Which of the following is not a traditional school social work skill?

• A. Marketing
• B. Casework
• C. Group work
• D. Crisis intervention

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is which activities fall outside the standard hands-on practice skills used by school social workers. In schools, professionals routinely do casework (assessing student needs, planning services, coordinating resources for individual students and families), facilitate group work (social skills groups, support groups, or counseling in a group setting), and perform crisis intervention (immediate assessment, safety planning, and stabilization after traumatic or urgent events). Marketing, however, is not a core practice skill in traditional school social work. It involves promoting programs, outreach, and communication to attract participation or funding, which is more aligned with administration or program development roles than with direct practice with students and families. So, the activity that isn’t a traditional school social work skill is marketing.