SOC W 614R

CSWE 2022 Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

Social workers: 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. b. Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations. c. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication. d. Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes. e. Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior. Links to BYU AIM: Character Building (integrity, social justice)

CSWE 2022 Competency 2: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Social workers: Advocate for human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, and community system levels; and Engage in practices that advance human rights to promote social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. Links to BYU AIM: Spiritually Strengthening (importance of human relationships, inherent dignity & worth of the person) and Character Building (integrity, social justice)

CSWE 2022 Competency 3: Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice

Social workers: Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels; and Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences. Links to BYU AIM: Spiritually Strengthening (importance of human relationships, inherent dignity & worth of the person) and Character Building (integrity, social justice)

CSWE 2022 Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

Social workers: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs; and Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. Links to BYU AIM: Intellectually Enlarging (competence)

CSWE 2022 Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice

Social workers: Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services; and Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. Links to BYU AIM: Lifelong Learning and Service (service)

CSWE 2022 Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Social workers: Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies; and Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to engage in culturally responsive practice with clients and constituencies. Links to BYU AIM: Lifelong Learning and Service (service)

CSWE 2022 Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Social workers: a. Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies. 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. c. Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies.d. Select appropriate intervention strategies based on the assessment, research knowledge, and values and preferences of clients and constituencies.Links to BYU AIM: Spiritually Strengthening (importance of human relationships, inherent dignity & worth of the person) and Intellectually Enlarging (competence)

CSWE 2022 Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Social workers: a. Critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies. b. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies. c. Use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes. d. Negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of diverse clients and constituencies. e. Facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals. Links to BYU AIM: Lifelong Learning and Service (service)

CSWE 2022 Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Social workers: a. Select and use appropriate methods for evaluation of outcomes. b. Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes. c. Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate intervention and program processes and outcomes d. Apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Links to BYU AIM: Intellectually Enlarging (competence)