Field Instruction Seminar

Portfolio Core Competency (CC) Worksheet

Directions: Read the core competence description and component behaviors, then identify elements from field that
reflect the CC and complete a written description of the element and the rationale for how the element reflects the CC.
You may site the content in the description.
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Social workers understand that intervention 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 are knowledgeable
about evidence-informed interventions to achieve the goals of clients and constituencies, including individuals, families, groups,
organizations, and communities. Social workers understand theories of human behavior and the social environment, and critically
evaluate and apply this knowledge to effectively intervene with clients and constituencies. Social workers understand methods of
identifying, analyzing and implementing evidence-informed interventions to achieve client and constituency goals. Social workers
value the importance of interprofessional teamwork and communication in interventions, recognizing that beneficial outcomes may
require interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and inter-organizational collaboration.
Social workers: (Component behaviors (CB))
a. critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and
constituencies;
b. apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary
theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies;
c. use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes;
d. negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of diverse clients and constituencies; and
e. facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals.

Element Name Link to the above CB(s) and explain the Date Reviewed/ Comments
rationale. Meaning, how does this element
demonstrate competence?
Engaged in c. use inter-professional collaboration as
communication with appropriate to achieve beneficial practice
the school social outcomes; (Council on Social Work Education,
2015)
worker in regard to
development and
implementation of the This artifact demonstrates the competency of
Social Emotional using inter-professional collaboration to achieve
Learning Groups beneficial practice outcomes because through
collaborating with the school social worker I was
able to implement the Social Emotional Learning
Groups and gain her expertise and advise to
have a more beneficial outcome from the
groups. In the NASW Code of Ethics it states that,
"Social workers who are members of an
interdisciplinary team should participate in
and contribute to decisions that affect the
well-being of clients by drawing on the
perspectives, values, and experiences of the
social work profession." (National Association
of Social Workers Code of Ethics, 2019) Based on
this, the following artifact is a great example of
using inter-professional collaboration to achieve
beneficial practice outcomes.
 a. critically choose and implement SEL Group Curriculum (Attached below)
interventions to achieve practice goals and
Developed and enhance capacities of clients and
integrated a Social constituencies; (Council on Social Work
Emotional Learning Education, 2015)
Group curriculum
that targeted the This artifact demonstrates the competency
topics of bullying of choosing and implementing interventions
prevention and to enhance capacities of clients and
problem solving constituencies because in creating the Social
Emotional Group Curriculum, it was
developed specifically to target the topics of
bullying and problem solving, and the main
purpose of this was to enhance the learning
and acceptance capacity of the students at
the school. In the NASW Code of Ethics it
states that, "Social workers' primary
responsibility is to promote the well-being
of clients. " (National Association of Social
Workers Code of Ethics, 2019) Given this,
the following artifact is a great example of
choosing and implementing interventions
that enhance the capacities of clients.
 References

Council on Social Work Education, 2015. 2015 educational policy and accreditation standards. Retrieved from:
https://www.cswe.org/getattachment/Accreditation/Accreditation-Process/2015EPAS_Web_FINAL-
(1).pdf.aspx

National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, 2019. Read the code of ethics. Retrieved from:
https://www.socialworkers.org/about/ethics/code-of-ethics/