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School Truancy: A Second Chance. Social Work at the Alfred-Nobel-School in Berlin-Neukölln January 2013. Die Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft (FAW) gGmbH. Exists since 25 years Rehabilitation and integration of people with disabilities Youth education in different areas
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School Truancy:A Second Chance Social Work at the Alfred-Nobel-School in Berlin-Neukölln January 2013
Die Fortbildungsakademie der Wirtschaft (FAW) gGmbH • Existssince 25 years • Rehabilitation andintegrationofpeoplewithdisabilities • Youth education in different areas • Socialwork in schools in Berlin since 2006 • Truancyproject „2.Chance“ since 2008
The Neukölln Network School Board School Psychologist Youth Welfare Office 13+ Caseworker Youth Clubs Workshop Classes Educational Provider Kompetenzagentur Case Management Alfred-Nobel-Schule Police Youth Migration Services Assisted living for young people Legal Protection for Minors Paedriatic psychiatry Psychotherapists Psycho-Social Advisory
Social Work Social work at the Alfred-Nobel-School Three areas of social work: • Counselling, interfacing with educational providers (Doris Geier) • Organising leisure activities during the school day (Christine Glaser) • Project „School Truancy – A Second Chance“ (Mathias Keller)
School Truancy Active behavior: • To disrupt the class • To provoke expulsion • No cooperation Passive behavior: • Apparent adaption, but... • Resignation • Daydreaming, inner withdrawal
School Truancy School interaction: • Active: the trouble maker – lots of conflict with everybody • Passive: the loner – no friends, not integrated
Days of Absence (School Distance Model after Thimm) First Degree: To turn away from the teaching without attracting attention To turn away with attracting attention to oneself Second Degree: To stay away now and then without good reason To come too late To miss classes To miss a day every now and then but not more than 10 days per semester Third Degree: Regular absences without good reason To miss 11 to 20 days per semester Fourth Degree: Intensive and regular absences without good reason To miss 21 to 40 days per semester, but still attend Fifth Degree: Complete absence from school To miss more than 40 days, complete withdrawl
What do we do? We work focused on solutions, which means:
What do we do? Find out what works – and do more of that
What do we do? If something doesn‘t work, although we put a lot of effort into it, we try something else
Case Example I • Student missesclass on fiveofofsixMondays • We‘reinterested in theException, thesixthMonday… • Whathappened?
Solution focused Questions • When did the problem not show up? • What did you do differently? • How did you keep the problem away?
Case Example II • Pupil is often late for school • Pupil misses classes • Pupil has bad marks • But he wants to change! • How we develope small aims:
Scale Questions Where do you see yourself today? Where were you 6 months ago? If you are on 5 today, how would you recognise that you have reached 6 next month? 10 Best student in Berlin 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Bad boy
Case Example III New girl at school (third school within 10 weeks) • Passive, quiet, no friends Truancy • After two weeks she doesn‘t come anymore Case Manager visits at home • Mental problems suspected Referral to youth psychologist • Stationary therapy in the paediatric psychiatry for 6 weeks • Stay in contact during the therapy Case Conference with Youth Welfare Office • Referral to a specialised school for 1 year Regular attendance at new school
The Neukölln Network School Board School Psychologist Youth Welfare Office 13+ Caseworker Youth Clubs Case Management Alfred-Nobel-Schule Workshop Classes Educational Provider Kompetenzagentur Police Youth Migration Services Assisted living for young people Legal Protection for Minors Paediatric psychiatry Psychotherapists Psycho-Social Advisory