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  basavarajbiradar92 · Member · Aug 18, 2013 at 11:35 am

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  basavarajbiradar92 · Member · Aug 18, 2013 at 11:40 am

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  ESSENTIAL SOCIAL WORK KNOWLEDGE, VALUES, AND SKILLS

  Social Work Knowledge
  • Diversity
  o Including “rurality” as a distinct culture and how it intersects with other type of diversity
  o NASW Standards for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice
  • Populations-at-Risk and Social and Economic Justice
  o Including “case to cause” approach
  • Human Behavior and the Social Environment
  o Bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective
  o Various theories of life course development
  • Social Welfare and Policy
  o Impact of historical events on contemporary social policies
  o Formal and informal decision-making
  o Local, state and federal policies relevant to rural settings
  o Policy analysis and response
  o Organizational theory
  • Social Work Practice and Interventions: micro, mezzo & macro
  o Multiple systems/ecological model
  o Strengths and empowerment-based approaches
  o Genograms
  o Group work skills
  o Policy practice skills
  • Research
  o Research questions and hypothesis
  o Quantitative and qualitative research
  o Politics and ethics related to social research
  o Evidence-based practice
  o Single system design
  o Program evaluation
  • Social work practice roles: enabler/facilitator; collaborator; educator; mediator; advocate; broker; counselor; case manager/coordinator; guardian; researcher
  • Knowledge of specific practice settings, including resources, DSM diagnosis, statutes, rules and procedures, funding streams
  • Knowledge related to advanced practice with various populations of persons at risk

  Social Work Values
  • Basic social work values:
  o Service
  o Social Justice
  o Dignity and Worth of the Person
  o Importance of Human Relationships
  o Integrity
  o Competence
  • NASW Code of Ethics
  • Awareness of personal values
  • Awareness of ethical dilemmas
  • Models for ethical decision-making
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development

  Social Work Skills
  • Engagement
  • Assessment
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
  • Termination
  • Listening/attending skills: clarifying, paraphrasing, summarizing, reframing, non-verbal attending
  • Communication skills
  • Empathy
  • Critical thinking
  • Counseling/clinical diagnosis/clinical interventions
  • Report writing and documentation
  • Leadership
  • Administrative skills
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  • Research, including practice evaluationAnalysis of and application of practice research to work
  • Policy practice
  • Professional and effective use of self
  • Management of professional relationships
  • Community assessment, planning, and development
  • Management of competing needs and interests in rural settings
  • Effective use of supervision and consultation

  Note: When going over course syllabi with your student, add specific course concepts to this list. Also – think about key knowledge, skills and values that are imbedded in the work of your own agency and add these to this list as well.