October is National Bullying Prevention Month, created and designated by Pacer.org in 2006. It serves to remind us to focus on this hurtful behavior that many of us experienced ourselves during childhood or actually inflicted on others; and act to raise awareness through “events, activities, outreach, and education”.[1] In a recent blog article, All 50 […]
The Playground is our Classroom! By Debbie Boerbaitz, LCSW, PPSC-SSW, Chula Vista Elementary School District and Paul Brazzel, LCSW, PPSC-SSW, Lemon Grove School District
Posted on October 20, 2015 ·
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, School Social Work
The Step Up Program: A College Access Program through the Consensus Organizing Center at SDSU’s School of Social Work by Jennifer Cosio
Posted on February 20, 2014 ·
The Consensus Organizing Center (COC) has been a project of San Diego State University’s School (SDSU) of Social Work since 1999. The COC’s longest running program is the Step Up Program, which provides high school junior students from a local high school an opportunity to experience college. The mission of the Step-Up Program is to […]
Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, School Social Work, Social Work Education
“Got Grit? And other essential character traits…”
Posted on September 27, 2013 ·
Submitted by Debbie Boerbaitz, LCSW, PPSC, School Social Worker Otay Elementary is a K-6, Title 1 Public School in the Chula Vista Elementary School District, with a population of approximately 610 students. We have received distinction as a California Distinguished School, National Blue Ribbon School, and were recipients of the Title 1 Academic Achievement and […]
Filed Under: Mental Health, School Social Work
