Competency Map
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The document outlines 10 core social work competencies including: identifying as a professional social worker, applying ethical principles, using critical thinking, engaging diversity, commitment to social and economic justice, research-informed practice, applying knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, policy practice, responding to contexts that shape practice, and engaging, assessing, intervening and evaluating with clients. The University of Southern Maine field work experience helps students achieve these competencies through practice.
Competency Map
- 1. The Ten Social Work Competencies Use this tool to explore the competencies within the social work profession. See how the University of Southern Maine field work experience can help you achieve these competencies.
- 2. Identify as a Engage, Professional Application Assess, Social Worker of Ethical Intervene Principles and Evaluate Contexts that Shape Using Critical Practice Thinking Skills Social Work Competencies Public Policy Engage Diversity in Practice and Difference Commitment Knowledge to Social and of Economic HBSE Research Justice
- 3. Competency 2.1.1: Identify as a professional social worker Identify as a and conduct oneself accordingly. Professional Social Develop self-confidence and capacity for Worker independent and interdependent functioning as a professional social worker Professional Social Workers: • Practice personal reflection and self-correction • Understand boundaries • Utilize supervision time efficiently • Function as active listeners • Demonstrate •Professional demeanor (dress, behavior, etc.) •Time managements skills Return to Map
- 4. Competency 2.1.2: Apply social work ethical principles to Application guide professional practice of Ethical Reflect on, identify the impact of, and manage personal values, feelings, Principles and behavior in a way that allows professional values to guide practice Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice by applying strategies of ethnical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions Social Workers: • Recognize their own personal values in a way that is consistent with professional practice • Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. Return to Map
- 5. Competency 2.1.3: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments Using Critical Thinking Skills Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between facts, impressions, opinions, and feelings in their work with clients and collateral systems Apply critical thinking skills in the context of practice Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with: a) Individuals b) Families c) Groups d) Organizations e) Communities f) Colleagues Return to Map
- 6. Competency 2.1.4: Engage diversity and difference in practice Engage Diversity View and treat all people with dignity and respect and Difference Understand the importance of difference in shaping life experiences Demonstrate self- Recognize ways in awareness of which cultural personal biases structures and norms and/or values, and may oppress, how they inform marginalize, alienate, culturally sensitive create, or enhance practice privilege and power. Return to Map
- 7. Competency 2.1.5: Advance human rights and social and Commitment economic justice to Social and Appreciate and understand forms and mechanisms of oppression and Economic discrimination and work to advance social justice Justice Identify gaps in services and resources with an understanding of the Advocate connection between resource disparities and the forces of oppression. Empower Return to Map
- 8. Competency 2.1.6: Engage in research informed practice and practice informed research Research Make Peer reviewed journals observations and pose questions for further investigative Correlational research Base practice Use practice interventions on experience to accepted research inform scientific findings inquiry Qualitative vs. Quantitative Experimental Literature reviews Evaluate the Use research effectiveness of evidence to practice inform practice interventions Return to Map
- 9. Competency 2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social Knowledge environment of Apply theories, such as strengths perspective and systems model, within HBSE the context of generalist social work practice in the field Apply knowledge of human behavior in assessments, interventions, and evaluations. Apply critical thinking skills to examine theoretical constructs Theories Demonstrate understanding of theories of human behavior Return to Map
- 10. Competency 2.1.8: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services Public Policy in Practice Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing needs/problems within communities and propose solutions for organizational or policy change Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance social well being Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective policy action Return to Map
- 11. Competency 2.1.9: Respond to contexts that shape practice Contexts that Develop awareness of the various social and Shape economic forces and trends that influence the Practice delivery and accessibility of social services Understand how organizations and institutions may impede service user need Collaborate in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery Assist users of services by developing strategies of intervention that can promote improvement of access Practice to improve the quality of social services Return to Map
- 12. Competency 2.1.10: Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate with Engage, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Assess, Intervene A. ENGAGE and Evaluate Connect with client systems using empathy, active listening and other interpersonal skills Develop mutually agreed upon goals and B. ASSESS desired outcomes with client systems Collect, organize, and interpret client data to C. INTERVENE assess client strengths and limitations in order Help clients resolve problems by implementing to select appropriate intervention strategies preventive interventions that enhance client capacities - facilitate transitions and endings Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients while working to support Agency’s missions, goals, and objectives D. EVALUATE Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions Return to Map