S. W. E. E. T. School Social Work Effectiveness Evaluation Tool Laura Richard, ABD, LCSW Louisiana State University 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Overview 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…. 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Louisiana Education Reform 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 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Background History of Louisiana school social work 3 year project Year 1 Survey Focus groups Preliminary evaluation developed 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Background Year 2 Job description and model of practice School Social Work public relations Pilot of evaluation tool 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Background 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 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Louisiana Supervision Hierarchy State Supervisor of Social Work in Schools Regional School Social Work Liaisons District School Social Work Supervisors Individual School Social Workers Regional School Social Work Liaisons 71 District School Social Work Supervisors Regional School Social Work Liaisons 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Database Stage of development Preview of database 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Screen Shots 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Changes StudentContact TypeContact Method Contact Duration MacroMicroAssessment/ Evaluation Supervisio n/Professio nal Developme nt Impact of Contact Barriers to High Impact *Provide drop-down menu of social worker’s students *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 *Drop- down menu for macro services: --see attached list of numbered activities --see attached list impact categories --see attached list barriers 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Macro 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) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Micro 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) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Assessment/Evaluation 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) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

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) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Impact Impact of Contact Likert scale: No Impact High Impact (problem solved) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

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) 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

StudentContact Type Contact Method Contact Duration MacroMicroAssessm ent/Eval uation Supervis ion/Prof essional Devpt. Impact of Contact Barriers to High Impact /11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Evaluating School Social Workers Louisiana Teacher Assessment Rubric Determining effectiveness Hierarchical Linear Modeling Other information Relationships 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Independent Variables Prior achievement Gifted, 504, or disability status Attendance Free and reduced meal eligibility Limited English proficiency Prior discipline history Classroom composition variables 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Dependent Variables A B C s Attendance Behavior Curriculum 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Implications Training Student needs identification First picture of school social work formed 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Questions?? ???? 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development

Contact Info Laura Richard, LCSW Louisiana State University 9/11/ LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and Development