SCHOOL SAFETY AS A TOPIC FOR SOCIAL WORK MANAGERS Policy and advocacy actions in the Chilean education reform process Oscar E. Cariceo MSW, SEI Chile-Andres Bello University

SEI Chile  NGO. Santiago Chile  Comprehensive plans for safety education  Enhance quality of education  Equal opportunities  Promoting participation  Chilean educational communities.

SEI Chile Mission  Support school communities  Establish comprehensive security procedures  Conduct research, training, and advocacy actions

Challenges  Create an effective advocacy process  Improve organization commitment  Enhance civic engagement  Support stakeholder mobilization

Educational reform  Launched in 2014 by the Chilean Government  Focuses on quality and segregation  For profit schools  Safety plans are not a priority for the Government

Implications for policy  Make visible vulnerabilities and risks at schools  Improving nonprofit management  Social workers´ professional skills  Advocates from the nonprofit sector

SEI Chile services and initiatives  Influence policy makers,  Include safety as a critical issue at education settings  PISE programs  Partner Parent program

What we need?  Local Governments and grass-root organizations  Achieve cultural changes  Trained nonprofit managers  Establish long-term improvements at all education levels.

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