COMPETENCY 7

Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Alicia Mauldin
 COLLECT AND ORGANIZE DATA, AND APPLY CRITICAL
THINKING TO INTERPRET INFORMATION FROM CLIENTS

Constructing intake interviews and putting clients information into the

agency database and the excel spreadsheet for the shelter

There is a lot of data coming into the shelter, keeping track of it through
the database and the spreadsheets are an efficient way to make sure all
of the data is in one place and can be accessed easily.
 APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENT, PERSON-IN-ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER
FRAMEWORKS IN INTERVENTIONS

Apply knowledge through art therapy support group

Applying research to working with clients through an art therapy support

group that allows them to express their feelings and experiences through
art and creating a space where they can talk about their experiences.
 DEVELOP MUTUALLY AGREED ON
INTERVENTION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Creating a personalized goal plan with the clients

Sitting down and meeting with clients to develop a short-term and long-
term goal plan, this focuses on the clients strengths, needs, and
challenges.
 SELECT APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION
STRATEGIES BASED ON ASSESSMENT

After sitting down and creating goal plan with the clients we determine
the best intervention to help them achieve those goals

Collaborating with the Shelter Coordinator on which resources are likely to

help the client achieve their goals