Develop knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes
toward demonstrating the following competencies:
Council on Social Education (CSWE) 2015:
Social Work Competencies & Practice Behaviors
Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Description Social workers understand that intervention is an ongoing component of the dynamic and interactive process of social work practice with, and on behalf of, diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers are knowledgeable about evidence-informed interventions to achieve the goals of clients and constituencies, including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social workers understand theories of human behavior and the social environment, and critically evaluate and apply this knowledge to effectively intervene with clients and constituencies. Social workers understand methods of identifying, analyzing and implementing evidence-informed interventions to achieve client and constituency goals. Social workers value the importance of inter-professional teamwork and communication in interventions, recognizing that beneficial outcomes may require interdisciplinary, inter-professional, and inter-organizational collaboration. Social workers:
Practice Behaviors critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies;
apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in- environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies;
use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes;
negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of diverse clients and constituencies; and
facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed- on goals.
