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School Social Workers' Responses to Victims and Perpetrators of Cyberbullying: Results from a National Survey
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Slovak, Karen; Singer, Jonathan B. – School Social Work Journal, 2014
Although school social workers are likely to intervene with victims and perpetrators of cyberbullying, almost nothing is known about their intervention techniques. This study used a national sample of 302 members of the School Social Work Association of America to gather information about training in, knowledge of, and responses to victims and…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
School Social Workers' Perceptions of Cyberbullying
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Slovak, Karen; Singer, Jonathan B. – Children & Schools, 2011
Although cyberbullying is a growing concern among students, parents, and school personnel, there has been little research exploring school social workers (SSWs) at the elementary, middle, and high school levels about their perceptions of the seriousness and pervasiveness of this issue as well as their responses to it. Data for this study came from…
Descriptors: School Social Workers, Attitudes, Differences, Bullying
School Social Workers and Multiculturalism: Changing the Environment for Success
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Joseph, Alfred L.; Slovak, Karen; Broussard, C. Anne; Webster, Paula Sunanon – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2012
Dropping out, a phenomenon heavily concentrated in communities of color, hampers the academic success of multicultural students. Multiculturalism can help make school an inviting place for vulnerable youths, and school social workers (SSWRs) are in a position to advocate for school environments that are conducive to academic success. The present…
Descriptors: Individual Activities, Academic Achievement, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment
School Social Workers' Experiences with Youth Suicidal Behavior: An Exploratory Study
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Singer, Jonathan B.; Slovak, Karen – Children & Schools, 2011
No published studies have explored school social workers (SSWs) experiences with, or beliefs and attitudes about, working with suicidal youths at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. The authors surveyed SSWs (N = 399) who were members of the 11-state Midwest Council on School Social Workers. Results indicated significant SSW…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Suicide, Risk, Multivariate Analysis
School Social Workers and a Renewed Call to Advocacy
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Joseph, Alfred L., Jr.; Slovak, Karen; Broussard, C. Anne – School Social Work Journal, 2010
This article calls for school social workers to work in schools to reform school systems that have historically failed and are currently failing African American children. While the hope of education is to assist students to realize their potential, school systems across the nation are not reaching this goal. School social work has a duty, a…
Descriptors: African American Children, Student Placement, Ability Grouping, School Social Workers
School Social Workers' Perceptions of Graduate Education Preparation
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Slovak, Karen; Joseph, Alfred Louis, Jr.; Broussard, Anne – Children & Schools, 2006
This study examined the perceptions of school social workers' (SSWers') graduate education training on contemporary issues facing students in schools as well as issues related to this host practice setting. SSWers who completed a specific school social work program were compared with those who did not on perceived graduate education preparation…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Graduate Study, Comparative Analysis, Violence