Assessment is an important aspect of social work practice. By conducting assessments, the social worker knows how to meet the needs of the clients. This competency helps ensure that social workers understand that assessment is an ongoing component of social work practice. This competency also helps ensure that social workers are meeting their responsibility to client rights and autonomy. To meet this competency I used application as the cognitive domain and receiving as the affective domain. The theories utilized are self-discrepancy theory and regret theory. By meeting this competency I demonstrate that I understand methods of assessment with diverse clients and constituencies to advance practice effectiveness. As a social worker I vow to be aware that my personal experiences and reactions may affect my assessment and decision-making.
Competency:
Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Practice Behaviors:
7.1 Formulate comprehensive assessments, using a variety of diagnostic classification systems
Field Evidence: I demonstrated this practice behavior by gathering information on various suicide assessment tools and creating a framework to identify when students are experiencing suicidal ideations. Here are the Suicidal Assessment Framework paper and The Brief Model paper that discuss this information.
Academic Evidence: I demonstrated this practice behavior by collaborating with my Advanced Social Policy group in reviewing current best practices being implemented with incarcerated pregnant women in the state of Vermont. Here is the paper written with the assessment of the current Vermont policy.
7.2 Design and implement organizational and/or community assessments
Field Evidence: I demonstrated this practice behavior by revising the food referrals sections of the Resource Manual. This is a great tool for many students and families because through many assessments conducted, it was discovered that a lot of them have food insecurity. Therefore, this has proved to be extremely helpful.
Academic Evidence: I demonstrated this practice behavior by writing a Crisis Intervention – Case Conceptualization Paper and a Disaster Assessment Paper for my trauma and emergency management emphasis in which I discuss a one on one assessment and a community assessment.