SWK 616 - Social Work Practice in Schools

This advanced level practice course is designed to provide students with an overview of contemporary social work practice in school settings.  Specific topical areas include the historical and contemporary contexts of social work service in school settings, legal mandates for social work practice in schools, social policies and trends in education affecting school settings and social work practice in schools, preventive and intervention methods and roles applicable to diverse populations in school settings, research issues and practice effectiveness, and multiculturalism and diversity issues in social work practice in schools.