Children and their families competencies
Students in the Children and their Families field of study are expected to acquire competencies in the following areas: embrace diversity, engagement, assessment, critical thinking, intervention, and knowledge utilization and mobilization.
the following frameworks are integrated into all of the competencies: ecological, evidence-informed, strengths and resilience, trauma-informed, and developmental.
Embrace diversity
| Skills |
- Diversity lens
- Culturally and contextually responsive
- Self-awareness and reflexivity
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| Courses |
- SWK 4620
- SWK 4608
- SWK 4514
- SWK 4625
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Diversity responsiveness
- Inclusion of diverse clients in case studies
- Diversity reflections
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Engagement
| Skills |
- Addressing barriers
- Building therapeutic alliances
- Developing a collaborative relationship
- Instilling hope
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| Courses |
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Role plays
- Simulations
- Reflection papers
- Engagement strategies assignments
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Assessment
| Skills |
- Identification of risk/protective factors
- Identification of strengths/challenges
- Case conceptualization
- Goal setting
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| Courses |
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Complete quality assessments
- Casestudies
- Role plays
- Simulations
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Critical thinking
| Skills |
- Linking evidence, theory, practice
- Integrating context and complexity
- Articulating decision process
- Questioning assumptions and biases
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| Courses |
- SWK 4620
- SWK 4608
- SWK 4514
- SWK 4625
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Case formulations
- Reflection papers
- Discussion posts
- Logic model
- Engagement, assessment, & treatment planning assignments
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Intervention
| Skills |
- Collaborative and evidence-informed treatment planning
- Facilitates change, implements interventions
- Intentionality
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| Courses |
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Role plays
- Simulations
- Case formulations
- Treatment plan assignments
- Monitoring progress & feedback informed treatment
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Knowledge utilization and mobilization
| Skills |
- Evident assessment and synthesis
- Practice/program evaluation
- Mapping policy
- Translate evidence into practice/policy
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| Courses |
- SWK 4625
- SWK 4514
- SWK 4608
- SWK 4620
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| Assessment indicators/methods |
- Fact sheet
- KTE product
- Plain language
- showcase
- Evidence-informed engagement, assessment & treatment plans
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