Advanced Field Evaluation Results for
Assessment of Practice Competencies
Competency: 2.1.1 Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself
accordingly.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Readily identifies as a social work
professional
4.62
Engages in personal reflection, selfmonitoring, and self-correction in the
practice setting
4.44
Adheres to and models professional
roles; maintains appropriate
boundaries in the practice setting
4.55
Demonstrates professional
demeanor in appearance, behavior,
and communication
4.60
Participates consistently in careerlong educational opportunities
4.43
Seeks input and support from
supervisors/consultants and
integrates it into his/her practice
4.55
Aggregate Mean
4.52
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
77.5%
Competency: 2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional
practice.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Demonstrates advanced skills when
making ethical decisions and
resolving value conflicts using the
standards of the NASW Code of
Ethics
4.33
Recognizes and manages personal
biases as they affect working
relationships with individuals,
families, groups, and communities
4.50
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Identifies and uses knowledge of
relationship and group dynamics,
including power differentials in the
practice setting
4.36
Aggregate Mean
4.40
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
60%
Competency: 2.1.3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional
judgments.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Evaluates, selects, and implements
appropriate multidimensional
assessment, evidence-based
interventions, and practice
evaluation tools
4.37
Critically analyzes the strengths and
weaknesses of multiple theoretical
perspectives and differentially
applies them appropriately to
advanced generalist practice
situations
4.20
Effectively communicates, at an
advanced level, professional
judgments within interprofessional
settings, in both written and verbal
form
4.52
Aggregate Mean
4.36
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
60%
Competency: 2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice.
Competency
Benchmark
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
2
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Researches and integrates
knowledge of diverse populations
within an advanced generalist
practice model
4.28
Modifies and adapts evidence-based
interventions to meet the needs of
diverse populations
4.41
Aggregate Mean
4.35
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
52.5%
Competency: 2.1.5 Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Actively participates in advocacy
efforts that promote social justice,
service improvements, and growth
across multiple systems
4.38
Integrates knowledge and effects of
oppression, discrimination, and
historical trauma across multiple
systems to guide treatment planning
and intervention
4.40
Aggregate Mean
4.39
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
60%
Competency: 2.1.6 Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed
research.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Employs the evidence-based
practice process when intervening
with various systems
4.35
Uses research methodology to
evaluate interventions
4.20
Aggregate Mean
4.27
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Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
52.5%
Competency: 2.1.7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social
environment.
Competency
Benchmark
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Synthesizes and differentially applies
theories of human behavior and the
social environment to guide practice
across multiple systems
4.35
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
45%
Competency: 2.1.8 Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic wellbeing and to deliver effective social work services.
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Communicates to stakeholders the
implications of policies and policy
changes across multiple systems
4.15
Uses evidenced-based practice and
practice-based evidence in advocacy
for policies that advance social and
economic well-being
4.17
Aggregate Mean
4.16
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
40%
Competency: 2.1.9 Respond to contexts that shape practice.
Competency
Benchmark
Practice Behavior
Develops and implements
intervention plans to accomplish
systemic change
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Works collaboratively with others to
effect systemic change that is
sustainable
Provides leadership in promoting
sustainable changes in service
delivery and practice to improve the
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
4.32
4.45
4.30
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quality of social services
Aggregate Mean
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
4.35
60%
Competency: 2.1.10(a) Engagement
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Demonstrates culturally sensitive
relationships across multiple
systems
4.47
Attends to the interpersonal and
group dynamics and contextual
factors that can strengthen or
potentially threaten practice
relationships
4.45
Demonstrates an ability to include
clients across multiple systems to be
equal participants in change efforts
4.35
Aggregate Mean
4.42
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
62.5%
Competency: 2.1.10(b) Assessment
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Demonstrates advanced skills in the
use of a multidimensional, biopsycho-social-spiritual assessment
model
4.35
Assesses readiness for change
across multiple systems
4.37
Selects and modifies appropriate
intervention strategies based on
continuous assessment
4.30
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Selects and uses appropriate
assessment tools
4.37
Aggregate Mean
4.35
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
57.5%
Competency: 2.1.10(c) Intervention
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
Critically evaluates, selects, and
applies best practice models and
evidence-based interventions
4.42
Demonstrates the use of appropriate
advanced generalist techniques
across a range of concerns that have
been identified during the
assessment process
4.40
Collaborates interprofessionally to
coordinate interventions across
multiple system levels
4.40
Aggregate Mean
4.41
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
55%
Competency: 2.1.10(d) Evaluation
Competency
Benchmark
Mean of 4.25 on the
5 point scale
Practice Behavior
Uses evaluation of the process
and/or outcomes to develop best
practice interventions across
multiple system levels
Benchmark Findings
(% of Students Achieving Competency Benchmark)
Mean for Practice
Behavior Measures
4.30
37.5%
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