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Duffy, Mark; Comly, Rachel – Research for Action, 2019
Recent momentum to develop a trauma-informed education system provides an important opportunity for Pennsylvania schools. About two out of every three school-age children are likely to experience at least one traumatic event, such as abuse, neglect, or exposure to violence, by age 17. The effects of traumatic stress can include negative impacts on…
Descriptors: Trauma, Student Needs, At Risk Students, Coping
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Hillier, Amy – Journal of Social Work Education, 2007
Relative to other fields, social work has been slow to adopt geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for research and practice. This paper argues that GIS can benefit social work by: (1) continuing and strengthening the social survey tradition; (2) providing a framework for understanding human behavior; (3) identifying community needs and…
Descriptors: Social Work, Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, Surveys