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| “the Education for All Handicapped Children Act” passed in 1975 provided Federal funding for handicapped children to receive an appropriate, free public education. It was reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). |
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| Individual Education Plan/Program. Social Workers, Psychologists, teachers, and parents work together to develop an IEP. Social Workers Mobilize a variety of services to help attain IEP goals, such as group & indiv. counseling & working w/ teachers and parent sto develop behavior management programs. |
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| Social Work License Requirements |
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| School Social Work license requires a person to take a school social work class and an education class. License is granted by the department of public instruction. Must be licensed to be a school social worker in NC. To get a license one must have an msw or bsw and take these two classes. No exam for licensure. The wealthier school systems require msw’s for school social workers while the smaller systems have mostly bsws. |
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| services for homeless children—came out of a law suit for protection of children who are homeless. Children who are homeless must be kept in the same school. Free transportation must be provided by the school system to transport the child to their same school when the family becomes homeless and keeps moving from shelter to shelter or from temporary living situation to the next. |
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Individual Family Service Plan- plan that documents and guides the early intervention process for children with disabilities and their families. Through the IFSP process, family members and service providers work as a team to plan, implement, and evaluate services tailored to the family’s unique concerns, priorities, and resources. IFSP enables families to access services such as speech, occupational and physical therapy for their children from birth to age 5.
-helps come up with a plan so family can help child develop healthily |
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| Child Developmental Services Agency of NC. The CDSA performs developmental assessments of children from birth to age 3 who are suspected of having a developmental delay or disability. If the child is determined to have a delay or disability the CDSA develops an IFSP and arranges for the provision of the recommended services. |
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| Purpose of a School Social Worker |
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| School social workers are charged to analyze barriers to learning and achievement and develop and implement strategies which address and eliminate identified barriers to student learning. |
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| Major Functions of School Social Workers |
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1. ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT NEEDS
2. PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION
3. DIRECT SERVICE
4. ADVOCACY
5. CONSULTATION/EDUCATION
6. COORDINATION/LIAISON
7. MANAGEMENT
8. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT |
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| Skills & Competencies of School Social Woker |
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| - strengthening connections, assessing emotional needs, strengthening communication, counseling |
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| Tolerance, withdrawal, larger amount of alcohol, unsuccessful efforts to cut down, a lot of time spent on obtaining substance, social/occupational activities are given up, phys. problems- still drink. |
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| 1. failure to fulfill major obligations 2. use continues even in physically hazardous situations & health problems 3. Use results in legal problem |
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| used needles are exchanged for clean ones- prevents spread of HIV/AIDS, protects substance abuse users & general public. |
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| cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, and 12-step program |
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| 1. powerless over addiction 2. God can restore sanity 3. turn will over to God 4. made a searching & fearless inventory 5. admit to god, themselves, and humans the exact nature of their wrongs 6. ready to have God remove defects 7. ask god to remove defects 8. list of people they've harmed 9. make amends w/ those ppl 10. continue to take personal inventory 11. pray to god 12. try to help others |
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| prescriptions, lab tests, x-rays, hospital care, nursing home care, home health care |
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| ppl 65+, on social security, bling, disabled, pregnant women are automatically eligible |
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| 8 Interventions for substance abuse treatment |
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| 1. detox 2. behavioral approaches 3. family intervention 4. group therapy 5. chem. treatment 6. therapeutic communities 7. program development 8. community outreach |
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| Purpose of SW in health care setting |
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| ensure that care taker & client have access to services that will help them meet their health needs & psychosocial needs. |
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| 2010 Affordable health care act |
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| 1. extended coverage till age 26 to those not covered by employer 2. eliminated lifetime limits on coverage 3. granted ppl immediate access to insurance |
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| 2014 affordable health care act |
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| 1. ppl must obtain insurance, if not, they must pay penalty 2. employers must give insurance for workers, if not- penalty 3. Increases access to medicaid for nonelderly |
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| Single Payer System of Health Care |
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| when govn't or single corporation administers insurance programs |
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Part A- pays for hospital care & 100 days in nursing home
Part B- pays for more than A (it is like a private insurance company) $96/mo.
Part C- Medical Advantage Plan- Medical savings account- requires an expensive deductible & monthly payment |
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- funded by payroll taxes, co-payment still required
-elderly people 65+
-permanent kidney failure |
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| 10 questions of Audit Screening |
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how often do you have a drink?
How many do you have a day?
How often do you have 6 or more?
How often are you unable to stop once you start?
How often do you have a drink in the a.m. to get started?
Feel guilty after drinking?
Unable to remember what happened?
injured because of drinking?
Has anyone ever been concerned of your drinking?
How often have you failed to do what was expected? |
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| assess, plan, implement, & evaluate interventions w/ individuals |
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| types, amount, eligibility, and duration of services. Administers insurance. Sets rate of payment for services. |
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| Services that Southlight Offers |
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HIV/AIDS outreach
Youth prevention
Adolescent Edu
Adolescent treatment
Co-occurring disorder
adult Treatment
Pregnant/postpartum mothers
Opioid Treatment
Criminal Justice
Supervised Independent living |
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Nursing Homes
General Clinics
Children’s Hospitals
Rehab Clinics |
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