Core Competency VIIII

By: Sheretha Maniece-Barrios

Core Competency Nine:

Respond to contexts that shape practice.

Continued
Social workers are informed, resourceful, and proactive in responding to envolving organizational, community, and societal contexts at all levels of practice. Social workers recongize that the context of practice is dynamic, and use knowledge and skill to respond proactively.

Practice Behavior 9.1

Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services. Example: As social workers it is vital to be knowledgeable of the newest and up to date treatment methods with the goal of providing our clients with the best possible services.

Example:
A New Resource Provision of a website exposing the community to all available resources via the agency. Existing Resource Scotland County Department of Social Services, Children Services Unit offers a pamphlet with available resources in the County of Scotland County.

Practice Behaivor 9.2

Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services. Example: I will attend all meetings in regards to new changes in services.