Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
In the career of social work it is important to act and present yourself as a professional. This competency shows how to be a professional and present yourself a professional through different levels including: micro, mezzo, and macro. This competency shows us how to deal with ethical dilemmas and how to do so in a professional manner. With this competency we can establish our own professional roles and boundaries. By doing this we can set our boundaries between our own personal and professional life and values. This competency helps us expand our knowledge to reach out to other professionals and other social work professional within our field. I am also able to incorporate appropriate self-care in the professional field. I use this competency to learn how to use correct professional language and grammar when communicating with other professionals and others in emails, reports, intakes, and phone conversations. Through my social work journey, I learned about what was acceptable, be on time, and journaled about self reflection and correction. I was able to attain these skills and learn more about the field through my supervisors, case managers, and professors. Learning about this competency and using this skills will teach me how to be a professional.
Practice Behaviors
- Make ethical decisions applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context.
- Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations.
- Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and oral, written, and electronic communication.
- Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes
- Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgement and behavior.
Academic Evidence:
Integration of faith and practice-part I– Through the Integration of Faith and Practice paper, I was able to explore my views when it comes to my faith and religious upbringing and views in the present. I was able to examine how I was raised influenced me to who I am today and how I am able to practice social work. This paper helps me demonstrate practice behavior 2 specifically and how it influences me in my practice of social work. This paper helps me to demonstrate practice behavior 2 because I am using self reflection and self-regulation.
Practicum Evidence:
During my Junior Year, I was able to do my practicum at Erlanger Children’s Hospital. My field instructor was able to evaluate my professionalism and assess how I showed this practice behavior. Here I have attached the evaluation my instructor did to show this competency: Competency Learning Plan Evaluation