CORE

COMPETENCY 1
IDENTIFY AS A
PROFESIONAL SOCIAL
WORKER AND CONDUCT
ONESELF ACCORDINGLY.

PRACTICE
BEHAVIOR #1.1
Advocate
for client
access to
the services
of social
work.

By completing assessments on
each patient in the hospital,
the case management team is
able to figure out which
patients may need which
services, such as: DME
(durable medical equipment),
home health services, hospice,
or even psych placements. By
doing so, we are advocating
for the client to receive the
services they need and letting
them know what is available to
them.

PRACTICE
BEHAVIOR #1.2
Practice
personal
reflection and
self-correction to
assure continual
professional
development.

By completing journals
each day and reviewing
them at the end of the
week, I have been able
to not only reflect on
my time here, but also
on my growth and how
far I have come
professionally. This also
allows me to reflect on
what I couldve
possibly done wrong

PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
#1.3
Attend to
professional
roles and
boundaries.

Because I am still just

an intern, when I am
faced with a problem
that I may not be able
to solve, I go to the
case management
team, who assists me
with my situation and
guides me through
what I must do in
order to assist the

PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
#1.4
By dressing

Demonstrate
professional
demeanor in
behavior,
appearance,
and
communicatio

according to the
guidelines given
to me by
McLeod, and
using proper
communication
along with a
positive

PRACTICE
BEHAVIOR 1.5
Engage in
career-long
learning.

By learning about
the various types of
DME (durable
medical equipment),
home health
services, and
insurances, I am
able to gain
knowledge to help
the patient, that I
will keep forever

PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
1.6
Use
supervision
and
consultation.

During the first days

of internship, I was
able to shadow the
social worker (Mrs.
Debra) and to learn
how to do
assessments. She
then let us complete
them while she
supervised. We were
then able to consult