By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW This fall, I have returned to the classroom as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University and, as I have done so, I’m faced with students eager to become social workers. In part, I believe, it is because social...
This fall, I have returned to the classroom as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University and, as I have done so, I’m faced with students eager to become social workers.
This expansion of the ministerial exception risks threatening the civil rights of thousands of New Jersey employees.
This article in the journal Children & Schools showcases the findings of a study on school social workers’ burnout.
Poverty continues to be a significant public health crisis across the United States, and its impact is particularly prevalent among school-aged youth and their families. Many K–12 educators do not fully understand the realities associated with living in poverty. Such...
The January 2023 issue of the journal Children & Schools focuses on the specific topic of university-assisted community schools.
Just as school social workers recommend talking through feelings with their students, they must do the same with colleagues, peers, loved ones, and families.
By Paul R. Pace Social workers can learn how to incorporate safety and connection when working with children and youth who may be experiencing difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kashera Guy Robinson, LCSW, and Uraina L. Scott, LCSW, school social...