
handle: 11250/3203756
White Paper No. 34 (2020–2021) highlights growing challenges in schools, including bullying, student dissatisfaction, absenteeism, declining motivation and weakened learning outcomes. Many students face mental health issues and social difficulties, and schools, being one of the most influential environments in young people's lives, have significant potential to address and work with these concerns. By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration between school-based social workers and teachers, we can take proactive steps to prevent, reduce and resolve psychosocial challenges, thereby supporting the school's mission to cultivate safe, capable and engaged citizens. However, several barriers hinder the full realization of interdisciplinary collaboration. The process can be both time-consuming and complex, and the role and status of the social worker within schools are often ambiguous. Since school-based social workers are not a legally mandated part of the school system, their duties and responsibilities vary widely depending on local policies and priorities. Yet this flexibility also provides them with greater freedom than teachers, enabling more tailored, creative and innovative approaches to improving students' psychosocial environments. When the social workers and teachers collaborate effectively, they can develop a comprehensive understanding of students’ needs and implement targeted interventions to enhance students’ well-being, resilience and sense of stability.
Stortingsmelding nummer 34 (2020-2021) fremhever økende utfordringer i skolen knyttet til mobbing, mistrivsel, skolefravær, redusert motivasjon og svekkede læringsresultater. Mange elever strever med psykiske og sosiale vansker, og skolen, som en av ungdommenes viktigste arenaer, har et stort potensial for å møte disse utfordringene. Gjennom et tverrfaglig samarbeid mellom miljøterapeuter og lærere kan vi aktivt arbeide med å forebygge, redusere og løse psykososiale utfordringer, og dermed støtte skolens samfunnsoppdrag om å utvikle trygge, kompetente og deltakende samfunnsborgere. Likevel står det tverrfaglige samarbeidet ovenfor flere barrierer som hindrer samarbeidets muligheter og potensial fullt ut å realiseres. Samarbeid kan være tidskrevende og komplekst, og miljøterapeutens rolle og status i skolen fremstår ofte uklar. Miljøterapeuter er ikke lovpålagt som en del av skolens struktur, slik at deres mandat og arbeidsoppgaver varierer mellom ulike skoler, avhengig av lokale prioriteringer. Samtidig gir denne fleksibiliteten miljøterapeuter et friere handlingsrom sammenlignet med lærere, noe som åpner for mer individrettede, innovative og kreative tiltak for å styrke elevenes psykososiale miljø. Når lærere og miljøterapeuter samarbeider godt, kan de utvikle helhetlige forståelser av elevene og legge til rette for målrettet innsats som fremmer elevenes psykososiale trivsel, mestring og stabilitet.
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