Michigan Matters COP
Questions recently posted on the MASSW Forum Pages
WMU/MSW Student Pilot Project
Please assist your fellow school social workers and those who are learning school social work by responding to the following questions.
Feel free to answer older postings as well.
Thank you for your participation.
Question 1: Video Portrays Exposure of Urban Youth to Violence
Please watch this brief, moving video and story as an example of the exposure to violence that our students may experience in their neighborhoods, sometimes on a regular basis.
As you watch this video, please note how many children and teens are in the background and exposed to this traumatic event, as well as the responses/affect/appearance of those who were interviewed.
Please share your general reaction to the video and/or to one of the areas below:
- What might be the impact (emotional/behavioral/academic) on students of exposure or repeated exposure to such a traumatic event?
- Do we believe that schools are recognizing the role of trauma and PTSD in the struggles of urban students?
- What are school social workers doing to help these students or their school districts?
- What could they be doing?
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Question 2: Team Problem-Solving
I am going to be teaching some team problem-solving skills to social workers this Fall. I am wondering what are the steps that some social workers and/or others are using to facilitate team meetings concerning student problems/challenges.
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