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NASW Standards for Social Work Practice with Adolescents
Healthy adolescent development depends on safe and supportive environments that are free from violence and from the risks of physical, mental, and emotional harm—environments that provide opportunities for youths to build strong and meaningful connections with their families, their schools, and their communities. Most young people are able to navigate these adolescent years successfully with the support of caring families and communities. Far too many youths, however, experience significant challenges during this time that impede their ability to move successfully into adulthood.

NASW Standards for School Social Work Services
School social work has long been a vital part of the social work profession. Recognition of the rights of people with disabilities; changes in the family unit; and the effects of increasing social, economic, and academic pressures
on children are some of the forces that have significantly shaped school social work services. The value of school social work intervention has increasingly been recognized through federal and state legislative initiatives.

NASW Public Policy Statements (2012)
NASW Press

Education of Children and Youths
 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
 School Truancy and Dropout Prevention

New Publication from NASW Press

Social Work Speaks
9th Edition, NASW Policy Statements, 2012-2014

 


http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/swMonth/2012/toolkit/adolecentyouth/standards.asp
1/4/2013
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