Spring 2027

Social Work Practice in Schools II

Advanced social work practice in educational settings, focusing on integrating theory, advocating for student supports, and addressing inequities through data-informed strategies.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jenny Braunginn

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.93 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Educate families, schools, and communities on the role and impact of school social work in promoting student success.

  • Understand and apply policy formation and implementation to analyze, influence and advocate for student and family supports in educational settings.

  • Challenge norms, practices, and structural barriers that promote social inequities and educational disparities, structural racism, and school to prison pipeline. Utilize social work, anti-racist, and social justice theories for service delivery in schools.

  • Promote and utilize data-informed decision-making through collecting and assessing data based on equity-based data management strategies applicable in schools.

  • Engage in prevention-oriented systems of support, which may include behavior management, continuum of service provisions, and social-emotional support.

  • Develop cooperative and collaborative relationships with community agencies and organizations and interdisciplinary teams to improve students' educational outcomes.

  • Design and implement practice strategies and assessments with persons from diverse backgrounds as applicable in educational settings.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing and concurrent enrollment inSOC WORK 801 or declared in the Professional or Personal Enrichment Program.

    • Graduate/professional standing
    • concurrent enrollment inSOC WORK 801 or declared in the Professional or Personal Enrichment Program.
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SOCWORK 817 used by

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    • Graduate/professional standing
    • concurrent enrollment inSOC WORK 801 or declared in the Professional or Personal Enrichment Program.

Professors

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.93 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Social work practice in schools and educational settings
  • Structural racism and the school-to-prison pipeline
  • Prevention-oriented support systems including behavior management and social-emotional support
  • Culturally responsive practice with diverse populations

Skills

  • Conceptualizing social work skills and integrating theory and practice in educational settings
  • Applying policy formation and implementation to advocate for student and family supports
  • Utilizing anti-racist and social justice theories to challenge structural barriers and inequities
  • Implementing data-informed decision-making using equity-based data management strategies
  • Developing collaborative relationships with community agencies and interdisciplinary teams

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SOCWORK 817 · Spring 2027

Social Work Practice in Schools II

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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