Michael Kelly, Author at School Social Work

SSW in Switzerland: SSWN Open-Access 2020

Posted by Michael Kelly | Dec 22, 2020 | Research That Matters | 0 |

In this SSWN Open Access 2020 series, we’re sharing the articles from the just-published open-access International Journal of School Social Work (published by SSWAA and where I serve as Editor-in-Chief) with SSWN readers and to invite authors and practitioners to interact with this original research here and over at our SSWNetwork platform. The final article is about what school social worker (SSW) tasks and roles look like in Switzerland, according to the perspectives of teachers, special educators, administrators, and SSWs themselves. In this paper, Dr. Werner Wicki (University of Teacher Education, Lucerne) and his team analyze survey data from these groups.

Trauma-Informed Programs for K-6 Schools: Sharing the Bounce Back Program Example (Hope Bray, LCSW)

Posted by Michael Kelly | Dec 13, 2020 | Interventions, Reflections on Practice | 0 |

We are re-sharing this LiveChat Transcript from May 20, 2020 as we wind down our school semester, and take stock of what the ongoing disaster of the pandemic is doing to ourselves, our schools, and our students and their families. Fortunately, we have a fantastic SSW at SSWNetwork, Ms. Hope Bray from Netwown, CT, who shared how she has been working for years now as a trainer and clinician delivering the Bounce Back Program as a component of her school district’s trauma-informed care work, work that became ever more vital after the Sandy Hook school shootings of December 14, 2012. Thanks again Hope for sharing all your evidence-informed practice wisdom with us!

Revisiting Trauma-Informed Care and The BLM Uprising in a June 2020 SSWNetwork LIveChat

Posted by Michael Kelly | Dec 10, 2020 | Reflections on Practice, Tools for Practice | 0 |

We had a great conversation that day on SSWNetwork about ideas for a trauma-informed re-opening response for both the COVID-19 crisis and the BLM uprising that was happening around the country, and that is still challenging all of us as we head into 2021.

Self-Care for School Mental Health Professionals: SSWNetwork Chat Transcript from Before…

Posted by Michael Kelly | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections on Practice | 0 |

I’m posting some additional LiveChats from our Loyola SMHAPP students and others who joined us on SSWNetwork before the pandemic changed a lot of how we live and how we do SSW. My co-host for this chat, Ms. Shannon Sterling of our Loyola SMHAPP Certificate, hosted the week of January 20, 2020 on our network and along with fellow SMHAPP colleague Samantha Prystawik, posted a bunch of excellent resources and ideas in their post “Getting Real About Educator Mental Health”) and this work has only become more necessary as we all head towards the end of 2020 with the pandemic still very much impacting all of us. We invite you to read this chat and let us know over at SSWNetwork what you think are the main issues for you and your schools now as we prepare to take a well-deserved rest and then start our school mental health work in 2021.

Effective Interventions & Strategies with Students on the Autistic Spectrum with SMHAPP Alum Jaclyn Williams: SSWNetwork Chat transcript

Posted by Michael Kelly | Dec 3, 2020 | Interventions, Reflections on Practice | 0 |

“Over the years, I’ve come across so many different SEL programs geared towards gen ed students and students on the spectrum — I’ve tried a lot of things that didn’t really work with my students, and then some things that actually resonated with them. I figured a good “jumping off point” for my SSWN post was to share some of the curriculum I’ve used that has been successful with my students in captivating their attention and helping them learn social skills.”

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