Competency 3:

Advance Human Rights

and Social, Economic, and
Environmental Justice
MOLLY TUTTLE
SWK 4910 FALL 2022
Competency 3.1

• Apply understanding of social, economic, and environmental

justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and
system levels.
Relevant Activities or Tasks

• Student will advocate for clients as well as educate clients on

their rights.
• Student will ensure to the best of their ability that all clients are
treated fairly. If the student recognizes that human rights are
being denied, the student will bring that to the attention of their
field supervisor.
Outcomes
• When appropriate to do so, I will educate clients on their human
rights and provide them with resources to help practice and
explore their rights.
• As I continue working with clients, I will express concern to my
field supervisor if I witness situations where I feel clients’
human rights may be ignored, are not being met, or may be
taken advantage of.
Competency 3.2

• Engage in practices that advance social, economic, and

environmental justice.
Relevant Activities or Tasks

• Student will attend and participate in agency meetings and

trainings as well as promote community events that address
social, economic, and environmental justice.
• Student will participate in continuing education or other
educational courses as well as research additional resources for
clients that promote the advancement of social, economic, and
environmental justice.
Outcomes

• I currently attend as many weekly meetings as possible and

attend all trainings. I plan to attend additional trainings that
work to promote social, economic, and environmental justice as
they become available.
• I will make clients aware of community or educational events as
they pertain to social, economic, and environmental justice and
encourage them to attend.