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Location of Curriculum Content Associated with CSWE EPAS (2008) Competency Practice Behaviors[1]

By EPAS Competencies

Designed to accompany Social Work and Social Welfare: An Invitation (2nd ed). by Marla Berg-Weger

|Competency |List Practice Behavior |Course Objectives |Course Units of |Assignments |

| |and Content |(# in syllabus) |content (if used) | |

| | | | | |

|EP 2.1.1-Identify as a |Attend to professional roles and |#1) Understand the |Unit 1: |Berg-Weger, Readings and Exercises (including interactive case activities, |

|professional social worker |boundaries. |qualifications necessary |Topics 1, 2 |assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities), Chapters 1,2 |

|and conduct oneself |Demonstrate professional demeanor|for the different levels | |Earl, T.L. (2005). Response to Greene 2002, “Redefining social work for the |

|accordingly. |in behavior, appearance and |of social work practice | |new millennium”. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 11(1), |

| |communication |methods in working with | |55-61. |

| | |individuals, families, | |Greene, R. (2001). Redefining social work for the new millennium: Setting a |

| | |groups and communities. | |context. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 11 (1), 37-54. |

| | | | |Video: On Any Given Day, Social Workers Help |

| | | | |Agency Research Paper |

| | | | |Addams, J. (1994).First days at Hull-House. Twenty years at Hull-House, 5-7. |

| | | | |New York: Buccaneer Books. |

| | | | |Reid, P.N. & Edwards, R.L. (2006). The purpose of a school of social work: An|

| | | | |American perspective. Social Work Education, 25(5), 461-484. |

|EP 2.1.2-Apply social work |Recognize and manage personal |#4) Identify the social |Unit 1 Topic 6 |Berg-Weger, Readings and Exercises (including interactive case activities, |

|ethical principles to guide|values in a way that allows |work profession’s core | |assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities), Chapter 6 |

|professional practice. |professional values to guide |values and ethical | |Strom-Gottfried, K.J. (2004) Ethics in social work and social welfare: A |

| |practice. |principles, and contrast | |primer. Boston: McGraw Hill. |

| |Make ethical decisions by |with the individual | |NASW Code of Ethics (download from NASW website) |

| |applying standards of the NASW |student’s values and | |) |

| |Code of Ethics and as applicable,|those values held in | |IFSW Ethical Document (download from IFSW website) |

| |of the IFSW/IASSW Ethical |society. | | |

| |Statement of Principles. | | | |

| |Apply strategies of ethical | | | |

| |reasoning to arrive at principled| | | |

| |decisions. | | | |

|EP 2.1.4-Enhance diversity |Recognize the extent to which a |#7) Recognize one’s own |Unit 1 Topic 5 |Berg-Weger, Chapter 5 Readings and Exercises (including interactive case |

|and difference in practice.|culture’s structures and values |cultural norms and | |activities, assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities) |

| |may oppress, marginalize, |compare these with | |Berg-Weger, M. (2010). Diversity in social work practice. Social Work and |

| |alienate, or create or enhance |diverse communities | |Social Welfare: An Invitation. (2nd ed.) 94-124. New York: Taylor & Francis. |

| |privilege and power |locally, nationally, and | |Waites, C. (2008). African-American families across generations. In Social |

| |Gain sufficient self-awareness to|internationally. | |work with African Americans, 3-16. New York: Routledge. |

| |eliminate the influence of | | |Waites, C. (2008). Intergenerational perspective. In Social work with African|

| |personal biases and values in | | |Americans, 17-31. New York: Routledge. |

| |working with diverse groups | | |Aponte, K. and Foote, C.E. (2009). Hispanic families in poverty: The hidden |

| | | | |contribution of immigration. In Broussard, C.A. & Joseph, A.L. (ed.). Family |

| | | | |poverty in diverse contexts, 78-92. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Mary, N.L. (2005). An approach to learning about social work with people with|

| | | | |disabilities. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation 6, (1/2),|

| | | | |1-22. |

|EP 2.1.5-Advance human |Understand the forms and |#5) Examine social and |Unit 1 Topics 2, 3,|Video & Quiz: Legacies of Social Change: |

|rights and social and |mechanisms of oppression and |economic injustice issues|4, 5 |100 Years of Professional Social Work |

|economic justice. |discrimination |addressed by the social | |in the US |

| | |work profession, | |Berg-Weger, Readings and Exercises (including assigned web readings, |

| | |especially those related | |questions, and web link activities) Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 |

| | |to poverty, inequality, | |Addams, J. (1994).First days at Hull-House. Twenty years at Hull-House, 5-7. |

| | |racism, sexism, | |New York: Buccaneer Books. |

| | |homophobia, ageism, and | |Reid, P.N. & Edwards, R.L. (2006). The purpose of a school of social work: An|

| | |other forms of | |American perspective. Social Work Education, 25(5), 461-484. |

| | |oppression. | |Seccombe, K. (2009). Life after welfare reform. In Broussard, C.A. & Joseph, |

| | | | |A.L. Family poverty in diverse contexts, 48-63. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Tyuse, S. W. (2003). Social justice and welfare reform: A shift in policy. |

| | | | |Social Thought, 22 (2/3), 81-95. |

| | | | |Nelson, M.K. (2005). The social economy of single motherhood: Raising |

| | | | |children in rural America, |

| | | | |17–26, 32–40, 51–53, 93–121. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Hartman, C. (2003). The race/poverty intersection: Will we ever achieve |

| | | | |liberty and justice for |

| | | | |all? Social Thought, 22, (2/3), 2003, pp. 55-62. Binghamton, NY: Haworth |

| | | | |Press. |

| | | | |Schlesinger, E.G. & Devore, W. (2007). Ethnic sensitive social work practice:|

| | | | |Back to the future. |

| | | | |Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 16 (3/4), 3-29. |

| | | | |Waites, C. (2008). African-American families across generations. In Social |

| | | | |work with African Americans, 3-16. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Waites, C. (2008). Intergenerational perspective. In Social work with African|

| | | | |Americans, 17-31. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Aponte, K. and Foote, C.E. (2009). Hispanic families in poverty: The hidden |

| | | | |contribution of immigration. In Broussard, C.A. & Joseph, A.L. (ed.). Family |

| | | | |poverty in diverse contexts, 78-92. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Mary, N.L. (2005). An approach to learning about social work with people with|

| | | | |disabilities. Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation 6, (1/2),|

| | | | |1-22. |

| | | | |United Nations Millennium Development Goals |

| | | | |Interview with Older Adult Assignment |

| | | | |Campus/Community Activity |

| | | | |Movie Reaction Paper |

|EP 2.1.7-Apply knowledge of|Understand conceptual frameworks |#3) Understand core |Unit 2 Topic 1 |Berg-Weger, Readings and Exercises (including interactive case activities, |

|human behavior and the |that guide the process of |theories and research |Unit 3 Topics 1, 2,|assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities) , Chapters 4, |

|social environment. |assessment, intervention, and |that guide social work’s |3 |7, 9, 10, 11 |

| |evaluation. |frameworks, perspectives,| |Additional reasons as listed for Unit 2 Topic 1 |

| | |and generalist practice | |Unit 3 Topics 1, 2, 3 |

| | |methods. | |Social Work Journal Assignment |

| | | | |Workshop Reaction Paper |

| | | | |“Finding the Strengths” Class Exercise |

|EP 2.1.8-Engage in policy |Recognize policies and actions |#6) Identify and |Unit 2 Topic 2 |Berg Weger, Readings and Exercises (including interactive case activities, |

|practice to advance social |that advance social well-being |understand social service| |assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities), Chapter 8 |

|and economic well-being and| |delivery systems and the | |Clifford, M.W. (2009). Adolescents with co-occurring mental health and |

|to deliver effective social| |many practice settings | |substance use problems. In Gitterman, A. & Salmon, R. Encyclopedia of social |

|work services. | |where social workers are | |work with groups. 181-183. |

| | |employed. | |Slovak, K. & Carlson, K. (2009). The dynamics of rural family poverty. . In |

| | | | |Broussard, C.A. & Joseph, A.L. (ed.). Family poverty in diverse contexts, |

| | | | |64-77. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Smith, C.J. (2009). Foster care and families apart poverty, placement, and |

| | | | |potential. In Broussard, C.A. & Joseph, A.L. (ed.). Family poverty in diverse|

| | | | |contexts, 121-137. New York: Routledge. |

| | | | |Berkman, B., Gardiner, D., Zodikoff, B., & Harootyan, L. (2006). Social work |

| | | | |and aging in the emerging health world. Journal of Gerontological Social |

| | | | |Work, 48(1/2), 203-217. |

| | | | |Cnaan, R.A., Draine, J., Frazier, B. & Sinha, J.W. (2008). Ex-prisoners’ |

| | | | |re-entry: An emerging |

| | | | |frontier and a social work challenge. Journal of Policy Practice, Vol. |

| | | | |7(2/3), 178-198. |

| | | | |Movie Reaction Paper |

| | | | |Community Services Inventory |

| | | | |Agency Research Paper Assignment |

|EP 2.1.9-Respond to |Understand organizational, |#3) Understand core |Unit 1 Topic 4 |Berg-Weger, Chapter 4 Readings and Exercises (including interactive case |

|contexts that shape |community and societal context of|theories and research | |activities, assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities) |

|practice. |social work practice. |that guide social work’s | |Berg-Weger, M. (2010). The social work environment. Social Work and Social |

| | |frameworks, perspectives,| |Welfare: An Invitation. (2nd ed.) 75-93. New York: Taylor & Francis. |

| | |and generalist practice | |Hartman, C. (2003). The race/poverty intersection: Will we ever achieve |

| | |methods. | |liberty and justice for |

| | | | |all? Social Thought, 22, (2/3), 2003, pp. 55-62. Binghamton, NY: Haworth |

| | | | |Press. |

| | | | |Schlesinger, E.G. & Devore, W. (2007). Ethnic sensitive social work practice:|

| | | | |Back to the future. |

| | | | |Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 16 (3/4), 3-29. |

|EP 2.1.10 (a-d)- Engage, |Substantively and effectively |#1) Understand the |Unit 3: |Berg-Weger, Readings and Exercises (including interactive case activities, |

|assess, intervene, and |prepare for action with |qualifications necessary |Topics 1, 2, 3 |assigned web readings and questions, and web link activities), Chapters 9, |

|evaluate with individuals, |individuals, families, groups, |for the different levels | |10, 11 |

|families, groups, |organizations, and communities |of social work practice | |Perron, B.E. & Bender, K. (2009). Adults with co-occurring mental health and |

|organizations, and |Use empathy and other |methods in working with | |substance use problems. In Gitterman, A. & Salmon, R. Encyclopedia of social |

|communities. |interpersonal skills |individuals, families, | |work with groups. 183-186. |

| |Develop a mutually agreed-on |groups and communities. | |Brodie, K. & Gadling-Cole, C. (2008). Family conferencing with |

| |focus of work and desired | | |African-American families. In Waites, C. In Social work with African |

| |outcomes | | |Americans, 123-42. New York: Routledge. |

| |Collect, organize, and interpret | | |Wilson, S.M. & Hennon, C.B. (2008). Emerging trends for family scholarship |

| |client data | | |across societies. In Hennon, C.B. & Wilson, S.M. Families in a global |

| |Assess client strengths and | | |context, 495-513. New York: Routledge. |

| |limitations | | |Slaght, E.F. (2009). Support groups for |

| |Develop mutually agreed-on | | |welfare moms. In Cohen, C.S., Phillips, M.H. & Hanson, M. (eds.). Strength |

| |intervention goals and objectives| | |and diversity in social work with groups: Think group, 93-102. New York: |

| |Select appropriate intervention | | |Routledge. |

| |strategies | | |Steinberg, D.M. (2006). The art, science, heart, and ethics of social group |

| |Initiate actions to achieve | | |work: Lessons from a great teacher. Social Work with Groups, 29 (2/3), 33-45.|

| |organizational goals | | |Pyles, L. (2009). Introduction. In Progressive community organizing: The |

| |Implement prevention | | |roots of social change. 1-15. New York: Routledge. |

| |interventions that enhance client| | | |

| |capacities | | | |

| |Help clients resolve problems | | | |

| |Negotiate, mediate, and advocate | | | |

| |for clients | | | |

| |Facilitate transitions and | | | |

| |endings | | | |

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[1] Adapted from Zastrow, C. (2009). Syllabus Evaluation Instrument. Unpublished material.

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