Self assessment

You will review the template provided and then conduct a self-assessment using the outline below. Your self-assessment will prepare you for the final course project due in Week 9, which is the formal client biopsychosocialspiritual assessment.

Note: Please know that only your instructor will review your self-assessment. Use pseudonyms where needed to protect the privacy of organizations and individuals you reference in your paper.

Assignment Instructions

Review the to get a clear sense of what the full process is like with a client. Then use the outline below to write a 510 page paper that includes complete responses to each component of Sections 1 and 2.

Organize your paper in two sections as outlined below.

Section 1

In Section 1 of your document, include your responses to the following:

1. Self-Identifying Information.
2. Demographic information: Age, sex, ethnic group, current employment, marital status, physical environment/housing, and nature of living circumstances (apartment, group home or other shared living arrangement, or homeless). Discuss your neighborhood.
3. Presenting Problem.
4. What is a problem or issue you have experienced? Describe and discuss.
5. What caused the problem or issue?
6. What feelings and thoughts have been aroused by thinking about this problem or issue as you complete this assignment?
7. How have you coped with this problem or issue?
8. Who else, if anyone, is involved in the problem or issue? How are they involved? How do they view or how have they reacted to the problem/issue or solution?
9. How have they contributed to the problem/issue or solution?
10. Background History.
11. Family history: Describe your family history, including your family origin, and names of your family members that comprise your support team. (Use pseudonyms to protect the privacy of your family members.)
12. Family background: Discuss the value of family and what it means to you.
13. Intimate relationship history: Discuss your relationship with a spouse or significant other and his or her impact on your life. Discuss the support or lack of support from your spouse or significant other.
14. Educational and/or vocational training: Discuss your educational background (high school/GED, colleges attended, and trainings and degrees earned).
15. Employment history: Discuss the last three years of employment, including the last places of employment and job titles. (This can be paid and/or volunteer work.)
16. Military history (if applicable): Branch of military, rank, and number of years of service.
17. Cultural background: Race/ethnicity, primary language/other languages spoken, the significance of cultural identity, cultural strengths, experiences of discrimination or oppression, migration experience, and impact of migration on the individual and family life cycle.
18. Spirituality: Share your spiritual affiliations (i.e., denomination, church membership, extent of involvement, religious perspective, or special observances).

Section 2

In Section 2, reflect on your experience completing the self-assessment and respond to the following:

1. Give an example of how technology can be used in the practicum and in the community to enhance ethical practices in social work. Describe the situation you have in mind.
2. Discuss how to create awareness of values and ethical problem-solving in relation to advanced generalist social work practice.
3. In your discussion, apply leadership skills, theoretical frameworks, decision-making processes, and best practice interventions that you have used as a culturally competent social work intern when you have worked with clients who have different backgrounds or beliefs.
4. Explain how critical thinking skills informed your self-assessment. Provide specific examples.
5. Explain how you limited bias toward yourself during the self-assessment.
6. Explain how the strengths-based perspective informed your self-assessment.
7. Explain how you can use this assignment and experience to inform your work as an emerging social worker, including how the strengths-based practice can inform social work practice with diverse clients.
8. Explain how you will engage in collaborative practice with all systems (individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities) in advanced generalist social work.

Note: Only your instructor will review this assignment to protect the privacy of your personal data.