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Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Social workers understand that engagement is an ongoing component of the dynamic and interactive process of social work practice with, and on behalf of, diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social
workers value the importance of human relationships. Social workers understand theories of human behavior and the social environment, and critically evaluate and apply this knowledge to facilitate engagement with clients and constituencies, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers understand strategies to engage diverse clients and constituencies to advance practice effectiveness. Social workers understand how their personal experiences and affective reactions may impact their ability to effectively engage with diverse clients and
constituencies. Social workers value principles of relationship-building and inter-professional collaboration to facilitate engagement with clients, constituencies, and other professionals as appropriate. Social workers:
apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies; and
use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies.
Introduction: Core competency six states that social workers will have an understanding of interactive processes with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Artifact 1: Journal Entry for my SW 492 Social Work Feild Seminar class. Artifact 2: Family assessment paper for SW 439 The Family and Social Work Practices.
Artifact 1: Journal Entry
This assignment involved writing a reflection on the question I chose for my journal entry. The question is: Discuss exciting/challenging/stressful/rewarding experiences at your internship with an individual, group, family, organization, or community. The journal explains that for my internship, I went to do a home visit with my supervisor for a kid to enroll in school. As a social worker working with a diverse population, the recognition values the importance of human relationships. For example, we went to this home because they had difficulty with transportation to get paper to the school to enroll the child in school.
Artifact 2: Family Assessment
This assignment involved writing an assessment of a family from a film we watched called Thirteen. In the film, culture, social class, and gender play a crucial role in the family dynamics; the assignment was family social workers in a home-based program that provides services on a sliding scale to families requesting support and understanding the dynamics and interactions of working with a diverse population. For example, the assessment had to describe family diversity across the life cycle, communication, resiliency, and protective factors.
Conclusion: Reflecting on the beginning of my social work education, I have made significant growth in understanding the importance of the dynamics and interaction of working with a diverse population and the importance of human relationships. I understand human behavior and the social environment better, and I am critically evaluating and applying knowledge. Instead of being so quick to judge on family background, I have built awareness to see each individual as unique.
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