School Social Work, Seventh Edition Practice, Policy, and Research

Robert Constable (MSW, Loyola University, DSW, University of Pennsylvania) is professor emeritus of social work at Loyola University Chicago. Former editor of Social Work in Education, he is author of more than 100 publications in social work. He currently is in private practice and continues his contribution to the literature of his profession.
Carol Rippey Massat (MSW, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, where she has taught school social work practice, policy and research over the past fifteen years. She is currently editor of the School Social Work Journal, and is the author of numerous social work publications.
Shirley McDonald (MSW, University of Illinois, Chicago) is vice president of the Park Forest-Chicago Heights, Illinois School Board and chair of the Calumet District of the National Association of Social Workers. She is the former editor of the School Social Work Journal, and the past-president of the Illinois Association of School Workers. She has retired from service as a clinical associate professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, where she chaired the school social work concentration.
John P. Flynn (MSW, University of Michigan, PhD, University of Denver) was professor emeritus at Western Michigan University. He taught social welfare policy, planning, and administration at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Preface
Section I: History and General Perspectives on Social Work
Chapter 1. The Role of the School Social Worker
Chapter 2. The Characteristic Focus of the Social Worker in the Public Schools
Chapter 3. Evidence for the Effectiveness of School Social Work Practice
Chapter 4. The Process of Ethical Decision Making in School Social Work: Confidentiality
Chapter 5. Ethical and Legal Complexities for School Social Workers with Confidentiality in Schools
Chapter 6. The Social, Political, and Economic Context for School Social Work
Chapter 7. Evidence Based Practice: Implications for School Social Work
Section II: Policy Practice in School Social Work
Chapter 8. The School Social Worker as Policy Practitioner
Chapter 9. School Social Work: Organizational Perspectives
Chapter 10. School Policy Development and the School Social Worker
Chapter 11. Needs Assessment: A Tool for Policy Practice
Chapter 12. Conducting and Using Research in the Schools: Practitioners as Agents for Change
Chapter 13. Educational Mandates for Children with Disabilities: School Policies, Case Law, and the School Social Worker
Chapter 14. Family-Centered Services to Infants and Toddlers with or at Risk for Disabilities: IDEA 2004, Part C
Chapter 15. A History of the Education of African American Children
Chapter 16. Policy and Law Affecting School Social Work with Vulnerable Populations
Section III: Assessment, Consultation, and Planning in School Social Work
Chapter 17. Assessment, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, and Consultation: Foundations for Role Development
Chapter 18. A Framework for Cross-Cultural Practice in School Settings
Chapter 19. Inclusive Education and the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Chapter 20. Collaboration and Consultation: Professional Alliances for Children, Families, and Schools
Chapter 21. A Case Example of School and Mental Health Collaboration
Chapter 22. Assessment of the Learning Environment, Case Study Assessment and Functional Behavior Analyses
Chapter 23. Standardized Assessment of Adaptive Behavior
Chapter 24. Classroom Observation
Chapter 25. Mental Health and School Social Work
Chapter 26. Setting Goals: The Individualized Education Program and the IFSP: Content, Process, and the School Social Worker's Role
Chapter 27. Response to Intervention (RTI): Early Intervention Strategies
Section IV: Practice Approaches in Schools
Chapter 28. Developing and Defining the School Social Worker's Role
Chapter 29.School Social Work Practice with Families
Chapter 30. Case Management, Coordination of Services, and Resource Development
Chapter 31. Working with Groups in Schools: Planning for and Working with Group Process
Chapter 32. Working with Groups in Schools: Monitoring Process and Evaluation of Outcomes
Chapter 33. Social Skills Training through Groups in Schools
Chapter 34. School-Based Crisis Intervention for Traumatic Events
Section V: School Social Work Practice Applications
Chapter 35. Tier II Interventions in Schools
Chapter 36. School Social Work Collaboration with the Child Welfare System
Chapter 37. Attendance and Truancy: Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies for School Social Workers
Chapter 38. Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Schools: Pathways to Assessment , Shirley McDonald, and Robert Constable
Chapter 39. Developing Safe and Responsive School Communities
Appendices
Appendix A School Social Workers and Confidentiality
School Social Work Association of America
Appendix B. School Social Work Personal Safety Guidelines
School Social Work Association of America