Core Competency

Field Seminar
Eunikia McDougal
Southeastern Family Violence Center
Core Competency One
Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
 Practice Behavior 1.1

Applying the NASW Code of Ethics Learning Objectives

Privacy and Confidentially-all clients staying at the shelter identities
and location is private and confidentially.
Respect- have respect for all the clients staying at the shelter.
Maintain and follow the rules, regulation, and policies of the agency
(Southeastern Family Violence Center).
Measuring my learning by: Documenting, Feedback.
 Practice Behavior 1.2

Not being Non-judgmental to clients

Being more aware and educate myself on domestic violence.
Make sure I overcome them.
Measuring my learning by: Learning from my supervisor.
 Practice Behavior 1.3

Communicate in professional manner.

Dress professionally.
Make sure to keep a professional behavior and manner while
working with the clients.
Measuring my learning by: Learning from my supervisor, and
colleagues.
Practice Behavior 1.4

Make sure when using the database keep it confidential.

Answer the phones in a professional manner such as Southeastern
family violence center, how can I help you?
Agency computers make sure used them for work purposes only.
Measuring my learning by- Documenting, Feedback.
Practice Behavior 1.5

Having meetings one day out of the week with supervisor to see if I have
any concerns or questions about the rules and regulations of the agency.
Also make sure I know upcoming tasks for the next following weeks.
Always watch the supervisor and how they ask clients questions that
dose not make them uncomfortable.
Measuring my learning by: Documenting in my notebook, taking notes in
the meetings for the upcoming next week.
 Core Competency Two
Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
Practice Behavior 2.6
Going to meetings in the community to form relationships to
understand the diversity in the domestic violence community, and
learning the practices behaviors.

Treating everyone equal at the shelter like for example regardless

the race, ethnicity, or partners.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting and Supervision.

 Practice Behavior 2.7
Making sure I understand the boundaries of the clients and their needs
when working at the shelter.

Listening to the needs of the clients at the shelter, and making sure I
respect the clients boundaries at the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Supervision, documenting.

 Practice Behavior 2.8

Make sure I reflect on my personal biases when it comes to

working with the clients.

Also during the meeting listen to the clients goals and occasionally
sharing with the clients to self-motivated them.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in a notebook with self-

reflecting on personal biases.
Core Competency Three
Advance Human Rights and Social,
Economic, and Environmental Justice
 Practice Behavior 3.9
Connecting with different organization, and updating on human rights
of domestic violence.

We provide a safe environment at the shelter with the clients who are
homeless because of domestic violence and encourage them to file out
paperwork to stay in the shelter for 14 days then get an extinction for
15 more days to be place in housing.

Measuring my learning by: Going to meetings, and documenting.

 Practice Behavior 3.10

Volunteering on the weekends at the shelter. Also attending

meeting like W. A. V.E.
We see that our clients ,who do seek out protection against
their abusers do go to court as well as evidence like photos,
using paper trail like documents against their abusers.
Measuring my learning by: Documenting and writing notes
in notebook.
Core Competency Four
Engage In Practice- Informed Researched
and Researched- Informed Practice
 Practice Behavior 4.11

Psychological theory focus on personality traits and mental

characteristics of the offender. The theoretical approach,
characteristics associated with individuals who abuse their
partners include low self-esteem, isolation from social
support, a manipulative nature, and a desire for power and
control. The domestic violence in psychological theory,

Measuring my learning by: Advocacy Project.

 Practice Behavior 4.12

The domestic violence advocated comprehend quantitative

and qualitative research and understand scientific and
ethical approaches to build up knowledge on researching
clients domestic violence.

Measuring my learning by: Advocacy Project.

 Practice Behavior 4.13

By creating a list that will help all clients to establish and

called for housing directory. Use and translate research
evidence to inform the polices and rules in the agency.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in handbook with the

list. Becoming familiar with the handbook rules and
regulations to ensure clients meet the requirements of housing.
Core Competency Five
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Engage in Policy Practice
 Practice 5.14

Identify Robeson County resources and

organizations to help clients with their needs.

Measuring By: Documenting notes in notebook, and

learning from the shelter coordinator.
 Practice 5.15
Finding the gaps in the services and needs of domestic violence
clients, and to explore more sufficient laws and policy for the
clients.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting notes in notebook, and

learning from the shelter coordinator.
 Practice 5.16

Working with the shelter coordinator and director to for

future needs of domestic violence clients.

Measuring my learning by: Final Evaluation.

Core Competency Six
Engage with Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations, and Communities
 Practice Behavior 6.17

Understanding the clients wanting to remain in a private

setting in the community having privacy and confidentially of
their identities, and making sure getting safe housing for the
clients. Applying some knowledge of person in environment,
and human behaviors.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook, and

having professional relationship. Also engaging with the
clients at the shelter in meeting their goals.
 Practice Behavior 6.18

Making sure listening and comprehending the needs of the

clients who are in domestic violence. Using tools like reflection
and empathy.

Measuring my learning by: Supervisor advisement and

documenting in notebook. Also to be empathetic to the clients
situation when it comes to their abuse.
Core Competency Seven
Assess Individuals, Families, Groups,
Organizations, and Communities
 Practice Behavior 7.19

Making sure the clients have support in the process of

information giving. Collecting and organize data, by
applying information to the clients on abuse.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook

and listening. Crisis report, danger assessment, and
safety plan.
 Practice Behavior 7.20

Making sure to use on the clients empowerment perspective to

continue observing the clients overcoming from domestic
violence. Applying knowledge on human behavior and person-in
environment, making interventions with clients.

Measuring my learning by: Advisement by supervision, and

documenting in notebook. Empowering clients at the shelter with
a safety plan to have.
 Practice Behavior 7.21

In the empowerment, perspective making sure the clients is

meeting with the shelter coordinator for weekly goals meeting to
establish permitted housing. Agreement intervention on the goals
meeting with the clients at the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Client is individual understanding, and

documenting in journal. Empowering clients with encouraging to
apply for housing and jobs.
 Practice Behavior 7.22

In working with different organization that helps with domestic

violence clients to promote and support them through the
processes of the meetings. Interventions strategies based on
assessment with working knowledge and values.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook, and

attending meetings. Meeting with the clients for different referrals.
Core Competency Eight
Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups,
Organizations, and Communities
 Practice Behavior 8.23
In working with different organization that helps with
domestic violence clients to promote and support them
through the processes of the meetings. Implementing
interventions to achieve practice goals with the clients.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook, and

attending meetings. Different programs for clients because
they all have different abuse suitations.
 Practice Behavior 8.24

Creating a goal-learning plan for the clients that support their

needs in domestic violence and safety housing and understanding
and to established safety housing from their abusers. Applying
human behavior and person- in- environment with interventions at
the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook, and intake

assessment. Be aware of the surrounding at the shelter for clients
and your safety.
 Practice Behavior 8.25

Attending staff meeting, and different organizations meeting, makes

sure to work with staff members at the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Building relationships with staff and

supervisors. Attending meetings, and documenting in notebook
 Practice Behavior 8.26
Make sure to advocate for the clients at the meetings. Advocate
on behalf of clients at the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Advises by supervision, and

meeting outcomes. Making sure clients have options in the
meetings for their lives.
 Practice Behavior 8.27

Devoting the agreement goals by attending exited meetings.

Agreement goals meeting with the clients and shelter coordinator.

Measuring my learning by: Exited meeting attending,

documenting in notebook. Exited surveys, exited interviews, and
exiting the shelter freely.
Core Competency Nine
Evaluate Practice with Individuals,
Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities
 Practice Behavior 9.28

The outcomes of programs like W.A.V.E and Choices to test

their knowledge and understanding about domestics violence.
Methods interventions with the clients at the shelter.

Measuring my learning by: Testing, and evaluating outcomes of

the programs. Services are provide at the office and shelter for
the cleints.
 Practice Behavior 9.29

Making sure to make follow up phone calls to support their

needs, and making sure their homes are domestics violence
free.

Measuring my learning by: Phone calling, visiting clients, and

documenting results.
 Practice Behavior 9.30

Updating the results of the data to provide accuracy in the

process and outcomes. Programs assessments and interventions
with process of outcomes.

Measuring my learning by: Documenting in notebook. Also

keeping track of clients files and paperwork and activities that
they are connected too. For the office purpose.
 Practice Behavior 9.31

Documenting the finding and results. Improving practices levels

like micro, mezzo, and macro to provide for the clients.

Measuring my learning by: Writing in notebook, and being advise

by supervision. Helping clients on daily level at the shelter, and
provide hands on experiences for the cleints.
 REFERNCES

National Association of Social Workers. (2016). Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social
Workers. Retrieved from : https://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/default.asp
Retrieved from : www.southeasternfamilyviolencecenter.org