demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication Fall Spring engage in career-long learning Spring use supervision and consultation Fall Spring Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice Fall Spring make ethical decisions by applying standards of the NASW Code of Ethics and, as applicable, of the International Federation of Social Workers/ International Association of Schools of Social Work Ethics in Social Work Statement of Principles Fall tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts Fall strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principles decisions Fall Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge, and practice wisdom Spring analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation, and demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with Fall Spring
individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups and communities Fall Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Engage diversity and difference in practice. recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and values may oppose, marginalize, alienate, create or enhance privilege and power Spring gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups Fall Spring recognize and communicate their understanding of the importance of difference in shaping life experiences Fall view themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work as informants Fall Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Advance human rights and social and economic justice. understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination Fall advocate for human rights and social and economic justice Fall engage in practices that advance social and economic justice Fall
Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Engage in practice and research. use practice experiences to inform scientific inquiry Spring use research evidence to inform practice Spring Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the process of assessment, intervention, and evaluation Spring critique and knowledge to understand person and environment Spring Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services. analyze, formulate and advocate for policies that advance social Spring collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective policy action Spring Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Respond to contexts that shape practice. continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services Fall Spring provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service Spring
delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services Competency Practice Behaviors Specific Activities Semester Target Completion Date Date Achieved Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Engagement substantively and effectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups Fall use empathy and other interpersonal skills Fall develop mutually agreed-upon focus of work and desired outcomes Fall Assessment collect, organize, and interpret client data Fall assess client strengths and limitations Fall develop mutually agreed-upon intervention goals and objectives Fall Spring select appropriate intervention strategies Fall Spring Intervention initiate actions to achieve organizational goals Fall Spring implement prevention interventions that enhance client capacities Fall Spring help clients resolve problems Fall Spring negotiate, mediate and advocate for clients Fall Spring facilitate transitions and endings Fall Spring Evaluate critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions