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A Social Work Response to Military-Connected Children in Civilian Schools

A Social Work Response to Military-Connected Children in Civilian Schools. Diana Pineda, MSW, LCSW, MHA San Diego Project Manager, Building Capacity June 23,2012 CA Board School Social Work Association. Introduction.

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A Social Work Response to Military-Connected Children in Civilian Schools

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  1. A Social Work Response to Military-Connected Children in Civilian Schools Diana Pineda, MSW, LCSW, MHA San Diego Project Manager, Building Capacity June 23,2012 CA Board School Social Work Association

  2. Introduction • Department of Defense estimates that there are almost 2 million children with a parent on active duty, National Guard or Reserve military duty. • Of these children 1.2 million attend a public school near or on U.S. military installations. SECTION TITLE | 2

  3. Stressors and Effects • Stress of parental deployments and disruption of home life and routines • Mobility • Social disruptions • Impaired academic performance, increased anxiety (1/3); worry • Community Capacity Model SECTION TITLE | 2

  4. BUILDING CAPACITY CONSORTIUM • University of Southern California, School of Social Work • Principal Investigator: Dr. Ron Astor • Co-PI Dr. Rami Benbenishty • Eight school districts in the San Diego and Riverside Counties • Bonsall Union School District • Chula Vista Elementary School District • Escondido Union Elementary School District • Escondido Union High School District • Fallbrook Union Elementary School District • Fallbrook Union High School District • Oceanside Unified School District • Temecula Valley Unified School District SECTION TITLE | 2

  5. BUILDING CAPACITY INITATIVE: • Four Interrelated Activities • 1 ) Creation of an MSW military school social work component • 2) Creation of a data driven state run system addressing needs of students from military families • 3) Application of a localized monitoring system • 4) Creation of resources and expanding services SECTION TITLE | 2

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  7. BUILDING CAPACITY INITATIVE: • Training Component • Year 1 • -Cadre of 30 USC MSW interns placed in military-connected schools • Year 2 • Expansion • SDSU’s MSW program • SDSU’s School Psychology program • SDSU’s School Counseling program • UC San Diego’s Partners at Learning Program • Regional Workshops • Psychological First Aid (Dr. Marleen Wong) • Anti-Bullying (Dr. Ron Astor) • Threat Assessment (Dr. Kevin Cameron) • Regional Training • UCLA’s Project FOCUS SECTION TITLE | 2

  8. MSW Interns Activities (2010-2011 School Year) SECTION TITLE | 2

  9. Topics Addressed By MSW Interns (2010 – 2011 School Year) SECTION TITLE | 2

  10. Example 1: Marine’s Birthday at Jefferson Middle School Show video SECTION TITLE | 2

  11. Example 2: Pride Club SECTION TITLE | 2

  12. Building Capacity Initiative: • Data Monitoring at the State Level • Creation of a Military Module SECTION TITLE | 2

  13. Building Capacity Initiative: • Data Monitoring at the Local Level • Communication Tools • -Principal/School Administrator Feedback • -District Administrator Feedback • Community Practices • -Example: Temecula Military Appreciation Day • Military Programs • -Examples: Transition Room and Family Readiness Express SECTION TITLE | 2

  14. Building Capacity Initiative: • Community Practices • Show video of Temecula Military Appreciation Day SECTION TITLE | 2

  15. Building Capacity Initiative: • Military Programs SECTION TITLE | 2

  16. Building Capacity Initiative: • Dissemination • Creation of resource guides • Development of workshops and trainings • Expanding services to scale for parents, teachers, principals, social workers, and students SECTION TITLE | 2

  17. Questions??? http://buildingcapacityusc.edu Thank you! SECTION TITLE | 2

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