Mar 22, 2020

SSWN Weekly - Resources for Virtual Service Delivery

By Scott Carchedi • Issue #2 • View online

Hey School Social Workers,

Last week our government and professional organizations issued guidance pertaining to Telehealth, HIPPA, FERPA, Special Education Services, and the role of SSW’s in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.

However, most of us are still trying to wrap our heads around the idea of providing virtual services 😵 while we wait for further direction from our schools and districts.

For others it’s been business as usual 💼–providing social work services, attending IEP meetings, and completing evaluations–all online.

Whether you’ve become a full-blown virtual SSW 🤖 or are still in planning mode, this week’s resources offer ideas, inspiration, and a bit of direction for supporting students and providing services remotely.

We’d love to hear from you!

Right now virtual service delivery is such an important topic with lots of ideas and opinions. We would love to hear yours, so please reply with your thoughts and forward to anyone you know who has ideas in this area 📩

P.S.

I received a lot of positive feedback on last week’s newsletter. Thank you to everyone who took time to reply and share your thoughts🙏🏻. I really enjoyed reading and replying to all of your responses.

This week's resources

Webinar: Empowering Students and Families in a Virtual World

A recorded webinar covering best practices of how to counsel and support students online. While the target audience is school counselors, social workers will get a lot of value and insight from the presenter’s 9+ years of experience providing services in a virtual school setting.

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Webinar: COVID-19 Health Crisis - Getting Through this Together

This is a link to the recording and slides from SSWAA’s webinar last week: COVID-19 Health Crisis - Getting through this Together: School Social Work in a Changing Landscape.

www.sswaa.org • Share

Telepractice Informed Consent Form

This sample form from NASW is provided for educational and information purposes only. SSW’s should consult their administrators and district attorneys before utilizing any consent form.

www.socialworkers.org • Share

Interventions for Online Therapy with Children and Youth

Ariel Landrum, LMFT, ATR, shares activities and resources she uses with children and youth in her online therapy practice.

www.guidancett.com • Share

Virtual Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions - NASP

The National Association of School Psychologists outlines considerations with respect to technology, record keeping, privacy, and validity of measures when providing services remotely.

www.nasponline.org • Share

How to Create a Website Using Google Sites (in under 10 mins)

A website is a great way to disseminate information and resources to students and families. Learn how to build a free website using Google Sites in less than ten minutes.

www.youtube.com • Share

How to Use Google Classroom

There has been a lot discussions on social media recently from social workers looking to use Google Classroom to support students. This video provides an in-depth tutorial of Google Classroom.

www.youtube.com • Share

Latest from our blog

Icebreakers For SSW Groups

Ice Breakers are a great tool for social workers to use when developing rapport with students. These activities can be used in either individual sessions or for groups. Using these activities during the pre-affiliation stages of therapy, there’s more of a likelihood that students will loosen up, build rapport, and show up more authentically in sessions.

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SSW Network Discussions

[Poll] Would you participate in a video chat to collaborate and share resources with others in the network?

[Question] What is your district’s response to COVID-19?

[Question] Looking for online parent-oriented de-escalation resources, to reduce home conflict during e-learning/quarantine time.

[Post] Reducing our “Professional Distancing:” COVID-19 Chat Transcript from March 21

Upcoming events

Weekly Live Chat in the SSW Network

Join us Saturday, March 28th at 9:00am CST for our weekly live chat to connect, collaborate and share experiences with other school clinicians.

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Telling Our Story and Sharing What Works: A 2-Day Collaborative Workshop to Build Your School Mental Health Practice.

The 15th Annual Family and School Partnership Program Summer Institute will be held on July 16 & 17, 2020 in Chicago, IL

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A little levity

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