Policy and Professionalism Analysis
Assignment Overview
The purpose of this assignment is for you to critically analyze social policy and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics. By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and general practices:
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.
C1.GP.A: Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context.
Related Assignment Criteria:
8. Apply the NASW Code of Ethics in work with the client or client system.
9. Explain how the NASW Code of Ethics guided decision making in work with the client or client system.
10. Describe how the NASW Code of Ethics was applied by the learner in a practicum experience with professional staff, support staff, other clients, and in community work as an intern.
C1.GP.B: Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations.
Related Assignment Criteria:
10. Describe how the NASW Code of Ethics was applied by the learner in a practicum experience with professional staff, support staff, other clients, and in community work as an intern.
Competency 2: Engage in Diversity and Difference in Practice.
C2.GP.A: Apply and communicate understanding of the importance and difference in shaping life experiences into practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
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6. Explain how the social policy addresses diversity and difference in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice.
C3.GP.A: Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels.
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5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
7. Describe how empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills may be used to engage others in advocacy efforts, for client systems through applying the social policy.
C3.GP.B: Engage in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice.
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4. Describe a social policy that impacts the client or client system.
5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
7. Describe how empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills may be used to engage others in advocacy efforts, for client systems through applying the social policy.
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice.
C4.GP.A: Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research.
Related Assignment Criteria:
1. Analyze a human behavior theory, using multiple sources.
4. Describe a social policy that impacts the client or client system.
5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
C4.GP.B: Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings.
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5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
C4.GP.C: Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery.
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5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice.
C5.GP.A: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.
Related Assignment Criteria:
4. Describe a social policy that impacts the client or client system.
5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
C5.GP.B: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services.
Related Assignment Criteria:
5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
C5.GP.C Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.
Related Assignment Criteria:
5. Analyze the social policy’s influence and impact on the client or client population, including social, economic, and environmental justice issues.
Competency 6: Engage With Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C6.GP.A: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in to engage with clients and constituencies.
Related Assignment Criteria:
7. Describe how empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills may be used to engage others in advocacy efforts, for client systems through applying the social policy.
C6.GP.B: Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies.
Related Assignment Criteria:
7. Describe how empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills may be used to engage others in advocacy efforts, for client systems through applying the social policy.
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.
C7.GP.A: Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies.
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2. Describe how the human behavior theory can assist with understanding a client and the client’s problems and issues.
3. Apply the human behavior theory to work with the client or client system.
C7.GP.B: 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.
Related Assignment Criteria:
1. Analyze a human behavior theory, using multiple sources.
3. Apply the human behavior theory to work with the client or client system.
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In this assignment, you will review the assignment from Unit 3, Client Case Study, and consider how theory and professional practice assist in understanding a client or client system. You will develop a scholarly paper that shows application of your knowledge of a social policy, the NASW Code of Ethics, and the use of professional literature to best understand the problems or issues impacting your client or client system. Use the Capella University Library to analyze theory and better understand the client system.
Assignment Review concepts from the Human Behavior in the Social Environment courses (SWK5003 and SWK5005). Then:
Analyze one human behavior theory (for example, systems theory, psychodynamic theory, social learning theory) that can be applied in your work with the client or client system presented in the Unit 3 Client Case Study assignment. As part of your analysis:
Define the theory.
Use the Capella University Library to research studies and literature to support your selection, definition, description, use, and analysis of the theory.
Describe how the theory can assist you with understanding the client and his or her problems and issues.
Apply the human behavior theory to work with the client or client system.
