Evaluation & Intervention Planning Flashcards
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A school social worker is asked to evaluate a bilingual student for possible learning disabilities. Which practice is MOST critical to ensure a valid evaluation?
Answer: Use culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools and consider language acquisition factors
Evaluations of bilingual students must use appropriate tools and distinguish between language acquisition challenges and true learning disabilities.
In developing an intervention plan, a school social worker ensures the student has input into goal selection. This practice reflects which core value?
Answer: Self-determination
Self-determination is the NASW value that upholds individuals' rights to make their own choices and participate in decisions affecting them.
A progress monitoring tool shows a student is not responding to the current Tier 2 intervention after 8 weeks. The MOST appropriate next step is to:
Answer: Review fidelity of implementation and consider modifying or intensifying the intervention
When data show insufficient progress, the team should first assess implementation fidelity and then consider intensifying or modifying the intervention.
A school social worker is completing a social developmental history. Which domain should be assessed?
Answer: Family history, developmental milestones, social relationships, school history, and environmental stressors
A comprehensive social developmental history covers multiple domains including family, development, social functioning, school history, and environmental context.
During evaluation, a school social worker observes a student in the cafeteria and on the playground in addition to the classroom. This practice is justified because:
Answer: Behavior may vary across settings, and multiple observations increase assessment validity
Observing across multiple settings captures behavioral variability and provides a more complete and valid picture of the student's functioning.
A school social worker is collaborating with an outside therapist who is treating a student. What is the appropriate way to coordinate intervention planning?
Answer: Obtain proper releases of information, then collaborate to ensure school and community services are complementary
Coordinating with outside providers requires a signed release of information and collaborative communication to align goals and avoid duplication.
A school social worker is evaluating a student who recently immigrated to the United States. Which factor is MOST important to consider when interpreting standardized assessment results?
Answer: Whether the normative sample of the assessment included individuals with similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Standardized assessments normed on non-representative samples may produce invalid results for students whose backgrounds differ from the normative group.