CORE COMPETENCY 1
CHIAMAKA UBANI
CORE COMPETENCY: 1
Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 1.1
Post legal rights of the patients in every
Make ethical decisions by applying the hall within the facility
standards of the NASW Code of Ethics,
relevant laws and regulations, models for Display ombudsmen information for
ethical decision-making, ethical conduct patients to contact
of research, and additional codes of
ethics as appropriate to Context
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 1.2
Although social workers have their own
work and deadline to meet, they always
have to make themselves available to
patients, their family and even the staff.
Use reflection and self-regulation to
manage personal values and maintain The social workers at Blumenthal display
professionalism in practice situations professionalism by going above and
beyond for patients and staff while
making deadline.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR 1.3
Demonstrate professional demeanor in
Dress code is business casual, and all
behavior; appearance; and oral, written,
meetings are conducted professionally
and electronic communication
Practice Behavior: 1.4
All information received by the social work
Use technology ethically and department are kept confidential. All
appropriately to facilitate practice paperwork are shredded once it has
outcomes been used in order to keep patients
information secure.
PRACTICE BEHAVIORE: 1.5
With every patient the social worker has to
Use supervision and consultation to guide do an assessment. The assessments follow
professional judgment and behavior strict guideline provided by the facility
director.
CORE COMPETENCY 2
CORE COMPETENCY: 2
Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 2.1
At the micro level Blumenthal is aware of the
different cultural background and social
economic background and they are able to
recognize the difference in background with not
Apply and communicate understanding only the residence but faculty as well.
of the importance of diversity and At the mezzo level Blumenthal understands that
differences in shaping life experiences in within each family of the residence there are still
practice at the micro, mezzo, macro difference in opinion and background it is up to
the social worker to cater to each need]
levels.
On the macro level Blumenthal applies diversity by
changing the name of their facility in order to
show diversity, Blumenthal was originally a Jewish
facility but now it has expanded to everyone.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 2.2
Blumenthal conducts resident council in
Present themselves as learners and order to appease residents with their
engage clients and constituencies as experiences within the facility. Resident
experts of their own experiences council serves as an outlet for residence
to share their experiences.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 2.3
Apply self-awareness and self-regulation Blumenthal social workers are aware of
to manage the influence of personal their personal biases before dealing with
biases and values in working with diverse clients. They attend regular training in
clients and constituencies. order to process their possible biases.
CORE COMPETENCY: 3
Advance Human Rights and Social,
Economic, and Environmental Justice
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 3.1
By knowing the certain law thats
Apply understanding of social, economic,
applicable to the residents we offer
and environmental justice to advocate
assistance to we are able to get
for human rights at the individual and
adequate financial as well as community
system levels
help for the resident
PRACTICE BEHAVIORE: 3.2
Blumenthal offers different outlets to
Engage in practices that advance social, different residents. Each resident has
economic, and environmental justice. different needs financially and we work to
get aid for residents that can not afford it
CORE COMPETENCY: 4
ENGAGE IN PRACTICE-INFORMED RESEARCH AND RESEARCH
INFORMED PRACTICE
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 4.1
Use practice experience and theory to Monitor services (discharge plan and
inform scientific inquiry and research goal) and update the service plan if
anything has been changed.
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 4.2
Apply critical thinking to engage in When developing a service plan at
analysis of quantitative and qualitative Blumenthal it is important to make sure
research methods and research findings the goal is measurable and can be
obtained within a time fram given by the
insurance or personal goal time frame
that the famiy had stated
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR: 4.3
Use and translate research evidence to If they meet the needs and requirements
inform and improve practice, policy, and of therapy develop a summery with
service delivery. results , with the resident and present this
information to family and discuss
discharge plans.
CORE COMPETENCY: 5
Engage in Policy Practice
Practice Behavior 5.1
Identify social policy at the Collect, organize, and interpret client
local, state, and federal level data. Assess client strengths and
that impacts well-being, limitations. Develop agreed-on
intervention goals and objective
service delivery, and access to
social services.
Practice Behavior 5.2
Assess how social welfare
complete resident interviews
and economic policies
to identify potential risks in
impact the delivery of and
reduction of quality of life
access to social services.
Practice Behavior 5.3
. Apply critical thinking to Complete resident interviews
analyze, formulate, and and assess individual needs,
advocate for policies that and advocate for resident
advance human rights and for appropriate services
social, economic, and regardless of race, class, or
environmental justice.
socio-economic status
CORE COMPETENCY: 6
Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations
and Communities
Practice Behavior 6.1
Apply knowledge of
human behavior and the
social environment, person
-in-environment, and other Use empathy and other
multidisciplinary theoretical interpersonal skills.
frameworks to engage
with clients and
constituencies..
Practice Behavior 6.2
Use empathy, reflection,
Collaborate with colleagues
and interpersonal skills to
and clients for effective
effectively engage diverse
policy action.
clients and constituencies.
CORE COMPETENCY: 7
Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities
Practice Behavior 7.1
Collect and organize data,
and apply critical thinking Critique and apply
to interpret information knowledge to understand
from clients and person and environment
constituencies.
Practice Behavior 7.2
20. Apply knowledge of Complete a material data
human behavior and the set assessment which
social environment, person includes a brief interview for
-in-environment, and other mental status, and analyze
multidisciplinary theoretical findings on a care area
frameworks in interventions assessment by evaluating
with clients and contributing health and
constituencies. social factors.
Practice Behavior 7.3
Develop mutually agreed- Express empathy to families
on intervention goals and and provide services to assist
objectives based on the with residents and family
critical assessment of choice in the transition from
strengths, needs, and facility to home, or from a
challenges within clients short term to long term
and constituencies; resident.
Practice Behavior 7.4
Select appropriate
intervention strategies Provide resources to optimize
based on the assessment, residents success upon
research knowledge, and discharge despite personal
values and preferences of views or opinions
clients and constituencies.
CORE COMPETENCY: 8
Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities
Practice Behavior 8.1
Critically choose and
Review residents social and
implement interventions to
medical history prior to
achieve practice goals
weekly and quarterly
and enhance capacities
meetings with resident and
of clients and
family.
constituencies.
Practice Behavior 8.2
Apply knowledge of
Express empathy to families
human behavior and the
and provide services to assist
social environment, person
with residents and family
-in-environment, and other
choice in the transition from
multidisciplinary theoretical
facility to home, or from a
frameworks in interventions
short term to long term
with clients and
resident.
constituencies.
Practice Behavior 8.3
Use inter-professional
collaboration as Disregard personal
appropriate to achieve prejudices with respect to
beneficial practice individual residents
outcomes.
Practice Behavior 8.4
Complete a material data
set assessment which
includes a brief interview for
Negotiate, mediate, and mental status, and analyze
advocate with and on findings on a care area
behalf of diverse clients assessment by evaluating
and constituencies. contributing health and
social factors.
Practice Behavior 8.4
Complete a material data
set assessment which
includes a brief interview for
Negotiate, mediate, and mental status, and analyze
advocate with and on findings on a care area
behalf of diverse clients assessment by evaluating
and constituencies. contributing health and
social factors.
Practice Behavior 8.5
Develop a careplan for
continuity of care and
27. Facilitate effective methods to reduce risks of
transitions and endings health decline, and document
that advance mutually findings that attribute to
cognitive deficits, displayed
agreed-on goals. behaviors exhibited toward self
and others, and indicators of
mood states that attribute to
psycho-social health.
CORE COMPETENCY: 9
Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations,
and Communities
Practice Behavior 9.1
Complete a material data
set assessment which
Select and use
includes a brief interview for
appropriate methods for
mental status, and analyze
evaluation of outcomes
findings on a care area
assessment by evaluating
contributing health and
social factors.
Practice Behavior 9.2
Apply knowledge of
human behavior and the Develop a careplan for
social environment, person continuity of care and
-in-environment, and other methods to reduce risks of
health decline, and document
multidisciplinary theoretical findings that attribute to
frameworks in the cognitive deficits, displayed
evaluation of outcomes. behaviors exhibited toward self
and others, and indicators of
mood states that attribute to
psycho-social health.
Practice Behavior 9.3
Critically analyze, monitor,
Complete resident interviews
and evaluate intervention
to identify potential risks in
and program processes
reduction of quality of life.
and outcomes.
Practice Behavior 9.4
Develop a careplan for
continuity of care and
Apply evaluation findings methods to reduce risks of
to improve practice health decline, and
effectiveness at the micro, document findings that
mezzo, and macro levels. attribute to cognitive
deficits, displayed behaviors
exhibited towards
