Developing a strong understanding of appropriate resources in a school setting is vital for school-based social workers. The forums for week 12 focus on district/school-wide resources and the intentionality and critical thinking required to address school-related problems. This week’s reading in Jarolmen & Bautista-Thomas (2023) addresses group work in schools. There are forums for students to reflect on this content. This week is also synchronous with class on 04/11/26. During class, we will work further with groups to understand what they look like and examples of group interventions that can be used in a school-based setting.

The agenda for our class session is as follows:

• Experiences in group work
• Demo of WhyTry group
• Solution-focused group work
• Policy paper

The learning objectives for this week include:

• Identify examples of group work done in a school setting
• Reflect on facilitation skills
• Explore and reflect on the selection, development, and facilitation of group interventions in school settings
• Be able to engage in solution-focused group work
• Identify and describe system-wide resources such as RTI, MTSS, and PBIS used to support students in schools
• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills in identifying gaps and needs in school resources.