Call for Papers — Share Your Expertise!
We know School Social Workers across New York are doing fabulous things to assist students. We want to hear the wonderful things YOU or YOUR COLLEAGUES are doing to meet the needs of students, families and educators. Based on past attendee input, we are especially interested in the “Topics of Interest” below. If you also know of others who may have expertise, PLEASE pass this along or let us know so we can follow up. Don’t delay. Workshop Proposals are due by April 15, 2025!
For details and guidelines see Call for Proposals. See topics of interest below and submit a Workshop Proposal to share your strategies and interventions!
Top Topics of Interest Include*:
- • Parents: Parent engagement, support and how to address more “difficult” parents including Parent Education strategies & programs.
• Strategies to address the impact of Immigration issues.
• Addressing Anxiety
• Attendance: Addressing School Avoidance/Refusal/Absenteeism/Truancy/
• Interventions addressing students with Autism
• Management Tools & Interventions for Significant Behavioral & Dysregulation Needs
• Therapeutic Interventions that can be done in the school setting to address Significant Mental Health/Emotional Needs
• IEP Counseling Goals: writing, data collection, progress monitoring, assessment.
• Technology: The impact of Social Media, excessive screen time, gaming and strategies to address.
• Suicide Prevention & Risk Assessment
• Addressing Eating Disorders
• Grief Counseling
• Interventions by SSWs THAT WORK!
Other Topics of Interest:
- • Addressing ADHD.
• Assessment Tools & Diagnosis
• Progress Monitoring – Best Practices
• Substance Use – Addressing increased marijuana use and vaping.
• Roles of SSW – Obtaining support and understanding of the SSW role with Administration and Staff
• Working within the Multi Tiered Systems of Support Model
• Poverty impacts in various demographics as well as intervention strategies
• Psycho-pharmacological Medication Updates & Trends
• Addressing Self Harm behaviors
• Ethics/Confidentiality
• Self Care and addressing burnout
• Best Practices in Providing Clinical Supervision
• Group Therapy Interventions (All levels)
*Topics that received the most requests based on 2024 attendee feedback.
Call for Proposals–Please Read
Download Topics of Interest Here
Workshop Proposal Form (PDF)
Submit to member.services@nyssswa.org
Deadline: April 15, 2025