Professional Documents
Culture Documents
9/14/2017
Date Completed The learning plan is a working document and may be updated or revised during the field placement.
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9/14/2017 9/26/2017
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c. Attend to professional roles and boundaries; - Student will acquire fundamental knowledge about Nightlights philosophy, function and services.
d. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, - Student will exhibit professional demeanor, communications, and client interactions.
and communication; - Student will review agencys employee handbook and in supervision discus all matters regarding dress code policy,
attendance, and any other areas of questions/concerns.
e. Engage in career-long learning; and
- Student will assist in scheduled home visits with client/family, which includes client history, information collection,
f. Use supervision and consultation. applying prior knowledge of social policies and establish goals for client and families.
- Student will engage in weekly supervision with field instructor to help refine skills and utilize knowledge in the social
work field staff meetings.
b. Make ethical decisions by apply standards of the NASW Code of - Student will discuss with supervisor concerns relative to her personal history that may affect her ability to work with clients
Ethics and, as applicable, of the IFSW/IASSW Ethics in Social in familiar situations.
Work, Statement of Principles; - Student will review agencys employee handbook and volunteer code of conduct and discuss expectations in working with
clients.
c. Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts; and apply
strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions. - CORE trainings.
- Student will participate in programs with client, student will engage directly with client, encourage client, and help
redirect clients behavior and habits to benefit current established goals for client.
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- Student will become familiarized with program, client base, staff and overall organization needs.
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Competency 8: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
Social workers understand that policy affects service delivery, and they actively engage in policy practice. Social workers know the history and current structures of social policies
and services, the role of policy in service delivery, and the role of practice in policy development.
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b. Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service - Student will attend one-on-one orientation to review all policies, paper work, scheduling and child abuse prevention
delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services. strategies.
Competency 10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Professional practice involves the dynamic and interactive processes of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation at multiple levels. Social workers have the
knowledge and skills to practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice knowledge includes identifying, analyzing, and implementing
evidence-based interventions designed to achieve client goals; using research and technological advances; evaluating program outcomes and practice effectiveness; developing,
analyzing, advocating, and providing leadership for policies and services; and promoting social and economic justice.
Practice Behaviors
a. Engagement Learning Experiences
i. Substantively and affectively prepare for action with - Prepare binders for CORE training.
individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities; - Prepare binders for domestic adoptions.
ii. Use empathy and other interpersonal skills; and - Student will engage with individuals and organizations through marketing for Nightlights domestic infant program.
iii. Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and desired - Student will demonstrate empathy and interpersonal skills by directly engaging, intervening, and evaluating families in
outcomes. the foster care system.
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i. Collect, organize, and interpret client data; - Student will assist in scheduled home visits with client/family, which includes client history, information collection,
applying prior knowledge of social policies and establish goals for client and families.
ii. Assess client strengths and limitations; - Student will demonstrate empathy and interpersonal skills by directly engaging, intervening, and evaluating families in
iii. Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives; the foster care system.
and
iv. Select appropriate intervention strategies.
i. Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals; - Student will participate in programs with client, student will engage directly with client, encourage client, and help redirect
clients behavior and habits to benefit current established goals for client.
ii. Implement prevention interventions that enhance client
- Student will demonstrate empathy and interpersonal skills by directly engaging, intervening, and evaluating families in
capacities;
the foster care system.
iii. Help clients resolve problems;
iv. Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients;
v. Facilitate transitions and endings.
i. Social Workers critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate - Student will shadow field instructor during family evaluations during home study process.
interventions. - Student will demonstrate empathy and interpersonal skills by directly engaging, intervening, and evaluating families in
the foster care system.