학교폭력 예방 및 대처를 위한 학교사회복지의 실천과제

Abstract

This paper argues that in order to deal effectively with school violence, school social work approach should be considered and social workers’ professional intervention is required. As school violence is recently getting severe, the government has prepared a comprehensive countermeasure to eradicate it. Compared to the previous countermeasures, it not only puts an emphasis on the prevention and education of school violence but it also presents ways to provide instant help to victims. However, it is still punishment-oriented and of post-intervention. Besides, it has a limit in providing professional services in association with the local society. The application of school social work can resolve these problems. First, there is a need to change the perception and perspective on violence in order for the countermeasure of school violence to be effective. The ecological system perspective and case management of social work are very useful and helpful to it. Second, recent school violence has various causes and forms, which requires the intervention of experts. School social workers are specialists who can cope actively with school violence by using a lot of practical social work skills. However, the practical skills and approaches of social work have not yet been properly used. Schools have little understanding of the necessity of school social work, nor do they have systems to actively make use of social workers. These problems should be first solved in order to deal with school violence effectively.