STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Apply the generalist intervention model to various settings in which social workers practice.

 II.     Identify key events in the historical development of the social work profession and compare social work with other helping professions.

 III.    Apply assessment, planning and intervention skills to the various levels of social work practice

 IV.     Articulate the knowledge base, skills, professional values and ethics required for beginning generalist social work practice

 V.      Describe social work methods and perspectives (past and present);

 VI.     Demonstrate an understanding of generalist social work roles and responsibilities in various fields of practice

 VII.    Identify issues related to diversity and populations-at-risk as they relate to generalist social work interventions

 VIII.   Apply critical thinking skills in assessing agency services and the worker client relationship

 IX.     Assess their `goodness of fit` for the social work profession

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Historical development of the Social Work Profession

         A.      Jane Addams

         B.      Methods Past and Present

         C.      Key events in history of  the social work profession