S. W. E. E. T. S chool S ocial W ork Effectiveness Evaluation T ool

1. S. W. E. E. T.School Social Work Effectiveness Evaluation Tool Laura Richard, ABD, LCSW Louisiana State University 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

2. Louisiana Education Reform • History of school social work evaluation • School Social Work Effectiveness Evaluation Tool (SWEET) • How to determine effectiveness • Next steps…. Overview 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

3. School Choice • ESEA waiver—PLAN, SCORE, ACT • Teacher Evaluations • 50% student growth measures (Value-Added Model) • 50% Professional Practice Measures (Observations) • 4 domains: • Planning and Preparation • Classroom Environment • Instruction • Professional Responsibilities Louisiana Education Reform 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

4. History of Louisiana school social work • 3 year project • Year 1 • Survey • Focus groups • Preliminary evaluation developed Background 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

5. Year 2 • Job description and model of practice • School Social Work public relations • Pilot of evaluation tool Background 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

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7. Year 3 • Pilot of database in 3-5 school districts or 1-2 regions of state • Finalize rubric for evaluation guidelines • Determine appropriate statistics • Statewide supervision hierarchy Background 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

8. Louisiana Supervision Hierarchy 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

9. Stage of development • Preview of database http://leads4stg.doe.louisiana.gov/PTL Database 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

10. Screen Shots 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

11. Changes 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

12. Macro (School or District-wide) Drop-Down Menu • 1= Administrative duties (for school or district-wide services) • 2= Collaborating with community agencies/services for school/district • 3= Crisis intervention (school-wide) • 4= PBS facilitator/team member • 5= Prevention services (school-wide) • 6= School-wide intervention • 7=Test administration • 8= Universal behavior screening • 9= Whole school/district personnel training • 10=Other tasks (please specify) Macro 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

13. Micro (Individual or small-group) Drop-Down Menu • 1= Abuse/neglect reporting • 2= Administrative duties (for individual or small group) • 3= Conflict resolution • 4= Crisis intervention (individual or small group)Family counseling/education • 5= Discipline hearing/IEP meeting/school-building level committee meeting • 6= Family meeting • 7= Group counseling • 8= In-class student coaching/guidance • 9= Individual counseling/consultation/screening • 10=Meeting preparation activities (writing behavior plan, looking up student information, talking to teacher) 11= • 12=Multidisciplinary team collaboration/meeting • 13=Referral to resources outside the school setting • 14=School personnel consultation (not in preparation for a meeting) • 15=Other tasks involving no student contact (please specify) Micro 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

14. Pupil Appraisal Assessment/Evaluation for Special Education • 1= Adaptive behavior assessment • 2= Eligibility determination meeting • 3= Initial IEP meeting • 4= Integrating evaluation report • 5=Medical diagnosis verification • 6= Observation • 7= Psychosocial assessment/parent interview • 8= Student interview • 9= Teacher interview • 10= Typing my portion of the evaluation • 11= Other (please specify) Assessment/Evaluation 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

15. Supervision/Professional Development • 1= Attending professional development (conferences, trainings) • 2= Policy development • 3= Program development (for training/educating others) • 4= Program evaluation • 5= Providing LCSW supervision • 6= Providing workplace supervision • 7=Other (please specify) Supervision/Professional Development 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

16. Impact of Contact Likert scale: 0 1 2 3 4 5 No Impact High Impact (problem solved) Impact 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

17. Barriers to High Impact • 1= Administration at school • 2= Chronic mental illness • 3= Lack of supervision by a social worker (needed for consultation) • 4= Social worker caseload size • 5= Student: • ___ homebound ___ moved out of state • ___ incarcerated ___ attends school in new district • ___ deceased ___ dropped out • ___ in GED or job training program ___ successfully passed to next grade • ___ graduated ___ refusal of services • ___ non-compliance • 6= Student’s family/guardians • ___ refusal of services ___ limited/no access to family/guardians • 7= Teacher • 8= Team member • 9= Other (please specify) Barriers to High Impact 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

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19. Louisiana Teacher Assessment Rubric • http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/19579.pdf • Determining effectiveness • Hierarchical Linear Modeling • Other information • Relationships Evaluating School Social Workers 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

20. Prior achievement • Gifted, 504, or disability status • Attendance • Free and reduced meal eligibility • Limited English proficiency • Prior discipline history • Classroom composition variables Independent Variables 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

21. A B C s • Attendance • Behavior • Curriculum Dependent Variables 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

22. Training • Student needs identification • First picture of school social work formed Implications 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

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24. Laura Richard, LCSW Louisiana State University lrich42@tigers.lsu.edu Contact Info 2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development