{"product_id":"school-social-work-practice-policy-and-research-9781933478029","title":"School Social Work: Practice  Policy  And Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eSchool Social Work: Practice  Policy  and Research has been a foundational guide to the profession for over 40 years. The first comprehensive introduction to the field  the book has featured the writings of the pioneers in the field while also accommodating the remarkable changes and growing complexities of the profession with each subsequent revision. The profession continues to grow in both the US and internationally  despite the ever-present concerns surrounding limited resources  budgets  and social worker to student ratios. Contemporary school social work takes place throughout the whole school and community  it takes place through policy change  and it takes place with at-risk students and their families as well as through individual and group work with students who struggle both emotionally and academically. This book reflects the many ways that school social work practice impacts academic  behavioral  and social outcomes for both youths and the broader school community.  This revision features the contributions of 21 new scholars who bring their expertise in the field to this classic text. There are ten all-new chapters that reflect the current and emerging issues central to the profession  and eight extensive revisions of chapters from the previous edition. The eighth edition strengthens the books focus on evidence informed practice  and places all content within the context of the prevailing multi-tiered model of school interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646965080117,"sku":"ByrdShop_1933478020","price":83.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781933478029.jpg?v=1781683752","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/school-social-work-practice-policy-and-research-9781933478029","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}