Department of Social Work College of Health and Human Services
Field Education
749 Chestnut Street
Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Telephone: 812-237-2322
Fax: 812-237-8114

10 The student is fully prepared to be an entry level social worker and demonstrates mastery of skill. The student qualifies as ‘a shining star’. The student initiates action and has the ability to deal with the more difficult aspects of this practice behavior and uses best practices in approaching situations. The student is not afraid to use his/her abilities and does not hide from clients. The student no longer needs the supervisor to prompt action and demonstrates a ‘can do’ attitude. Supervisor would like to have the student as a colleague based on the student’s demonstration of skills and abilities.
9 The student demonstrates near mastery of skill. The student is mostly proficient though sometimes does not show ‘best practice of all the necessary parts”. The student has an appropriate level of skills and acts appropriately as situations arise most of the time. The student demonstrates best practice ‘more than 80% of the time”. The student is nearly ready to practice as a beginning level social worker without supervision.
8 The student has an above average ability to perform as a social worker. The student demonstrates a good grasp of skills and abilities and is capable and confident. The student has basic skills but still needs experience and practice to establish best practice. Student asks for opportunities to gain the needed practice by asking “Can I?” The student is clearly past the point of asking questions to learn the skills, but more asking for the opportunity to practice the skills and abilities that she/he already has developed. The role of the supervisor with this student decreased to occasional suggestion but more monitoring.
7 The student is meeting the expectations of social work practice, but the student still tends to ‘answer the questions when asked’, rather than demonstrate independence, initiative and confidence. The student has basic competence, and performs to the level of the average social worker, but has lacking ability to perform best practices most of the time. The student is less likely to act without being prompted in a situation and needs supervision and guidance by the supervisor to assure completion of tasks. Student is now using intervention and evaluation skills though still needs continued practice to develop the skills.
6 The student is developing skills. The student is able to engage with clients and has an understanding of the goals of the profession. The student is developing the ability to make decisions as situations occur but still clearly is not ready to make decisions independently and needs to consult with supervisor before taking actions with clients. In some settings, supervisors might allow the student to be alone with clients or to co-facilitate a group. The student is able to demonstrate techniques and address some difficult situations. The student is likely practicing boundary setting and/or the ability to sustain an engagement with a client and is also able to
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5 The student is emerging. The student may be able to address very basic issues with a client in a conversational manner, but is likely more focused on learning necessary knowledge and observation of professionals in skill usage. The student is learning and experimenting with core knowledge as well as engagement and assessment. The student has a moderate knowledge of resources and is beginning to understand and use the resources.
4 The student is at the introductory, or beginning, level. The student has little experience or knowledge of social agencies yet is inquisitive and curious, and demonstrates an awareness of surroundings. The student is expected to begin to build core knowledge necessary to function within the agency and working with clients by reviewing policies and procedures, learning forms and asking questions about their use, and beginning to ask relevant questions about their ‘place’ and their role in the agency. Student is learning resources that may be useful in serving the clients of the agency.

3 The student demonstrates less than motivated behavior and there is concern for the student’s development. The student might be demonstrating resistance to working in some aspect of the agency or with some types of clients, is not inquisitive or demonstrating inquiry and has difficulty ‘fitting in’. Staff may be reporting not feeling that the student is ‘getting it’ or is demonstrating a lack of empathy or compassion with clients.
2 The student is resistant to development and is not demonstrating a grasp of content. The student’s manner and presentation are having a negative effect on the work environment and with clients. Supervisors feels that the student is not ready to work with clients and needs to have some corrective plans before being ready to move on in placement. Student is likely to be withdrawn from at least some aspects of the placement due to inappropriateness. Outlook for the student is guarded and unless there are significant changes the student is should not progress in the program.
1 Student demonstrates unacceptable behavior that has been addressed without successful change.
Further attempt to resolve presenting problems is not likely to make a difference. Student should be removed from the field practicum.
0 Insufficient evidence to evaluate the student due to lack of opportunity in this setting, lack of opportunity to see the student practice in the setting, or other reasonable factors limiting the evaluator’s ability to rate.
Instructions for completing the document:
Students should use this form to rate her or his own impression of self-ability of each practice behavior.
Students are expected to comment on each category of practice behaviors and should address strengths, level of comfort with performing the competency, and areas where future attention will be given. The ratings should be completed individually and then discussed and compared to the field instructor/task supervisors.
Each student should sign the document and turn it in to the classroom instructor by the assigned deadline.

Competency 1: Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly. Social workers serve as representatives of the profession, its mission, and its core values. They know the profession’s history. Social workers commit themselves to the profession’s enhancement and to their own professional conduct and growth. Social workers
PB 1. Advocate for client access to services of social work.
PB2. Practice personal reflection and self correction to assure continual professional development.
PB 3. Attend to professional roles and boundaries.
PB 4. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.
PB 5. Engage in career long learning.
PB 6. Use supervision and consultation.
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Competency 2: Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. Social workers have an obligation to conduct themselves ethically and to engage in ethical decision making. Social workers are knowledgeable about the value base of the profession, its ethical standards, and relevant law. Social workers
PB 7. Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice.
PB 8. Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.
PB 9. Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts.
PB 10. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.
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Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
Social workers are knowledgeable about the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and reasoned discernment. They use critical thinking augmented by creativity and curiosity. Critical thinking also requires the synthesis and communication of relevant information. Social workers
PB 11. Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge and practice wisdom.
PB 12. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation.
PB 13. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, organizations, communities, and colleagues.
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Competency 4: Engage diversity and difference in practice. Social workers understand how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. The dimensions of diversity are understood as the intersectionality of multiple factors including age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. Social workers appreciate that, as a consequence of difference, a person’s life experiences may include oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege, power, and acclaim.
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PB 14. Recognize the extent to which a culture's structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power.
PB 15. Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups.
PB 16. Recognize and communicate their understanding of the importance of difference in shaping life experiences.
PB 17. View themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work as informants.
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Competency 5: Advance human rights and social and economic justice. Each person, regardless of position in society, has basic human rights, such as freedom, safety, privacy, an adequate standard of living, health care, and education. Social workers recognize the global interconnections of oppression and are knowledgeable about theories of justice and strategies to promote human and civil rights. Social work incorporates social justice practices in organizations, institutions, and society to ensure that these basic human rights are distributed equitably and without prejudice. Social workers
PB 18. Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination.
PB 19. Advocate for human rights and social and economic justice.
PB 20. Engage in practices that advance social and economic justice.
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Competency 6: Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research. Social workers use practice experience to inform research, employ evidence-based interventions, evaluate their own practice, and use research findings to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery. Social workers comprehend quantitative and qualitative research and understand scientific and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers
PB 21. Use practice to inform scientific inquiry.
PB 22. Use research evidence to inform practice.
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Competency 7: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. Social workers are knowledgeable about human behavior across the life course; the range of social systems in which people live; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. Social workers apply theories and knowledge from the liberal arts to understand biological, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development. Social workers
PB 23. Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
PB 24. Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and environment.
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Competency 8: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services. Social work practitioners understand that policy affects service delivery, and they actively engage in policy practice. Social workers know the history and current structures of social policies and services; the role of policy in service delivery; and the role of practice in policy development. Social workers
PB 25. Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance social wellbeing.
PB 26. Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective policy action.
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Competency 9: Respond to contexts that shape practice. Social workers are informed, resourceful, and proactive in responding to evolving organizational, community, and societal contexts at all levels of practice. Social workers recognize that the context of practice is dynamic, and use knowledge and skill to respond proactively. Social workers
PB 27. Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services.
PB 28. Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services.
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Competency 10: Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Professional practice involves the dynamic and interactive processes of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation at multiple levels. Social workers have the knowledge and skills to practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice knowledge includes 7 identifying, analyzing, and implementing evidence-based interventions designed to achieve client goals; using research and technological advances; evaluating program outcomes and practice effectiveness; developing, analyzing, advocating, and providing leadership for policies and services; and promoting social and economic justice.
A: Engagement. Social workers
PB 29. Substantively and affectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
PB 30. Use empathy and other interpersonal skills.
PB 31. Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and esired outcomes.
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B: Assessment. Social workers
PB 32. Collect, organize, and interpret client data.
PB 33. Assess client strengths and limitations.
PB 34. Develop mutually agreed-upon intervention goals and objectives.
PB 35. Select appropriate intervention strategies.
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C: Intervention. Social workers
PB 36. Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals.
PB 37. Implement prevention interventions that enhance client capacities.
PB 38. Help clients resolve problems.
PB 39. Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients.
PB 40. Facilitate transitions and endings.
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D: Evaluation. Social workers
PB 41. Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions.
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