SW 411 - Generalist Practice I

1. Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior: Articulate values and ethics underlying empowering social work relationships and their role in social justice advocacy (PLO Values and Ethics, Advocacy);
2. Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice. Demonstrate self-awareness and the competent use of self in professional interaction with diverse individuals and families (PLO Professional Use of Self, Diversity); Define generalist social work practice as an integration of policy, practice, and research that strives to advance social justice (PLOs Critical Thinking,  Applying Theory to Practice, Advocacy);
3. Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice. Apply an empowering, strengths perspective with clients of diverse backgrounds as influenced by the intersectionality of factors such as age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation (PLO Diversity);
4. Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. Engage with individuals and families to create client-driven, solution-focused intervention plans that include positively oriented goals, measurable objectives, and achievable action steps (PLO Critical Thinking, Applying Theory to Practice);
5. Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and CommunitiesComplete and generate biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments of clients using ecosystems theory applications, such as genograms and eco-maps  (PLOs Critical Thinking, Applying Theory to Practice, Communication);
6. Demonstrate beginning facility with professional assessment tools related to mental health diagnosis, substance use, and risk assessment (including DSM5);
7. Engage in Practice-Informed Research and Research-Informed Practice. Utilize accepted research methods to evaluate practice effectiveness. Engage in Policy Practice (PLO Critical thinking, Applying Theory to Practice).
8. Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. Implement effective strategies to activate client system resources through resource management, education, and consulting activities (PLO Critical Thinking, Applying Theory to Practice, Advocacy, Communication); and
9. Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities. Conclude relationships with clients in ways that stabilize change, encourage independent functioning, and support a willingness to seek future resources, if needed (PLO Professional Use of Self, Critical Thinking, Applying Theory to Practice, Communication).