QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED
A+)
Ecosystems Perspective - ANSWER-All systems (students, classroom, schools) must
be understood within their social context and among the multifaceted transactions that
take place between systems.
Ecological Theory - ANSWER-a perspective providing the framework for understanding
the nature of the transactions between the person and different institutions and
systems.
Ex. helping the social worker to identify and consider all systems contributing to the
student's situation or difficulty.
The resolution may be more effective when intervention take place within more than one
system.
ecological environments - ANSWER-School system, Peer groups, ethnic/racial group,
family system/extended members, socioeconomic group, community/neighborhood
Family Systems Theory - ANSWER-A theory that views the family as a system of
interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and unstated rules.
(Murray Bowen) Within the boundaries of the system, patterns develop as certain family
member's behavior is caused by and causes other family member's behaviors in
predictable ways. Maintaining the same pattern of behaviors within a system may lead
to balance in the family system, but also to dysfunction.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) - ANSWER-Federal law
that pertains specifically to education records. Under FERPA, parents have the right to
consent to disclosure of their children's information until the child reaches the age of 18.
At 18 the rights transfer to the student.
FERPA applies to the education records of the students, including information that is in
written or recorded form. Many records created by the SSW are subject to the
provisions of FERPA.
mathematics disability and the 2 issues - ANSWER-general difficulty in thinking about
numbers.
Procedural problems: frequent errors in understanding math concepts, computing
simple and complex math problems
Fact retrieval: difficulty memorizing math facts and retrieving facts when needed