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Deconstructing Racism in Schools Through Social Work Case Study

 

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Deborah is a school social worker in a small urban middle school. Her  work focuses primarily on trauma and behavioral disorders. Many of her  clients have been sexually abused, have struggled with loss issues, and  get multiple discipline referrals and suspensions at school.

When  Deborah applied to graduate school, her goal was to become a  psychotherapist. At the time, Deborah knew little about the social work  profession’s unique history and values. Her aim was to obtain an MSW to  be eligible for licensure and third-party reimbursement for her clinical  work. However, during her MSW education, Deborah learned about social  work’s unique commitment to social justice issues and assisting  society’s most vulnerable populations. By the end of her MSW education,  Deborah resolved to supplement her school social work—which she knew  would continue to be her primary focus—with significant involvement in  social justice issues.

One of Deborah’s clients, Tonya, suffered  from depression, sexual abuse, and recurring discipline problems. Tonya  and Deborah worked together to help Tonya learn ways to cope with her  trauma and decrease behavioral outbursts. Tonya did improve her behavior  according to the treatment plan, but Tonya’s math teacher continued to  write erroneous referrals for Tonya.

As a result of her work with Tonya, Deborah became aware of the issues with disproportionality in discipline referrals. 

How  might the school social worker, Tonya become engaged in anti-racist  school social work practices to address the disproportionality in  discipline referrals? Use information from the readings and video to  respond to this case study in 3-4 paragraphs.