INSTRUCTIONS
Assignment: Write portfolio Reflection 1000-1500 word detailed account of what specific activities and experiences you have accomplished to master the competency below.
The reflection should be submitted to your professor for feedback. Upload your artifacts to your portfolio so your professor can review them along with your reflection.
Instructions: Read the definition of the Competency and behaviors below. Reflect on all your completed assignments thus far in the MSW program, including field practicum. Select at least 2 assignment examples that demonstrate proficiency of the competency and a minimum of 1 example from your field practicum.
Follow the guidelines of the Reflective Assignment on Social Work Competency Demonstration and submit a well-developed draft of your reflection. The final reflection will be due Week 15.
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families
Clinical social workers understand the importance of using evaluations to inform practice and improve treatment and services for clients. Clinical social workers recognize evaluation tools and build the evaluation process into treatment. Social workers in mental healthcare know that evaluative practices should effectively monitor client progress towards desired mental health outcomes.
Clinicians are aware that such evaluations pay attention to factors of human diversity, client clinical diagnosis, and accessible resources. Clinical mental health social workers understand the necessity of evaluating services to improve client outcomes.
Clinical social workers:
1. Use knowledge of factors of human diversity to determine which evaluation tools are best to use to monitor progress toward changes desired by the client;
2. use evaluation data to make recommendations to improve serve delivery in specialization areas of practice;
3. Use evaluative case review to determine if initial treatment modalities remain best suited for clients’ desired treatment outcomes.
4. use client satisfaction data to evaluate and improve services in areas of specialized practices.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
Objective:
The objective of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to reflect on a specific social work competency and provide evidence of how you have met the competency through your experiences, knowledge, and skills. This reflective assignment will contribute to your portfolio as a social work student/professional and will serve as evidence of your competency in a specific area of social work practice.
Task:
Each week you will focus on one specific social work competency and demonstrate mastery of the competency through your previously completed assignments and practicum experience.
Include in your portfolio:
Introduction:
Begin by introducing the social work competency and provide a brief explanation of its importance in the field of social work. See the full definition and practice behaviors for each competency.
Clearly state the purpose of the reflection and explain the relevance of competency to your personal and professional development.
Description of Competency:
Provide a clear and comprehensive description of the chosen competency. Define the key components, values, skills, and knowledge associated with this competency. Use relevant literature and resources to support your description.
Personal Experiences:
Reflect on your personal experiences throughout the MSW program, including academic coursework, practicum experiences, or professional development opportunities, where you have applied this specific competency.
Provide specific examples of situations or cases where you have demonstrated the competency, highlighting the skills and knowledge you utilized. Choose a minimum of 2 assignments and field practicum experience that demonstrates proficiency of the competency.
Describe why you selected each assignment and how they supported your development of the practice behaviors and the competency.
What did you learn through completing the assignment?
How did you apply this knowledge to your practicum and how will you apply this knowledge, values and skills to your future work with clients?
Analysis and Critical Reflection:
Analyze the effectiveness of your application of the chosen competency in the examples provided.
Reflect on the challenges you faced and how you addressed them, as well as the lessons you learned from these experiences.
Discuss how your understanding and application of the competency have evolved over time and through various experiences.
Evidence of Competency:
Provide evidence, such as case studies, feedback from supervisors or colleagues, academic assessments, or any other relevant documentation, to support your claims of meeting the chosen competency.
Choose a minimum of 2 assignments and field practicum experience that demonstrates proficiency of the competency.
Describe why you selected each assignment and how they supported your development of the practice behaviors and the competency.
What did you learn through completing the assignment?
How did you apply this knowledge to your practicum and how will you apply this knowledge, values and skills to your future work with clients?
Conclusion:
Summarize the key points of your reflection and reiterate the significance of the chosen competency in the context of social work practice.
Discuss how this reflection contributes to your overall development as a social work student/professional and how it aligns with your career goals.
Requirements:
The reflective assignment should be 1000-1500 words in length.
Use APA or any other citation style for referencing and citing sources.
Include a reference list of all sources used in the assignment.
Submission:
Submit the reflective assignment in a Word document or PDF format, following the formatting and citation guidelines provided by your instructor.
