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
4/12/2015
I. Louisiana Education Reform
II. History of school social work evaluation
III. School Social Work Effectiveness Evaluation Tool
(SWEET)
IV. How to determine effectiveness
V. Next steps….
Overview
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Development
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• School Choice
• ESEA waiver—PLAN, SCORE, ACT
• Teacher Evaluations
• 50% student growth measures (Value-Added Model)
• 50% Professional Practice Measures (Observations)
• 4 domains:
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Planning and Preparation
Classroom Environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibilities
Louisiana Education
Reform
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Development
4/12/2015
• History of Louisiana school social work
• 3 year project
• Year 1
• Survey
• Focus groups
• Preliminary evaluation developed
Background
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Development
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• Year 2
• Job description and model of practice
• School Social Work public relations
• Pilot of evaluation tool
Background
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Development
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Social
Inequalities
Mental
Health
Systemic
Climate
• Supervision
• MacroPractice
Community
Peers
Accountability
and Data-Based
DecisionMaking
Advocacy
Home
Family, Staff,
and Community
Collaboration
Cultural
Competency
Classroom
• Evaluation
• MicroPractice
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Legislation
Political
Climate
Environment
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• 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
4/12/2015
State Supervisor
of Social Work in
Schools
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
71 District School Social Work
Supervisors
District School
Social Work
Supervisors
Individual
School Social
Workers
Louisiana Supervision
Hierarchy
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Development
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• Stage of development
• Preview of database
http://leads4stg.doe.louisiana.gov/PTL
Database
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Development
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Screen Shots
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Development
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Student
*Provide
drop-down
menu of
social
worker’s
students
Contact Type
Contact
Method
Contact
Duration
Macro
Micro
*Drop-down menu
for social worker to
click (# chosen will
go beside student
chosen:
1=student
2=parent/guardian
3=teacher
4=administrator
5=pupil appraisal
team member(s)
6=another social
worker
7=school-wide
service
8=SW intern
9=Other (leave
place for “other” to
be typed in)
*Drop-down
menu for social
worker to click
(# chosen will
go beside
student and
contact type):
1=face to face
2=telephone
3=electronic
4=other (leave
a place for
“other” to be
typed in)
*Drop-down
menu for
social worker
to click (#
chosen will go
beside contact
method,
etc….):
1=0-15 min
2=16-30 min
3=31-45 min
4=46-60 min
5=>2 hours
6=>3 hours
7=>4 hours
8=>5 hours
*Dropdown menu
for macro
services:
--see
attached list
of
numbered
activities
--see
attached
list of
numbered
activities
Assessment/
Evaluation
Supervisio
n/Professio
nal
Developme
nt
Impact of
Contact
Barriers to
High
Impact
--see attached
list of
numbered
activities
--see
attached list
of
numbered
activities
--see
attached list
impact
categories
--see
attached list
barriers
Changes
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Development
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• 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
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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
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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
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Development
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• 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
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Development
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Impact of Contact
Likert scale: 0
1
No Impact
2
3
4
5
High Impact
(problem solved)
Impact
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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
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Development
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Student
Contact
Type
Contact
Method
Contact
Duration
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3
6
Macro
Micro
Assessm
ent/Eval
uation
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Supervis
ion/Prof
essional
Devpt.
Impact
of
Contact
Barriers
to High
Impact
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5
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• Louisiana Teacher Assessment Rubric
• http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/19579.pdf
• Determining effectiveness
• Hierarchical Linear Modeling
• Other information
• Relationships
Evaluating School Social
Workers
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Development
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Prior achievement
Gifted, 504, or disability status
Attendance
Free and reduced meal eligibility
Limited English proficiency
Prior discipline history
Classroom composition variables
Independent Variables
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Development
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• ABCs
• Attendance
• Behavior
• Curriculum
Dependent Variables
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Development
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• Training
• Student needs identification
• First picture of school social work formed
Implications
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Development
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Questions??
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Development
4/12/2015
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
4/12/2015