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An 8 page paper which examines the
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problems facing youth today there is a powerful need for social workers within the school environment. The social worker addresses every day problems as well as problems that are associated
with abuse and domestic troubles. They also address more powerful and frightening social issues or events such as school shootings and terrorist fears. However, while they are specifically employed by
schools they are not truly any different than any other social worker for they adhere to the same ethical guidelines and rules as all other social workers. The following paper
examines this particular field of employment, or social service. The paper first provides an overview of the field and then, in the second part, provides and in-depth analysis of the
field. Part I: Overview Social Work and School Social Work "Social work services in schools grew out of a concern for underprivileged pupils. The service began during the
school year of 1906-1907, independently, in New York City, Boston, and Hartford" (Indiana Department of Education, 2003). In the city of New York it was the settlement workers who believed
that it was important to know the teachers of the children who would come into the settlement, "so they assigned two workers to visit schools and homes in order to
work closely with schools and community groups to promote understanding and communication. In Boston, the Womens Education Association placed visiting teachers in the schools to foster harmony between school and
home and facilitate the childrens education" (Indiana Department of Education, 2003). The decades that followed saw school social workers increase in large numbers "and the focus of the service
changed in response to important influences of the times. The passage of compulsory school attendance laws and contemporary research showed the need for attendance officers [another historical designation for school
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