SW 611 - Generalist Practice I

1. Articulate values and ethics underlying empowering social work relationships and their role in social justice advocacy.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness and the competent use of self in professional interaction with diverse individuals and families.
3. Define generalist social work practice as an integration of policy, practice, and research that strives to advance social justice.
4. 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.
5. Engage with individuals and families to create client-driven, solution-focused intervention plans that include positively oriented goals, measurable objectives, and achievable action steps.
6. Complete and generate biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments of clients using ecosystems theory applications, such as genograms and eco-maps.
7. Demonstrate beginning facility with professional assessment tools related to mental health diagnosis, substance use, and risk assessment (including DSM5).
8. Utilize accepted research methods to evaluate practice effectiveness.
9. Implement effective strategies to activate client system resources through resource management, education, and consulting activities.
10. Conclude relationships with clients in ways that stabilize change, encourage independent functioning, and support a willingness to seek future, if needed.