| 2015 EPAS Generalist Behaviors |
| Core Competency |
Generalist Behaviors
Assessed in SOWK 551 |
Outcomes
|
Generalist Competency
Benchmark Mean |
Percentage of Students
Achieving Benchmark |
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior |
Behavior 1: Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations:
100%
Competency Thesis:
100% |
| Behavior 2: Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100%
|
| Behavior 3:Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations: 96.88%
Competency Thesis: 100%
|
| Behavior 4: Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100%
|
| Behavior 5: Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 1 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.56
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 2:Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice |
Behavior 6: Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.70
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 7: Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.70
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 8: Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.45
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.70
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 2 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.52
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.70
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis:100% |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice |
Behavior 9: Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels.
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 10: Engage in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 3 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice |
Behavior 11: Use practice experience and theory to inform scientific inquiry and research. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.73
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.54
|
Student Evaluations: 96.88%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
|
Behavior 12: Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings.
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.54
|
Student Evaluations: 96.88%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 13: Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.54
|
Student Evaluations: 96.88%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 4 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.54
|
Student Evaluations: 96.88%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice |
Behavior 14: Identify social policy at the local, state, and federal level that impacts well-being, service delivery, and access to social services.
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.57
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 15: Assess how social welfare and economic policies impact the delivery of and access to social services. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.57
|
Student Evaluations:100%
Competency Thesis:100% |
| Behavior 16: Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.73
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.57
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 5 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.70
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.57
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
Behavior 17: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.73
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 18: Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to effectively engage diverse clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 6 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
Behavior 19: Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal = 3 Program= 1.52
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 20: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.45
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.52
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 21: Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.52
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 22: Select appropriate intervention strategies based on the assessment, research knowledge, and values and preferences of clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.73
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.52
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 7 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.61
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.52
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 8:Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
Behavior 23: Critically choose and implement interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance capacities of clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal = 3 Program= 1.82
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 24: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis:100%
|
| Behavior 25: Use inter-professional collaboration as appropriate to achieve beneficial practice outcomes. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
|
Behavior 26:Negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of diverse clients and constituencies.
|
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.45
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 27: Facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations:100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 8 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.60
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.53
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 9:Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
Behavior 28: Select and use appropriate methods for evaluation of outcomes. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.51
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 29: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.51
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Behavior 30: Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate intervention and program processes and outcomes. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.55
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.51
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis:100% |
| Behavior 31: Apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.64
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.51
|
Student Evaluations:100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |
| Competency 9 Mean/Percentage |
Student Evaluations:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.59
Competency Thesis:
Goal= 3 Program= 1.51
|
Student Evaluations: 100%
Competency Thesis: 100% |