School Social Work Assessment Tools
The purpose of this assignment is to research and describe three (3) assessment tools based on the topics and concepts you are learning in this course. My intent is that you use this assignment to gain and demonstrate a skill set for current and future practice.
Details of the assignment should include the following:
1. Select three (3) evidence-informed assessment tools that you can use in your current and future practice serving children, youth, and families in a school setting. Assessment tools may include, but are not limited to, school climate, disciplinary referrals, restorative practices implementation, anti-racism efforts, family engagement, behavior observations, mental health screenings, developmental screenings, suicide risk assessment, special education evaluation tools such as the BASC 3 or Autism Diagnostic Observation Scales, etc.
○ One (1) special education standardized assessment protocol that could be used for emotional impairment, autism spectrum disorder, otherwise health impaired, or early childhood developmental delay,
○ One (1) comprehensive school climate or culturally responsive practice, and
○ One (1) normative developmental screening/assessment.
2. Purpose and Goals - for each tool, research the purpose, evidence basis, implications, goals, relevant populations, and possible strengths and weaknesses of the intended tool.
3. Implementation - for each tool, research and describe how the assessment could be implemented in a school setting. Discuss benefits and challenges to implementation and utilization of this assessment tool.
4. PODS - for each tool, please research and consider how the assessment strategy takes into account culture and how the assessment tool contributes to affirming or harming BIPOC students and their families, including culturally responsive and anti-racist considerations.
Details of the assignment should include the following:
1. Select three (3) evidence-informed assessment tools that you can use in your current and future practice serving children, youth, and families in a school setting. Assessment tools may include, but are not limited to, school climate, disciplinary referrals, restorative practices implementation, anti-racism efforts, family engagement, behavior observations, mental health screenings, developmental screenings, suicide risk assessment, special education evaluation tools such as the BASC 3 or Autism Diagnostic Observation Scales, etc.
○ One (1) special education standardized assessment protocol that could be used for emotional impairment, autism spectrum disorder, otherwise health impaired, or early childhood developmental delay,
○ One (1) comprehensive school climate or culturally responsive practice, and
○ One (1) normative developmental screening/assessment.
2. Purpose and Goals - for each tool, research the purpose, evidence basis, implications, goals, relevant populations, and possible strengths and weaknesses of the intended tool.
3. Implementation - for each tool, research and describe how the assessment could be implemented in a school setting. Discuss benefits and challenges to implementation and utilization of this assessment tool.
4. PODS - for each tool, please research and consider how the assessment strategy takes into account culture and how the assessment tool contributes to affirming or harming BIPOC students and their families, including culturally responsive and anti-racist considerations.
