, and economic context for school social work -- Educaitonal mandates for children with disabilities: school policies, case law, and the school social worker -- Family-centered services to infants and toddlers with, or at risk for disabilities: IDEA, Part C -- Assessment multidisciplinary teamwork, and consultation: foundations for role development -- A framework for cross-cultural practice in school settings -- Assessment tools of the school social worker -- Conducting a needs assessment in a school setting -- School social work consultation and collaboration: integration of services across professional boundaries -- Classroom observation: an instrument for assessment -- The assessment of adaptive behavior -- Inclusive education and the least restrictive environment (LRE) -- The individualized education program and the IFSP: content, process, and the social worker's role -- Annual goals and short-term objectives for school social workers. Research and evaluation as tools of practice -- Practical approaches to conducting and using research in the schools -- School social work: organizational perspectives -- Policy analysis and the school social worker -- Developing and defining the school social worker's role -- The dynamics of systems involvement with children in school: a case perspective -- Workin with families -- Case management, coordination oof services, and resource development -- Perspectives on groups for school social workers -- The no-fault school: understanding groups, understanding schools -- Social skills groups in schools -- Creating safe and responsive schools: bullying and peer sexual harassment -- School-based crisis intervention for traumatic events -- Mediation as a form of peer-based conflict resolution ER -