title: Protective webs: exploring a role for school social workers on behalf of delinquent youths.
abstract: Annually, 100,000 delinquent youths return to their communities from a detention facility and are required to attend a community school. School social workers may be best positioned to provide assistance with this transition; however, little is understood about how they are presently servicing this population. This study explores the interactions of school social workers and the advocacy and assistance they provide on behalf of juvenile justice youths. The author surveyed a national sample of current school social workers (n = 4,279) and reports on their involvement with juvenile justice, their work on behalf of the youths' families as well as their interagency collaborations.
authors.affiliation: a Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University , New York , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Lauri
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldkind
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024382:Professional Role; D012572:School Health Services; D012947:Social Work; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Juvenile justice youths; evidence-based practice; juvenile justice reentry; school social work