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School Social Work Consultation Models and Response to Intervention: A Perfect Match
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Sabatino, Christine Anlauf – Children & Schools, 2009
The 2004 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act introduced the concept of Response to Intervention (RTI). In part, this is an educational prevention approach to maximize student academic achievement and minimize behaviors that interfere with school success. It consists of assessment and intervention practices on multiple…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, School Social Workers, Social Work
The School Social Worker's Role in the Tertiary Support of Functional Assessment
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Harrison, Kimberly; Harrison, Richard – Children & Schools, 2009
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 mandates the use of positive behavior support (PBS) and functional assessment under certain conditions within the public school setting. In this article the authors review the historical and philosophical tenets of PBS and functional assessment and discuss how specific clinical expertise…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Role, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Public Schools
Complaints Filed against Schools by Parents of Children with AD/HD: Implications for School Social Work Practice
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Underwood, Donna J.; Kopels, Sandra – Children & Schools, 2004
Recent changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provide that children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) can receive services under the "other health impairments" category. This article reports on complaints filed by parents against school districts about educational services for children with…
Descriptors: Parents, Social Work, School Social Workers, Hyperactivity