Engagement with Individual, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities: Establishes contact, builds rapport, forms working relationships, and invites a diverse array of clients, stakeholders, and/or community partners to participate in clinical services and/or administrative projects. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Avoids contact or establishes contact in an uninviting manner Initiates contact with others in a reasonable and inviting manner Initiates contact with others in a nuanced, creative manner Unable to assess Unable to introduce self, role and goals clearly Introduces self, role and goals Clearly and concisely introduces self, role and goals Unable to assess Unable to alter approach for different individuals and/or contexts; does not demonstrate cultural humility Recognizes the importance of difference and can often adjust approach for different individuals and/or contexts Quickly adjusts approach to fit a wide range of diverse people and contexts, balancing humility and confidence Unable to assess Unsuccessful at forming effective working relationships on many occasions Usually forms an effective working relationship Almost always forms highly effective working relationships Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to engagement? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strengths or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area:
Consultation, Coordination, and Collaboration: Obtains information from a variety of collaterals, stakeholders, and/or other environmental sources, both formal and informal, and integrates into a coordinated service and/or project plan. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Unable to obtain information provided by a variety of collaterals, stakeholders, and/or sources Obtains general information from most collaterals, stakeholders, and sources Obtains the most relevant information from all key collaterals and/or sources Unable to assess Does not integrate information Integrates most of the information received Integrates the information in a complete, nuanced way Unable to assess Does not provide effective input into service or project plan Occasionally provides some helpful information to collaborators, coordinates, and/or advocates Provides instrumental information to other collaborators in a persuasive way Unable to assess Develops hostile or antagonistic relationships with some collaborators Develops relationships with collaborators from different disciplines, communities, and perspectives Exhibits ability to lead partnerships with a wide range of collaborators from different disciplines, communities, and perspectives Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to consultation, coordination, and collaboration? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strengths or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area:
Systemic Intervention: Demonstrates interest, understanding, and/or effective participation in the organizational, institutional, policy, and/or community contexts that shape the delivery of social work services to vulnerable populations. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Lacks interest in how systems work and sees role in individual terms only Appears aware of and interested in how systems work Demonstrates a high degree of knowledge about and passion for how systems work Unable to assess Does not recognize social trends or technological advances Recognizes emerging social trends and technological advances Forecasts future social trends and technological advances Unable to assess Does not assess assets and barriers related to systems change Utilizes available assets and supports and identifies barriers to system change Creatively capitalizes on system assets and overcomes obstacles to change Unable to assess Does not engage with others about policy and systems change Participates in discussions about how systems or policies could change Makes significant contributions to changing systems and policies through collaboration with others Unable to assess Does not participate in advocacy efforts to promote social and economic justice Participates in advocacy efforts to promote social and economic justice Initiates or leads efforts to promote social and economic justice Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to systemic intervention? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strength or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area:
Evaluation of Systemic Efforts and/or Interventions: Collects, analyzes, and applies data on the effectiveness of program, system, and/or community-wide efforts so as to shape the overall delivery of social work services. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Lacks interest in collecting or analyzing data or information related to program or community-level effectiveness Is aware of and/or interested in collecting or analyzing data or information related to program or effectiveness Demonstrates a high degree of passion for collecting and analyzing data or information related to program or community-level outcomes Unable to assess Evaluates work only in individual terms, often using weak or unreliable sources Accurately and critically appraises data from a few key sources Seeks, appraises, and applies knowledge and practice wisdom from a wide variety of sources Unable to assess Cannot identify theoretical or conceptual framework(s) Identifies and uses a few relevant theoretical or conceptual frameworks Actively seeks out and utilizes the best available knowledge form multiple disciplines Unable to assess Unable to identify or discuss how agency could improve or modify approach Considers and recommends how agency could improve or modify approach Works with a variety of partners and stakeholders to actively modify agency’s approach and improve outcome attainment Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to evaluation of systemic efforts? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strengths or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area:
Written and Verbal Communication Skills: Communicates orally and in writing in an organized, complete, and timely manner. Delivers communication in an effective manner given its purpose and context. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Verbal communication is late, absent, disorganized, incomplete, aggressive, or delivered ineffectively Verbal communication is mostly timely, organized, complete, assertive, and effective Verbal communication skillfully presents information in a complete, organized, concise, and persuasive manner Unable to assess Written work is not completed to standard and requires excessive amounts of time and multiple revisions Completes written work in a reasonably efficient and complete manner Written work is exceptional in its quality, clarity, comprehensiveness, brevity, and timeliness Unable to assess Does not respond to email or phone calls Responds to communication from others in a timely manner Consistently responds to communication from others in a timely and complete manner Unable to assess Electronic communication lacks judgment or respect for client system privacy Utilizes electronic sources of communication appropriately with respect to client system and agency context Utilizes electronic sources of communication in an efficient, thoughtful, and ethical way to promote coordinated work Unable to assess Unable to adapt communication style according to purpose, situation, or context; may lack diplomacy and/or cultural proficiency Often adapts style and delivery of communication to fit a diverse array of persons, situations, and contexts Consistently demonstrates superior diplomacy, and/or effectiveness Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to communication? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strengths or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area:
Professional Ethics: Considers and applies the professional code of ethics for social workers so as to recognize ethical conflicts and arrive at principled decisions. Improvement Desired Competence Mastery Unable to understand, adopt, and/or abide by key ethical values and principles Understands, adopts, and/or abides by key ethical values and principles Seamlessly integrates ethical values and principles into daily practice Unable to assess Unable to recognize or manage personal values or biases Able to recognize most ethical dilemmas, review standards, and initiate consultation Provides others with consultation and training on key ethical values and principles Unable to assess Unable to tolerate ambiguity and/or to engage in appropriate resolution strategies Able to tolerate ambiguity and discomfort so as to explore sensitive topics during instructional and consultation processes Accepts ambiguity and fully engages in consultative conversations about highly sensitive matters Unable to assess Unable to identify or discuss diversity and social justice factors including oppression, privilege, power, and discrimination Identifies and discusses relevant diversity and social justice factors including oppression, privilege, power, and discrimination Highly aware of and initiates conversations about relevant diversity and social justice factors in a sophisticated manner Unable to assess Makes decisions that are reflexive, secretive, and/or unethical Able to openly weigh, consider, and balance competing needs and arrive at a principled decision Consistently resolves complex dilemmas through a reasoned, principled, and interactive process Unable to assess Considering the above items and other relevant factors, how would you rate the student’s overall level of competence related to ethics? 1 2 3 4 5 Unable to Assess Not Proficient Competent Exceptional Mastery Assign a number to the nearest .50 increment: Unable to Assess Student strengths or accomplishments: Specific ways student could enhance or improve competency in this area: