Competency 3: Advance

Human Rights and Social,

Economic, and
Environmental Justice
Haley Bean

Gen 3.1
Apply understanding of social, economic, and
environmental justice to advocate for human
rights at the individual and system levels.
My Practice Behaviors:
Use my understanding of social, economic, and
environmental justice to advocate for clients in my
field placement by talking to the social worker if I
see something I believe goes against a patients
rights.

Gen 3.2
Engage in practices that advance social,
economic, and environmental justice.
My Practice Behaviors:
Talking to clients when they feel their rights have
been violated to determine what happened and
investigate it.
Promoting respect for clients in the field setting and
ensuring that they are taken care of in an
appropriate manner.