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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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McManama O'Brien, Kimberly H.; Berzin, Stephanie C.; Kelly, Michael S.; Frey, Andy J.; Alvarez, Michelle E.; Shaffer, Gary L. – Children & Schools, 2011
School social workers frequently serve as the primary mental health providers to youths with mental health problems. Although school social workers play a primary role in care, many students also receive outside counseling services. Previous research has not examined whether practice approaches differ when considering mental health practice with…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Mental Health, School Social Workers, Social Work
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Kelly, Michael S.; Frey, Andy J.; Alvarez, Michelle; Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; Shaffer, Gary; O'Brien, Kimberly – Children & Schools, 2010
School social workers have historically had a great deal of flexibility in the practices they use, yet few studies have systematically examined them. This study used data collected as part of the National School Social Work Survey to examine the practice of school social workers within the context of the principles of the response to intervention…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Intervention, School Social Workers, Social Work
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Frey, Andy J.; Lingo, Amy; Nelson, Michael C. – Children & Schools, 2008
Positive behavior support (PBS) is being implemented in more than 5,300 schools in the United States. In this article, the authors review the conceptual components, implementation features, and evidence base of PBS; discuss its implementation at the preschool level; and explore implications for school social work practice. Whether starting PBS…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Social Workers, Leadership, Social Work
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Frey, Andy J.; Dupper, David R. – Children & Schools, 2005
The need for school social workers and other mental health providers to move away from specialist oriented services to comprehensive general programmatic approaches has been gaining increasing support among leaders in education and mental health. The "clinical quadrant" highlighted in this article is offered to better conceptualize the complex and…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Social Work, Educational Change