Serving children and adolescents in the school: can social work meet the challenge?
Staudt, M.; Kemp Powell, K.
Child-Adolescent Social Work Journal 13(5): 433-446
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0738-0151 Document Number: 313874
Educators recognize that social, personal, and environmental conditions can interfere with childrens' learning. As a result, educational reforms have emphasized family support services and the provision of social and related services at or near the school. However, the entry of agency based social workers into the school has not sufficiently taken into account the role of pupil personnel staff, including school social workers. Findings from a state study that examined the population served and services provided by school social workers are discussed in light of the implications they have for collaboration between school and agency social workers working within the school.