This lecture contains: 1. Introduction about Education 2. Educational Problems 3. Science and Technical Education 4. Education Expenditure in Pakistan 5. Meaning of School Social Work 6. Nature of School Social Work 7. School Social Work in Pakistan 8. The role of School social Worker

1. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
Rizwan Abbas
BZ University (Layyah
Campus)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Education is an important
factor.
• The purpose of education is to:
• strengthen child’s mind so that
child can more easily learn to
deal with specific challenges
which child will face throughout
your life.
• Not confined to an academic
setting.

3. ALL CHILDREN
• Want to learn and succeed in school!
• Have families that want them to
succeed in school and in life!

4. YET MANY FAIL
In 2002 only 32 percent
of fourth-graders could
read skillfully at grade
level as measured by the
National Assessment of
Educational Programs
(United States Department
of Education, 2004).
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5. EDUCATIONAL
PROBLEMS
• Lack of investment in
the social sector by
government.
• Generation of resources
at family level.
• Motivation.
• Educational Problems at
primary and Elementary
school level.

6. SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
• Graduates without functional
and marketable skills results
unemployment.
• Increase share of education
through enhancing enrollment
for technical and vocation
education.

7. EXPENDITURES ON
EDUCATION
• Pakistan ranks lowest among the
seven south Asian countries by
spending 2.5% of GDP.

8. MEANING
OF SCHOOL
SOCIAL
WORK
• The process and method of
understanding and providing help,
within the program of the school,
for children who are having
difficulties in using the resources
of the school effectively.
• Social and emotional difficulties.
• Interface with learning and
adjustment.

9. NATURE OF SCHOOL
SOCIAL WORK
• Problem concerned within child,
family, neighborhood situations
and teachers.
• Explore problems of learning
through interviews, home visits
and talking with the teachers or
the authorities concerned.

10. SCHOOL
SOCIAL
WORK IN
PAKISTAN
• Proposed in third five year plan
(1965-70).
• Started from selecting few
secondary schools.
• Identical to medical social work
program.

11. THE ROLE OF SCHOOL
SOCIAL WORKER
• Advocating for the child and mobilizing family,
school and community resources to enable the
child to learn as effectively as possible.
• Participating in special education assessment
meetings as well as individual educational
planning meetings.
• Working with problems in a child's living
situation that affect the child’s adjustment in
school.
• Preparing a social or developmental history on a
child with a disability.
• Helping develop positive behavioral intervention
strategies.

12. Conti…
• Helping with conflict resolution and anger
management.
• Helping alleviate family stress.
• Helping parents access programs available to students
with special needs and school and community
resources.
• Assessing students with mental health concerns.
• Developing staff training programs.
• Assisting teachers with behavior management.
• Helping school districts get support from social and
mental health agencies.
• Identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.