SWK 541 - ASSESSMENT SWK: CHILD AND ADOL

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This one credit hybrid course is intended and designed for graduate level social work students who are interested in learning more about assessment methods for children and adolescents, and especially for those social work students who would like to work in schools. This course will help to introduce and create a general awareness of the types of assessments used in working with the school aged population, the purposes of the assessments, how to interpret results of the assessments, and an understanding in how the results of those assessments are used to make data informed decisions in the special education process. Ethical, legal, and multicultural implications for practitioners during assessment will also be explored. School social workers and social workers that work with the school aged population are often a member of multidisciplinary teams and play a vital role in the special education process. They communicate with parents and teachers and facilitate communication between students, parents, community-based mental health providers, and educational personnel. They help advocate and explain the inclusion of individualized assessment of the student and may assist in identifying students who require additional services, help with identifying measurable goals, specially designed instruction, adaptations, accommodations, supplementary aids and services and supports for school personnel, as well as may coordinate special education services in some schools.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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