Journal of School Social Work, 2000-2001

This journal is committed to publishing articles that reflect the diversity of the practice of school social workers. It offers a way for leaders to reflect on their careers in school social work and record information on the growth and development of the field for future generations. The first issue's section on "Leaders in School Social Work" contains the following articles: "Reflections on an Unfinished, Professional Journey (Robert Constable); Looking over my Shoulder (Marion Huxtable); and "Reflections on School Social Work: Accomplishments and Challenges for the Future" (James P. Clark). Other articles in this issue include: "Educational Placement for Children with Behavioral and/or Emotional Disorders: Overlooked Variables Contributing to Placements in Restrictive Settings" (Andy Frey), and "Joining the 'In Crowd': The Social Interaction and Peer Relations of Preadolescent Youth" (Juanita B. Hepler). Articles in the "Leaders in School Social Work" section in the second issue include: "Becoming a School Social Worker: The Concept of Equi-Finality" (Renee Shai Levine); "Intervention to Prevention: An Evolutionary Process" (I. Lorraine Davis); and "Reflections on 25 Years as a School Social Worker: Joys and Lessons from the Long Haul" (Ronda Parks Armstrong). Other articles include "Sexual Minority Students and Peer Sexual Harassment in High School" (Susan Fineran); "Educational Placement for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders: Past, Present, and Future" (Andy Frey); and "Puppets and Peers in School Social Work" (Michelle A. Romano). (Contains over 250 references.) (JDM)