SW 408 - Social Work Field Practice I

Assignments: 224 hr. internship, journal, reaction paper, group presentation

Interactivity Medium-high

Final Assessment field evaluation and final paper

Course Learning Objectives
Course Objective:

• Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context
• Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations
• Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and oral, written, and electronic communication
• Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes
• Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior
• Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels
• Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences
• Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies
• Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels
• Engage in practices that advance social economic, and environmental justice
• Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research
• Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative methods and research findings
• Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies
• Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies
• Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies
• Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies
• Select appropriate intervention strategies based on the assessment, research knowledge, and values and preferences of clients and constituencies
• Critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies
• Use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes
• Negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients and constituencies
• Facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals
• Select and use appropriate methods for evaluation of outcomes
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes
• Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate intervention and program processes and outcomes
• Apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels