COMPETENCY

PRESENTATION 1
Ivy Grooms
February 17, 2021
COMPETENCY 1:
DEMONSTRATE
ETHICAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
BEHAVIOR
1.1 Make ethical decisions ■ Intern will review Social Services rules and
by applying the standards regulations when interning with the agency. Intern
of the NASW Code of will use laws and regulations when attending court
regarding clients. Intern will use the ethical decision-
Ethics, relevant laws and making model when visiting the client.
regulations, models for
ethical decision-making,
ethical conduct of
research, and additional
codes of ethics as
appropriate to context.
1.2 Use ■ Intern will reflect on previous task and personal
values and improve on task and personal values set
reflection and previously. Intern will remain professional in-field
practice situations that may arise while interacting
self-regulation to with families and coworkers

manage personal
values and
maintain
professionalism
in practice
situations.
1.3 Demonstrate ■ Intern will remain professional in all aspects of the
agency including behavior, appearance, oral, written,
professional and electronic communication.

demeanor in
behavior;
appearance; and
oral, written, and
electronic
communication.
1.4 Use ■ Intern will use all technology provided by the agency
technology with professional manners. Intern will use technology
appropriately when asked. Intern will use personal
ethically and electronic only when appropriate

appropriately
to facilitate
practice
outcomes.
1.5 Use ■ Intern will ask for guidance from supervisors and
other co- workers for professional guidance. Intern

supervision will take professional judgment into consideration

when making decision. Intern will maintain
professional behavior in and out of agency.
and
consultation to
guide
professional
judgment and
behavior.
COMPETENCY 2:
ENGAGE DIVERSITY
AND DIFFERENCE IN
PRACTICE
2.1 Apply and ■ Intern will communicate effectively with all different
diversities. Intern will participate in all different
communicate diverse practices within the agency: micro, mezzo,
understanding of the and macro levels
importance of
diversity and
difference in shaping
life experiences in
practice at the micro,
mezzo, and macro
levels.
2.2 Present ■ Intern will learn from co-workers when engaging
with co-workers and clients. Intern will use their own
themselves as experiences when presenting themselves with co-
workers and clients.
learners and
engage clients
and
constituencies as
experts of their
own experiences.
2.3 Apply self- ■ Intern will use self-awareness and self-regulation to
influence thoughts and actions of personal biases and
awareness and self- values. Intern will use supervisor and co-worker’s
regulation to manage guidance on personal biases and values when working
with diverse clients and others.
the influence of
personal biases and
values in working
with diverse clients
and constituencies.
COMPETENCY 3: ADVANCE
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
(DIMENSIONS: KNOWLEDGE &
VALUES)
3.1 Apply ■ Intern will use and gain knowledge of social,
economic, and environmental justice to ensure basic
understanding of human rights when working with clients and co-
workers.
social, economic,
and environmental
justice to advocate
for human rights at
the individual and
system levels.
3. 2 Engage in ■ Intern will use supervisor and co-worker’s guidance
to engage in practice that advance understanding and
practices that usage of social, economic, and environmental justice.

advance social,
economic, and
environmental
justice.