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Competency 2: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Introduction:<\/strong> As a professional social worker, it is my duty to advance human rights through evidence-based and culturally-informed practices for interacting with diverse populations at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. I will maintain awareness of my own biases and seek to serve people with dignity and respect through leading, developing, and implementing evidence-based practices that advance social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.1 – Demonstrate leadership in developing and implementing evidence-based practice with relevant strategies that advance human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Course Evidence:<\/strong> For SOCW 618, I worked with a team to create a proposal for a new non-profit organization. We demonstrated social work knowledge of advocacy<\/strong><\/span> and human rights<\/span><\/strong> by creating a resource center for foster parents in the Chattanooga area called Foster Parent Care Network. The FPCN <\/strong><\/span>New Organization Proposal<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>includes a brief of the organization. Under Target Population (page 6-7), we described how this organization would advance human rights at various levels. We utilized the values of\u00a0social justice<\/span><\/strong> and\u00a0dignity and worth of the individual<\/strong><\/span> by designing the organization to support marginalized populations within our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.2 – Implement culturally-informed strategies with diverse populations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Field Evidence:<\/strong> All of my clients have experienced significant trauma. I participated in Trust-Based Relational Intervention training to meet the needs of my clients. <\/span>TBRI uses the principles of\u00a0 Attachment<\/strong> Theory<\/strong><\/span> to develop positive attachments for young people experiencing social difficulties. I used the things I learned from TBRI training to incorporate more trauma-informed practices into my interactions with clients. <\/span>For example, I ordered various fidget toys and give them to clients in face-to-face meetings. I also posted TBRI practices to my office wall as a reminder for client interactions. After using my skills of self-awareness<\/strong><\/span> and cultural perception,<\/strong><\/span> I recognized that I could benefit from learning more about the black community and how race impacts young adults. I completed a training about Serving African American Youth.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0The majority of my clients identify as black or African-American. I used the affective process of listening<\/strong> <\/span>and considering<\/strong><\/span> to determine it would be beneficial for me to learn more about racial differences to better serve my clients. Through this training, I used the cognitive process of interpreting<\/strong><\/span> information and comparing<\/strong><\/span> it to my experience as a white woman. I also applied<\/strong><\/span> new knowledge of communication<\/span><\/strong> differences to my interactions with clients. <\/span><\/p>\n