Competency 7
These two artifacts fulfil competency 7 by displaying appropriate use of collecting and organizing data, these artifacts also fufill this competency because I was able to select appropriate intervention strategies, research, and apply the knowledge of human behavior I have gained through my years of courses. The Bio-Psycho-Social and this case presentation, both allowed me to demostrate my ability to complete an assesment and find appropriate intervention strategies; the case presentation allowed me to examine two students during my field placement with the Fort Smith Public Schools. I was able to collect the data and organize it so that we could keep clear, specific notes for our documentation, I also was able to apply my critical thinking abilities to determine the best fit for the children and what steps we should take once we had found them.
Competency 8
Both these artifacts fufill competency 8, through a Logic Model Assignment and an Advocacy Group paper I was able to choose and implement interventions for an individual client and for a group. In these two assignments I was able to apply my knowledge of human behavior and environments to research and develop ways to advocate for these individuals and groups who need a voice. I worked with diverse populations to advance and encourage positive progress in both assignments, my logical model was based on Billy Hope from the movie Southpaw, the group paper topic was Foster Care in Arkansas, Sebastian County.
Competency 9
For this competency I chose three artifacts, they all fulfill competency 9 because they display the use of choosing the appropriate methods for evaluation, they allowed me to display my knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, and complete research about the topics in these papers that support the methods and intervention strategies. Two of my artifacts are apart of a debate assignment, I had to write an essay for Harm Reduction and against it; in these papers I was able to reseach and analyze, but also understand theories and see the practice effectiveness. The third artifact I was able to do the same, but from my criminal background, in this paper I examined crime in our youth, I analyzed how and what caused the crime, the duration, and many other factors, I was able to use my social work experience and skills to find data that helped distinguish the best practices and advocate for the youth and minorities that are subject to crime.