CORE

COMPETENCIES
M A RY T R U L L

COMPETENCIES
1.1-1.6

GEN 1.1 ADVOCATE FOR CLIENT ACCESS

TO THE SERVICES OF SOCIAL WORK.
Every patient that enters the hospital has different needs. Our job as a
Social Worker is to identify those needs and prepare for what the patient
may need upon release. Whenever a patient is in need of home health
care, rehab, an assisted living care facility, etc. we help them by contacting
these services and ensuring the patient finds the best resource in the
community that suits their needs.

GEN 1.2 PRACTICE PERSONAL REFLECTION AND SELFCORRECTION TO ASSURE CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.

Making use of my daily journal assignment will encourage me to reflect

upon how much I have grown during the semester and help me become self
aware of mistakes that I may make.

GEN 1.3 ATTEND TO PROFESSIONAL

ROLES AND BOUNDARIES.
Understand the policies of HIPPA, the policies of the NASW, and stay up to
date with current laws and procedures to ensure I follow the roles and
boundaries as a Medical Social Worker.

GEN 1.4 DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR

IN BEHAVIOR, APPEARANCE, AND COMMUNICATION.

As a Social Worker, professional attitude with behavior and communication

is vital to providing the best service to our patients.
Maintaining an appropriate appearance throughout my internship is
important to make myself presentable and professional to my patients.

GEN 1.5 ENGAGE IN CAREER-LONG

LEARNING.
Laws and policies are forever changing, especially regarding insurance,
staying up to date with policies helps us discover the best way to help our
patients.
Attending workshops also can help us gain information after we graduate
through our agency that we work for or with the NASW.

GEN 1.6 USE SUPERVISION AND

CONSULTATION.
Making sure I ask questions and observe my supervisor ensures that I give
the best service to the current patients at Scotland Memorial.
If I ever need help with a task or assessment that I am working on, asking
my supervisor for help would not only help me answer my question but help
me in the long run if I ever run into an issue similar.

COMPETENCIES
2: 6-8
ENGAGE DIVERSITY AND
DIFFERENCE IN PRACTICE

6. APPLY AND COMMUNICATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE

OF DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENCE IN SHAPING LIFE EXPERIENCES IN
PRACTICE AT THE MICRO, MEZZO, AND MACRO LEVELS.

Do not have any personal biases towards patients while working with them.
Use Interview to discover how different cultures shape a patients life
experience.

7. PRESENT THEMSELVES AS LEARNERS AND ENGAGE

CLIENTS AND CONSTITUENCIES AS EXPERTS OF THEIR
OWN EXPERIENCES.

Always discuss any questions with supervisor during supervisor meeting

Monday Mornings.
Listen to patients when they tell you what they need because they know
what is best for their own personal situation.

8. APPLY SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-REGULATION TO

MANAGE THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL BIASES AND VALUES
IN WORKING WITH DIVERSE CLIENTS AND CONSTITUENCIES.

Use journals to become more self aware and to better self regulate any
personal biases I may have.
Educate myself on any diverse clients that I may need more background
information on to help with their current situation.

COMPETENCIES
3:9-10
A D VA N C E H U M A N R I G H T S A N D
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND
E N V I R O N M E N TA L J U S T I C E

9. APPLY UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEM LEVELS.

Understand current laws at the individual and system levels that will help
me advocate for patients to better understand what they may need.
Use Advocacy letter to promote amending current policies that are not
benefiting human rights.

10. ENGAGE IN PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE SOCIAL,

ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

Follow all current policies and find the best interventions for patients that
benefit their needs and advance their human rights.
Use advocacy letter to promote justice.

COMPETENCY 4:
11-13
ENGAGE IN PRACTICE-INFORMED
RESEARCH AND RESEARCH-INFORMED
PRACTICE.

11. USE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE AND THEORY TO

INFORM SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND RESEARCH.

Use experiences I gain from patients to make better intervention strategies

for my future clients.
Use experiences from my supervisor and from previous research to create
proper intervention strategies for my patients.

12. APPLY CRITICAL THINKING TO ENGAGE IN ANALYSIS

OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
METHODS AND RESEARCH FINDINGS.

Use qualitative and quantitative research to find proper discharge planning

for patients.
Discuss using critical thinking with my supervisor if I have any questions
regarding a patient.

13. USE AND TRANSLATE RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO

INFORM AND IMPROVE PRACTICE, POLICY, AND SERVICE
DELIVERY.

Use previous research to better plan discharge paths for my patients.

Discover current research to help create better research practice for my
current agency.

COMPETENCY 5:
14-6
ENGAGE IN POLICY PRACTICE

14. IDENTIFY SOCIAL POLICY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND

FEDERAL LEVEL THAT IMPACTS WELL-BEING, SERVICE
DELIVERY, AND ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

Discover laws and policies that will benefit patients access to social
services.
Research new and upcoming laws and policies on the local, state and
federal levels.

15. ASSESS HOW SOCIAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC

POLICIES IMPACT THE DELIVERY OF AND ACCESS TO
SOCIAL SERVICES.

Research how social welfare and economic policies impact patients access
to social services in the medical field.
Research new policies that will benefits patients access to social services.

16. APPLY CRITICAL THINKING TO ANALYZE, FORMULATE, AND

ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS
AND SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.

Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that will benefit my patients
socially, economically, and environmentally.

COMPETENCY 6:
17-18
ENGAGE WITH INDIVIDUALS,
FA M I L I E S , G R O U P S , O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
AND COMMUNITIES

17. APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, PERSON-INENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER
MULTIDISCIPLINARY THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORKS TO ENGAGE WITH CLIENTS AND
CONSTITUENCIES.
Use previous knowledge from HBSE to help engage with clients to better
understand their backgrounds.
Do research on human behavior and the social environment, person-inenvironment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks.

18. USE EMPATHY, REFLECTION, AND INTERPERSONAL

SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE DIVERSE CLIENTS AND
CONSTITUENCIES.

Always listen and use my empathy, reflection and interpersonal skills to

effectively engage diverse patients and give them the best discharge plan
based on what they believe their needs are.

COMPETENCY
8:23-27
INTERVENE WITH INDIVIDUALS,
FA M I L I E S , G R O U P S , O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
AND COMMUNITIES

23. CRITICALLY CHOOSE AND IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS

TO ACHIEVE PRACTICE GOALS AND ENHANCE CAPACITIES
OF CLIENTS AND CONSTITUENCIES.

Work with supervisor to accurately choose discharge placement for each

patient.
Research new and existing interventions to achieve practice goals and
enhance the capabilities of my patients.

24. APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, PERSON-INENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER
MULTIDISCIPLINARY THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORKS IN INTERVENTIONS WITH
CLIENTS AND CONSTITUENCIES.
Use knowledge of multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to discover
proper interventions for patients
Do research on various theories to create better interventions for patients.

25. USE INTER-PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION AS

APPROPRIATE TO ACHIEVE BENEFICIAL PRACTICE
OUTCOMES

Always attending morning meetings and collaborating with doctors, nurses

and other case managers to discover the best discharge placement for the
patient.
Create connections with other social workers I may encounter from various
services to network to help future patients.

26. NEGOTIATE, MEDIATE, AND ADVOCATE WITH AND ON

BEHALF OF DIVERSE CLIENTS AND CONSTITUENCIES.

Discuss patients with supervisors to speak on their behalf to find accurate

discharge plans.
Advocate for patients with diverse backgrounds.

27. FACILITATE EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS AND ENDINGS

THAT ADVANCE MUTUALLY AGREED-ON GOALS.

Go over discharge plans with supervisors.

Ensure that they are not readmitted, and if patients do return to the
hospital shortly after they are released try and discover what I can do to
find better intervention strategies.

COMPETENCY 9:
28-31
E VA L U AT E P R A C T I C E W I T H
I N D I V I D U A L S , FA M I L I E S , G R O U P S ,
AND COMMUNITIES

28. SELECT AND USE APPROPRIATE

METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES.
Know different evaluation methods for patients.
Have less of a readmit rate.

29. APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND

THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, PERSON-INENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER MULTIDISCIPLINARY
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS IN THE EVALUATION OF
OUTCOMES.
Use knowledge of multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to discover the
outcome of discharge.
Do research on how to have less of a readmit rate.

30. CRITICALLY ANALYZE, MONITOR, AND EVALUATE

INTERVENTION AND PROGRAM PROCESSES AND
OUTCOMES.

By using the readmit rate for my patients I can see if the intervention plan I
set for them accurately worked.
Study data of readmit rates among patients.

31. APPLY EVALUATION FINDINGS TO IMPROVE

PRACTICE EFFECTIVENESS AT THE MICRO, MEZZO, AND
MACRO LEVELS.
Using my data of readmit rates to my further interventions to help me
better understand what works for each patient.
Use my data that I have gained to inform my supervisor of what Ive
discovered works best for patients.