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Category: Announcements
(Updated) Supporting Our Schools During The COVID-19 Crisis: SSWNetwork Forum Resources
In response to the rapidly-changing COVID-19 situation and questions from our SSWNetwork members, we are sharing some resources here, first two FAQ documents from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the second, a transcript of our 3/14 LiveChat where we discussed our responses to the COVID-19 crisis in our states and school districts, and shared strategies for how to turn the school shut-downs happening in our districts into an opportunity to promote wellness and SEL for our students, staff colleagues, and ourselves.
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Chicago Students Strike Back & FIght For School Social Workers
We wrote a biography of the group and zine — Students Strike Back is a student-led group created during the Chicago Teachers Union one day strike in 2016. Students are neighborhood high school students in Chicago Public Schools from the southwest side. Students are determined to have their voice in education issues. “No decisions about us without us”. As students who must endure the conditions of Chicago Public Schools, the group is determined to fight for education equity. For far too long, students have endured budget cuts after budget cuts. It is time for education to be taken seriously.
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SSWN Open Access 2020 Call for Papers: Applying a Social Justice Lens to Trauma-Informed Approaches in Education
Due to the strong positive response to this presentation and article I did at the National Center for School Mental Health in November 2019 (pictured), Trauma-Informed Care In Schools: What We Know (And Still Don’t Know), And Why That Matters For Marginalized Youth In K-12, we’re creating a Call for Papers (CFP) for a special issue at our journal the International Journal of School Social Work (IJSSW) on this topic–abstracts are due by March 15th.
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Becoming SSW Leaders & Advocates: Announcing an Exciting SSWAA E-Conference Opportunity
Have you ever wondered how to expand your influence to truly transform systems, practices and/or policies at the micro, meso, and macro levels? Join us on February 6th from 5:30-9:00 pm EST for a unique learning opportunity to earn 3 CEU’s in a webinar titled Charting the Course for School Social Work Advocacy.
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A Look Back at 2019: Highlights and Top Content
As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on our defining moments. Here’s a list of this year’s highlights and most popular content.
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Announcing the SSWN-Common Ground Education Podcast Collaboration
We’re thrilled to announce that SSWN and the Common Ground Education Podcast have teamed up to provide you with more tools, resources and content to support your practice.
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We’re (kinda) hiring! Apply to join our 2019-21 SSWN editorial team by September 30th
SSWN friends and other school-based clinicians reading this: Do you want to take your school...
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Going Back To School With Social Workers: Join Our Public Education Campaign
Hello SSWN readers! Welcome back to your school year, and back to our site. This is going to be a...
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