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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