ABSTRACT

This volume offers a collection of nine case studies from clinical social workers in K-12 schools, each from a phenomenological perspective, with the objective of educating Master of Social Work students and early career social work clinicians. Each chapter is framed with pre-reading prompts, reading comprehension questions, and writing assignments. This casebook provides a resource for understanding the range of practice in school social work as well as some of the challenges that school social workers face in today’s complex world. Using a phenomenological perspective the contributors stay close to the lived experience of students, teachers, parents, and social workers, revealing a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the genesis and treatment of students’ problems in school.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

The Value of Case Studies in School Social Work

chapter 2|20 pages

Educating Marta

A School Social Worker’s Role on a Child Study Team

chapter 3|17 pages

Resuming the Forward Edge of Development

Psychoanalytically Informed School-Based Intervention

chapter 4|24 pages

Finding Your “Selfie”

The New Crisis of the Affluent Adolescent in School

chapter 5|27 pages

Healing In Loco Parentis

The Use of Schools as Therapeutic Communities

chapter 6|15 pages

School Social Work Redefined

Alternative Education Program Design

chapter 8|19 pages

Rethinking Disciplinary Strategies

Reflections on White Privilege in School Social Work

chapter 10|19 pages

School Social Work with Parents

Developmental Guidance Groups in a Preschool Setting