CSWE EPAS 2008 Core Competencies and Practice Behaviors



Foundation Competencies

2.1.1—Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly.

• advocate for client/consumer/community access to services

• demonstrate self-reflection that supports professional growth

• function within clearly defined professional roles and boundaries

• demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication

• engage in professional development opportunities that set the stage for career-long learning, e.g., agency seminars, conferences, workshops

• use supervision and consultation within the agency structure and in keeping with lines of authority and the student role

• follow safety protocols and procedures of the agency

2.1.2—Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.

• identify personal values and biases to ensure behavior consistent with professional values

• make ethical decisions by applying NASW Code of Ethics

• tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts

• apply strategies of ethical reasoning in consultation with field instructors, and others with expertise and authority

2.1.3—Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional

judgments.

• Identify, evaluate and integrate multiple sources of knowledge

• recognize underlying values, biases and assumptions in oneself, other people and in sources of knowledge

• critically analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation

• demonstrate effective communication:

o in writing

o verbally

o electronically

2.1.4—Engage diversity and difference in practice.

• recognize how cultures may support or oppress clients/consumers and communities

• demonstrate self-awareness to minimize the influence of personal biases and values in working with people

• understand how differences can shape life experiences and apply this understanding in social work practice

• learn about culture from multiple sources including clients/consumers

2.1.5—Advance human rights and social and economic justice.

• understand how oppression and discrimination impact the agency, community and clients/consumers

• engage in practices that advance social and economic justice and human rights for clients/consumers and communities

2.1.6—Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

• use research evidence to inform practice

• understand how practice experience can inform the research process

2.1.7—Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment (HBSE).

• Apply and critique relevant HBSE theory to guide prevention, assessment, intervention and evaluation

2.1.8—Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and

to deliver effective social work services.

• analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies (e.g., agency, program, legislative) that advance client/consumer and/or community well-being

• collaborate with colleagues and clients/consumers for effective policy action

2.1.9—Respond to contexts that shape practice.

• recognize how social, cultural, economic and technological changes impact services provided

• provide leadership, appropriate to the student role, to promote improved service delivery

2.1.10(a)–(d)—Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families,

groups, organizations, and communities.

(a)—Engagement

• apply social work knowledge to engage individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

• use professional and interpersonal skills to facilitate engagement

• develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and desired outcomes within the agency’s mandate

(b)—Assessment

• collect, organize, and interpret client/consumer/community data

• assess client/consumer/community strengths and limitations

• develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives

• write an assessment in agency format appropriate to the focus of the assignment

• select appropriate intervention strategies

(c)—Intervention

• implement appropriate prevention and intervention strategies that build upon and enhance client/consumer/community capacities

• help clients/consumers/communities resolve problems

• negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients/consumers/communities

• facilitate transitions and endings

(d)—Evaluation

• critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions

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