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This research guide supports and provides resources to the SWU291 class - An introduction to social delivery systems and covers the purposes, structures, and delivery systems of human service agencies and information on volunteer experience in local human service agencies.
Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Social Work Info
- Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Social WorkThe Associate in Arts (AA), Emphasis in Social Work provides the first two years of a four-year curriculum for students intending to transfer into a baccalaureate program to earn a Bachelor of Social Work. With a Bachelor of Social Work, students can receive their Master of Social Work in one year (advanced standing) which is the required minimum education for the following career fields: Clinical/Psychotherapy and Policy Administration and Community Practice.
Text Book(s)
A Guide to Essential Human Services by Call Number: At GWC - Not PVC, yet.ISBN: 9780871013972Publication Date: 2010-06-01A Guide to Essential Human Services, 2nd Edition, begins with a concise overview of human services and ways to think about locating information and resources for people who are in need. Following the introduction, the guide is divided into sections that reflect major categories of needs that may arise during a person's life.
Fundamentals of Case Management Practice : Skills for the Human Services by Call Number: Located at EMC, GCC, GWC, & MCC - Not PVC, yet.ISBN: 9781305094765Publication Date: 2015-01-01This book/workbook is a step-by-step guide through the case management process, from intake and assessment to referrals and termination. The fifth edition focuses on what is most important for readers to consider, document, and pass along in each step of the human services process. Chapters walk readers through each step of the case management process, while realistic exercises drawn from active professionals expose readers to a broad range of true-to-life circumstances and difficulties.
Social Work Resources - EBooks
Case Studies in Social Work Practice by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781118128343Publication Date: 2014-02-10
Best Practices for Social Work with Refugees and Immigrants by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780231543583Publication Date: 2019
Family Assessment Handbook : An Introductory Practice Guide to Family Assessment by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781285443973Publication Date: 2015-01-05
Foundations of Social Work Research by Call Number: OER - eBookISBN: 9781648169915Publication Date: 2020
The Future of Social Work: Seven Pillars of Practice by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789352806256Publication Date: 2018-07-30
Motivational Interviewing in Schools by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781462527274Publication Date: 2016-10-12
Racism in the United States: Implications for the Helping Professions by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826148841Publication Date: 2017-02-28
Social Work: A Problem-Oriented Introduction by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9783110440119Publication Date: 2016-11-21
Social Work: Value-Guided Practice for a Global Society by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780231159821Publication Date: 2014-10-28
Social Work and Family Violence: Theories, Assessment, and Intervention , Second Edition by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826133489Publication Date: 2016-09-28
Social Work Practice and Psychopharmacology: A Person-in-Environment Approach by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826130396Publication Date: 2016-04-01
Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees Legal Issues, Clinical Skills, and Advocacy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826126689Publication Date: 2015-10-01
Stories of Transformative Leadership in the Human Services by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412970174Publication Date: 2009-05-07
Therapeutic Interventions for Families and Children in the Child Welfare System by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780826122186Publication Date: 2015-12-01
A Day in the Life of a School Social Worker Video
What’s a day in the life of a school social worker like? This video takes us intimately into the lives of two school social workers, one working in a suburban area and the other in a city.
The video’s documentary style allows you to witness minute-by-minute interactions with students, teachers, and other staff, and to see how school social workers are involved in every level of systems: micro, mezzo and macro. Through touching interviews with high school students whose lives have been impacted by their school social worker, you’ll be able to see just how crucial this role is. Teachers and other staff talk about how relieving and impactful it is to have the school social worker when a behavior or concern becomes too large to manage in a classroom—and how the school social worker assists them in supporting the student.
In the midst of all of this, the school social workers continue to reassess whether the service and systems that are in place are the best they could be, as well as how to make them better.
School social workers have four distinct but overlapping roles: Consultation, direct practice, assessment and program development. While school staff see different parts of a student—the teacher sees the academic side, the school nurse sees medical issues, the recess supervisor see how children interact with peers, etc.—the school social worker focuses on the whole child.
The video’s documentary style allows you to witness minute-by-minute interactions with students, teachers, and other staff. See how the school social worker is involved in every level of systems: micro, mezzo and macro. Through touching interviews with high school students whose lives have been impacted by their school social worker, you’ll be able to see just how crucial this role is. Teachers and other staff talk about how relieving and impactful it is to have the school social worker when a behavior or concern becomes too large to manage in a classroom, and describe exactly how social workers assist them in supporting kids.
In the midst of these various interactions, school social workers are continuously assessing whether the service and systems that are in place are the best they could be, as well as how to make them better.