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Implementing The Model School District Policy On Suicide Prevention: Part II
by Brandon Combs | Mar 21, 2021 | Interventions, Tools for Practice | 0 |
An important aspect of this professional development should include how to respond if a student approaches an adult for help. In addition, a coordinated approach through a single provider can further the adoption of a shared vocabulary across the entire school community, an important aspect of a high-quality Tier 1 program.
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by Brandon Combs | Mar 14, 2021 | Interventions | 0 |
Considering that 31% of high school students reported having symptoms of depression in a given year, early identification of those students is imperative. Teaching about depression allows all students the opportunity to learn about the signs and symptoms and teaches them important help-seeking skills.
Read MoreThoughts on Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
by Hannah Bond | Feb 14, 2021 | _Move, Interventions, Reflections on Practice, Research That Matters | 0 |
The school-to-prison pipeline is a system that currently harms our students, and we can do something about it. School social workers have the knowledge and skills – as well as an ethical commitment – to see it eliminated.
Read MoreThe Power of Inviting Students to the Meeting
by Samantha Prystawik | Jun 21, 2020 | Interventions, Reflections on Practice, Resources We Love | 0 |
These moments are important. Not just for our staff, our community, or for this student in particular, but for all students, all students of color, and especially all Black students, to know that they have a voice and it is valued and important. I learned more from him during these meetings on how to be a better teacher than I did during all of my years in college.
Read MoreIcebreakers For SSW Groups
by Marjorie Colindres | Mar 22, 2020 | Interventions, Resources We Love, Tools for Practice | 0 |
Ice Breakers are a great tool for social workers to use when developing rapport with students. These activities can be used in either individual sessions or for groups. Ice Breakers are used in a variety of settings and can be changed to fit the context they’re being used in. Using these activities during the pre-affiliation stages of therapy, there’s more of a likelihood that students will loosen up, build rapport, and show up more authentically in sessions.
Read MoreTier 1 Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Jaclyn Williams | Jan 9, 2020 | Interventions, Resources We Love, Tier 1, Tools for Practice | 0 |
Review of curriculum for 6th-8th grade students with ASD based on learner profile.
Read MoreTrauma-Focused CBT For Youth: A SSWN Research Brief
by Mary Beuckelaere | Dec 5, 2019 | Research That Matters, Tier 3, Tools for Practice | 0 |
We’re excited to share a rigorous randomized trial comparing trauma-focused CBT for adolescents in a community setting to treatment as usual. Here is a RB by a school social worker and current Loyola student, Ms. Mary Beuckelaere, drawing on her work on helping adolescents at her high school placement deal with complex trauma.
Read MoreEffective Interventions to Help Students With Body Image Issues: A SSWN Research Brief
by Mary Thomas | Nov 27, 2019 | Interventions, Research That Matters, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tools for Practice | 0 |
The meta-analysis study (N=62) found that interventions led to small but reliable improvements in body image, but insignificant effects on beauty internalization and social comparison tendencies. Previous reviews had found larger effect sizes in all three outcome areas but had high risk of bias across and within studies. The study identified numerous change techniques (noted above in the text box) that are effective and could be used in future interventions, and also several that are contra-indicated: 1) self-esteem enhancement (cautionary, needed more studies), 2) discussing physical fitness and 3) discussing client’s individual differences (both #2 & #3 potentially due to focus on weight and appearance).
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