Description
Advanced knowledge and skills critical to providing quality school social work interventions. Students learn evidence-based prevention and intervention approaches to working with stakeholders and communities to enhance personal, educational, and community growth. Current school- and evidence-based practices through a social justice lens with an emphasis on interventions to support students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Impairments, and other disabilities identified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Students learn techniques to enhance collaboration between teachers, families, and school personnel and intervention strategies for promoting a positive, inclusive, and supportive school climate. Students will acquire the skills necessary to practice as a school social worker.