Sentences with phrase «school social workers face»

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The school psychologist and social worker chose a book about a youngster who demonstrated resilience in the face of such challenges as poverty, foster care, or disability.

When I was elected to the Los Angeles School Board 11 years ago as an experienced educator and social worker, I immediately challenged the downtown school bureaucracy, fought for greater accountability and tackled the most difficult problems facing our scSchool Board 11 years ago as an experienced educator and social worker, I immediately challenged the downtown school bureaucracy, fought for greater accountability and tackled the most difficult problems facing our scschool bureaucracy, fought for greater accountability and tackled the most difficult problems facing our schools.

Rather than turn schools into punitive, zero - tolerance environments, the union is joining with community members to demand social workers, counselors, nurses, and other resources to support students who are facing challenges and trauma outside school.

The success initiative is focused on expanding «wraparound services» for schools including social workers, therapists, and support staff that can help families facing homelessness, transportation challenges, health issues, and other problems that make it difficult for children to come to school and succeed.

Coordinate and attend meetings with social workers to create strategies to aid students both at home and in the school; maintain a positive and collaborative attitude, encouraging and facilitating the success of both students and their families even in the face of difficult and complex situations.

The Arc of the Ozarks, St. Paul, MN 9/2009 to Present Behavior Support Technician • Confer with school nurses and teachers to determine types of behavior issues certain students are facing • Assess each child for behavior issues by conferring with them individually and in groups • Determine strategic behavior support programs for each individual student • Conduct classroom observations to determine behavior intervention plans • Hold meetings with teachers and social workers to determine need for intervention • Plan intervention policies and provide guidance to school personnel on how to execute them • Take and record students» histories and document reasons that may have contributed to behavior issues • Supervise students» interactions with their peers and take notes to determine plans of action • Document progress of each student after careful observation

The present study used a qualitative research approach to understand the experiences and perspectives of service providers who worked with children of Chinese immigrant families that went through separation and faced challenges after reunification in the U.S. Focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted with 20 healthcare providers, school teachers, social workers, and child and family service practitioners.

School psychologists and school social workers, for example, are likely to come into contact with families facing parental alienSchool psychologists and school social workers, for example, are likely to come into contact with families facing parental alienschool social workers, for example, are likely to come into contact with families facing parental alienation.