Competency 8

ENGAGE IN POLICY PRACTICE TO ADVANCE SOCIAL

AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING AND TO DELIVER
EFFECTIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES.

Practice Behavior 8.1

Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance
social well-being.
For example, when working in a hospital with patients who
need certain DME or home health services, there are certain
policies and guidelines that have to be followed that determine
eligibility. As social work interns and as social workers one day,
we will have to both analyze and advocate for policies that
help patients such as these and ensure that they receive the
services and equipment they need. We can also work with
others to formulate policies that will help us to help our clients
to the best of our abilities.

Practice Behavior 8.2

Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective
policy action.
For example, when completing an assessment for any
needs the client may need, such as DME or home
health services, we work with both the case
managers and the social worker to ensure that the
policies and guidelines that are set are working as
they should be and that they give our clients the
most effective assistance. We must also abide by
them in order to help the client.