{"id":62,"date":"2024-01-15T21:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T21:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ambowes\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2024-04-24T05:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:28:01","slug":"engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ambowes\/home\/core-competencies\/engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 14pt\">Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Social workers understand that engagement is an ongoing component of the dynamic and interactive process of social work practice with and on behalf of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers value the importance of human relationships. Social workers understand theories of human behavior and person-in-environment and critically evaluate and apply this knowledge to facilitate engagement with clients and constituencies, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers are self-reflective and understand how bias, power, and privilege as well as their personal values and personal experiences may affect their ability to engage effectively with diverse clients and constituencies. Social workers use the principles of interprofessional collaboration to facilitate engagement with clients, constituencies, and other professionals as appropriate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Social workers: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies; and <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to engage in culturally responsive practice with clients and constituencies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">In order for social workers to effectively work and interact with diverse people, they must have the ability to engage and build meaningful relationships with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities as well as address their distinctive needs and advocate for positive change. This competency challenges me to empower people, strengthen family dynamics, increase group functioning, improve organizations, and advocate for the well-being of communities. I am committed to improve my interpersonal skills through active listening, as well as by staying informed on the issues that the individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities around me are currently facing. I am dedicated to address my personal biases and educate myself on the unique issues that different diverse populations might face. This will allow me to engage in a culturally sensitive manner promoting trust and respect which will aid individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in their healing journeys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">During the school years I engaged in a variety of activities that helped me develop mastery of this competence. I have completed assignments that have helped me in my development of competency six and have practiced competency six in my practicum setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>School Work:<\/strong> Climbing out Presentation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1wqdjl6JmXd9l64ggOe1Kh8bQyTsafQt2QfGZALAz1ok\/edit?usp=sharing\">Presentation Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">In my Social Work Practice with Families and Groups class, I organized an educational group session focused on peer pressure for elementary-aged children. This session demonstrated my ability to engage with groups and tackle pressing social issues. By organizing activities such as name-sharing and icebreakers, I created an environment that welcomed open discussion and group learning. This illustrated my commitment to actively engaging with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to address important social challenges. Throughout the session, I gained essential skills in group facilitation, effective communication, and creating age-appropriate educational content. I upheld core values of empathy, inclusivity, and respect through the discussions. This experience expanded my practical knowledge and deepened my interest in conducting group facilitation. It enhanced my commitment to social work principles, emphasizing the importance of preventive interventions and empowering individuals of all ages. Since I hope to practice school social work, I found that this experience helped me develop important skills I can implement when engaging with youth in educational settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hotline Calls\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swpro.org\/ambowes\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-Tevera-6-pdf.pdf\">Journal Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Partnership has a 24\/7 hotline people can call for help with issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. I was trained to professionally take calls, fill out necessary paperwork correctly, and practice empathy and sensitivity with callers. This training has helped me develop knowledge by understanding protocols for handling cases. It has also developed my skills in communication and documentation. Through this training, I learned more about the dynamics of sexual assault and domestic violence situations and practiced skills in properly engaging with callers who are in crisis. I used engagement tools such as empathy, active listening, paraphrasing, reflection, tone of voice, and utilized open ended questions in order to develop rapport with clients to create an environment where they can feel safe. The knowledge that I have gained has helped me provide necessary support and guidance when engaging with the clients we serve. Without this training I would be unable to engage with my clients in an ethical manner and provide the support and empathy they need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Other Evidence:<\/strong> Resiliency 101 Presentation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/15Gblus7SFJajeYO4H2pS5-5bdtBUez1pifRLhF3YW5c\/edit?usp=sharing\">Presentation Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">I lead out in group facilitation on the topic of resiliency for my Social Work Practice with Families and Groups class. The discussion covered names, an icebreaker, group rules, a discussion on termination, an activity, and the educational content. This project allowed me to interact with individuals in a group setting, develop important communication skills, and learn to engage individuals in group discussion. It allowed me the opportunity to practice creating an open and welcoming environment conducive to learning where individuals feel safe to share thoughts and ideas. I aim to work in school social work, and feel that this assignment has developed my ability to engage with individuals in an education group setting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities Social workers understand that engagement is an ongoing component of the dynamic and interactive process of social work practice with and on behalf of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers value the importance of human relationships. 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