Bridgewater State University School of Social Work. Learning Contract: MSW Advanced Year

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1 Bridgewater State University School of Social Work Learning Contract: MSW Advanced Year This form should be completed by the student in collaboration with the field supervisor. It is then given to the field liaison, reviewed, and returned to the student for his/her portfolio. Student s Name: Core Competencies EP1: Identify as a social worker and conduct oneself accordingly 1a Understand and identify professional strengths, limitations, and challenges 1b Demonstrate the professional use of self and professional conduct 1c Develop, manage, and maintain professional relationships with clients and within client systems Competence 2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. 2a Identifies ethical dilemmas and use of independent and sophisticated strategies for resolution 2b Identifies and manages personal biases that affect social work practice 2c Employs strategies of ethical reasoning to address the use of technology in social work practice and its impact on client rights 2d Identifies and uses Agency: Semester: Fall Spring (please circle) Student Learning Activities (Action Steps) Date of Submission: Target Date

2 knowledge of relationship dynamics, including boundaries, power and privilege differentials. Competence 3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. 3a Engages in creative, reflective practice 3b Critically examines, evaluates, and selects culturally appropriate, multidimensional assessment and practice approaches 3c Effectively and appropriately communicates professional judgments in varied settings.

3 Competence 4 Engage diversity and difference in practice. 4a Uses knowledge of how issues of diversity impact identity formation to critically assess the approaches to intervention 4b Identifies and employs approaches to reduce and eliminate the impact of inequitable power and privilege on interpersonal relationships and societal structures 4c Engages in and promotes dialogue across differences within client, agency and community systems regarding oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege and power. Competence 5 Advance human rights and social and economic justice. 5a Recognizes and uses knowledge of the current and historical effects of oppression, discrimination, stigma and trauma on client and client systems 5b Advocates at multiple levels for policies and practice that promote the highest level of health and mental health services 5c Demonstrate leadership to work in collaboration with clients and stakeholders to achieve maximum level of social and economic justice and human rights within organizations,

4 institutions, and society. Competence 6 Engage in research informed practice and practice informed research. 6a Uses evidence-based practice to assess, design, and implement culturally congruent interventions with clients and client systems 6b Use research to evaluate policy and practice effectiveness and/or outcomes to continuously improve social work practice. Competence 7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. 7a Employs the biopsycho-social-spiritual approach, using theory and diagnostic classification in a comprehensive, culturally competent formulation 7b Apply knowledge of how socio-cultural contexts influence societal framing of and responses to problems.

5 Competence 8 Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic wellbeing and to deliver effective social work services. 8a Demonstrates skill in identifying and communicating the impact of social conditions and policies on clients and stakeholders 8b Use evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence to advocate for policies that advance social and economic well-being. Competence 9 Respond to contexts that shape practice. 9a Demonstrates knowledge about how relational, organizational, and community systems may impact clients 9b Provides leadership in influencing and promoting positive change in service delivery and practice. Competence 10(a) (d) Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, communities. 10(a) - Engagement with individuals, families, groups, communities 10(a)a Develops a culturally responsive social work relationship with clients and client systems

6 10(a)b Engages clients and client systems as equal participants in the establishment of intervention goals and expected outcomes 10(a)c Differentially applies techniques of engagement to varied populations of clients and client systems. 10 (b) Assessment with individuals, families, groups, communities 10(b)a Uses multidimensional biopsycho-social-spiritual assessment tools 10(b)b Uses ongoing clinical assessment to select and modify appropriate intervention strategies as needed. 10(c) Intervention with individuals, families, groups, communities. 10(c)a Critically evaluates, selects and applies culturally congruent and evidence-based practice interventions, with an increasingly advanced level of autonomy 10(c)b Collaborates and consults with other professional and client systems to coordinate interventions.

7 10(d) Evaluation with individuals, families, groups communities. 10(d)a Identifies gaps in the professional literature and hone the skills to create new knowledge 10(d)b Identifies and utilize multiple tools and approaches in the assessment of interventions 10(d)c Assess processes and outcomes to evaluate effectiveness 10(d)d Evaluates and modifies intervention strategies based on continuous evaluation. Student Signature Field Supervisor Signature Date Date Field Liaison Signature Date