School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools

School Social Work: National Perspectives on Practice in Schools aims to provide a contemporary understanding of school social work practice given the changing educational context. While unique in that the content aligns with the newly developed national practice model developed by SSWAA, the text includes several other useful features. For one, practice and policy are approached from an intersectionality perspective, which provides a framework for thinking about various systems of oppression and allows the practitioner to account for the unique experience of students based on migration experience, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and gender. Theory and practice (alongside case studies) also illustrate school social work across the United States in a variety of settings. And finally, the authors -- including school social work practitioners and school social work researchers/academics -- are representative of various regions in the country, thereby providing a national overview of the profession. School Social Work is an undeniably invaluable resource for school social workers, school social work students, and school-based clinicians.

About the Author

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, PhD, MA, is Associate Professor at Dominican University's Graduate School of Social Work. Prior to her work at Dominican, Dr. Sosa practiced school social work for 14 years in urban and suburban settings. Tory Cox, MSW, LCSW/PPS, is Assistant Director of Field Education for USC's School of Social Work and the Field Coordinator for the Social Work&Business in a Global Society Concentration. Mr. Cox was a school social worker for 13 years with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). Michelle Alvarez, EdD, MSW, is Associate Dean of Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University's College of Online and Continuing Education. Dr. Alvarez was also the former President of the School Social Work Association of America.