Competency Five

Lauren Medlin

What is competency
Five?

Advance human rights and

social and economic justice.

Practice Behaviors

5.1: Understand the forms and mechanisms of

oppression and discrimination.
Recognizing when students may not be receiving
all the possible services available because of
discrimination.
Holding a student back from being his/herself to fit
the mold of what teachers/staff want (oppression)

Practice Behaviors

5.2: Advocate for human rights and

social and economic justice.
Advocating for children with disabilities
Advocating for children who suffer from child
abuse Child Abuse Prevention Month

Practice Behaviors

5.3: Engage in practices that advance social

and
economic justice
Taking a parent to court for letting child stay out of
school for an excessive amount of days
Reporting cases to DSS
Reporting inappropriate behaviors (faculty, staff)