Examples Of Competency In Social Work

During discussion board nine students were asked to post on the process of group or family therapy. Including in the post were the following topics; plans for starting group or family session, techniques for leading the group or family session, ways to appropriately end groups or family sessions, ideas for gathering client satisfaction, and possible group or family therapy “pitfalls”. This assignment coincide with the current practicum setting as the population being served often involves the family. Providing services to improve family stability whilst developing treatment and aftercare plans are some of the main goal at DCBS.
Completing this assignment not only met the requirement for competency six but gave me a broader insight of competency

Gaining a master’s degree in social work is just the start in building a career as a social worker. A master’s degree provides educational requirements. However, the needed skills, knowledge, and training requirements are gained through internship such as the practicum assignment at DCBS.
The most important aspect of social work is the quality of the services that is provided at all levels (micro, macro, and mezzo) and those who care for the client in order to establish the best outcomes possible. Client feedback is critical to improving the quality service that is provided to the client.
SSW Bohannon reviews my work and provides positive feedback, which is quite valuable to a professional master’s level student since it supports me as a practicum student to not only learn what works, but also what we could do better, getting feedback from other people involved in a situation or case can be very informative. During the practicum, positive feedbacks that were task specific was given by the task supervisor and SSW Bohannon in regards to the supervised visits I’ve conducted and the typing of contacts and summary