Table of Contents

Preface Contributors Section I: History and General Perspectives in School Social Work 1. The Role of the School Social Worker: Historical Perspectives Robert Constable and Michael S. Kelly 2. ?Moving Through a Land of Wonders Wild and New?: Grounding School Social Work Practice in an Organizational, Ecosystemic Understanding of the School Kate Phillippo 3. Evidence-Informed Practice in the Real World of School Social Work Michael S. Kelly 4. Supervision for School Social Workers Charles Barr, Michael S. Kelly, and Amy Greenberg 5. The Process of Ethical Decision Making in School Social Work: The Case of Confidentiality James C. Raines and Tory Cox 6. Ethical and Legal Complexities of Confidentiality for School Social Workers Sandra Kopels Section II: The Policy Context for School Social Work Practice 7. The Role of the Consultant in School Social Work Lindsay Evans, Kyle Walke, and Carol Rippey Massat 8. Institutionalized Anti-Black Racism in U.S. Education: Implications for Antiracist School Social Work Practice Sheila R. Dennis 9. Educational Mandates for Children with Disabilities: School Policies, Case Law, and the School Social Worker Sandra Kopels, Malcolm Rich, and Carol Rippey Massat 10. A History of the Education of African American Children Cassandra McKay-Jackson and Carol Rippey Massat 11. Policy and Law Affecting School Social Work with Marginalized Populations Cassandra McKay-Jackson and Carol Rippey Massat Section III: Assessment and Service Delivery Development in School Social Work 12. School Social Workers and the Pre-referral Process: Problem-Solving Teams and Data-Driven Decision Making Michele Capio and Laura Swanlund 13. School Social Workers and the Special Education Process: From Assessment to Individualized Education Programs to School Social Work Services Michael S. Kelly, Michele Capio, and Laura Swanlund, Robert Constable, Galen Thomas, and Erin Gleason Leyba 14. The Screening and Assessment of Adaptive Behavior and Functional Performance James C. Raines and Holly Beck Riordan 15. Using Assessments to Design Data-Driven Student and School Services: Multitiered Case Examples Sheila R. Dennis, Kyle Walke, and Jane Zobel Section IV: Policy Practice 16. Policy Practice for School Social Workers Carol Rippey Massat and Elizabeth Lehr Essex 17. Tackling Oppression in Schools: Skills for School Social Workers Andrew Brake and Leon Livingston 18. Using Organizational Analysis in Schools Emily Shayman 19. Policy Development and the School Social Worker Annahita Ball 20. Making School Social Work Visible, Viable, and Valued Elizabeth Lehr Essex, Noriko Yamano, and Carol Rippey Massat Section V: Multitiered Interventions 21. Multitiered Systems of Supports: A Framework for Improving Schools Hank Bohanon and JoAnne Malloy 22. Preventing Bullying and School Violence: The Importance of Whole-School Approaches Gordon Capp and Michael S. Kelly 23. Developing Safe, Responsive, and Respectful School Communities: Evidence-Informed Tier 1 Interventions Aidyn L. Iachini and Tasha M. Childs 24. Evidence-Informed Suicide Prevention in Schools Michael Valenti, Mary Margaret Kerr, and Garry King 25. Evidence-Informed Tier 2 Behavioral Interventions Brenda Coble Lindsey 26. Group Work in Schools Elena C. Mrozinske 27. School Social Work Practice with Families Across Multitiered Systems of Supports Samantha Bates 28. Promoting Social-Emotional Learning for Children with Special Needs Aaron M. Thompson, Wendy M. Reinke, Keith C. Herman, and Anna M. Kim 29. Evidence-Informed Mental Health Interventions in Schools Michael S. Kelly 30. School-Based Trauma-Informed Care: Evidence-Informed Clinical and Organizational Considerations Michael S. Kelly Appendix A: The Wonderland of Social Work in the Schools, or How Alice Learned to Cope Sally G. Goren Appendix B: Putting it All Together: A Hypothetical Case Study: Devin Robert Constable