Discussion 1(a) As a social worker, you may work with students directly in a school setting, and this may lead to interaction with policy and the effects of policy. School social workers work to enhance the social and emotional growth of students as well as link families to systems of support in the community. For example, school social workers may work with students to help prevent bullying, developing school policies that promote positive relationships.
This week, you continue following the video case study of Amy and, with your colleagues, explore policies that may help her and her peers.
To prepare: View the Southside Community Services episode found in the Learning Resources.
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- Explain how Amy might implement an anti-bullying policy in her school.
- Describe one practice skill the social worker could use to help Amy.
- Identify challenges that Amy might encounter.
- Recommend one strategy for Amy to use or one practice skill that the social worker could use to help Amy overcome an identified challenge of implementing a policy.
- Discussion 1(b) Improving Education Policy
- Social workers are often involved in helping to improve or implement local education policy. Social workers help to develop student success as well as advocate for those students in need. For this Discussion, you will research an education policy that interests you in your local school district. You will discuss with your colleagues how the policy applies to social work as well as how it could be improved.
To prepare: Research an education policy of interest to you in your local public school district.
Post- Describe in 1–2 sentences the policy you found in your research.
- Explain how the policy you found applies to social work.
- Explain how the policy you found could be improved
- Recommend one way in which their local school education policy could be improved.
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