Competency 5

Ebony Holmes

Engage in Policy Practice

Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal

level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and
access to social services.

Become familiar with the Nation Commission on

Correction Health Care (NCCHC) standards and their
requirements for medical services inmates incarcerated.

Assess how social welfare and economic policies

impact the delivery of and access to social services.
Understand the role of social workers when providing
services to inmates

Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and

advocate for policies that advance human rights and
social, economic, and environmental justice.

Use scientific research, scholarly articles to find

information useful in working with oppressed populations.