COMPETENCY 1:

Demonstrate Ethical and Professional

Behavior

1.1 MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS BY APPLYING THE

STANDARDS OF THE NASW CODE OF ETHICS,
RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS, MODELS
FOR ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING, ETHICAL
CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, AND ADDITIONAL
CODES OF ETHICS AS APPROPRIATE TO
CONTEXT.

Read agency Policy and Procedures Manual

Signing confidentiality form
Sitting in on client sessions of Intake Forms
Assisting clients with their needs

1.2 USE REFLECTION AND SELFREGULATION TO MANAGE PERSONAL

VALUES AND MAINTAIN PROFESSIONALISM
IN PRACTICE SITUATIONS.

Write down and record a daily journal of the many activities that I do
within the facility.

1.3 DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONAL

DEMEANOR IN BEHAVIOR;
APPEARANCE; AND ORAL, WRITTEN,
AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.

Write referrals
Take phone calls
Speak with clients when they enter the facility

1.4 USE TECHNOLOGY ETHICALLY

AND APPROPRIATELY TO
FACILITATE PRACTICE OUTCOMES.

Take phone calls to assist client and their needs

Input client information/records into client database

1.5 USE SUPERVISION AND

CONSULTATION TO GUIDE
PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND
BEHAVIOR.

Sit in with supervisor on staff meetings

Also discuss time management