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Generalizes about the availability, accessibility and quality <strong>of</strong> local resources in relation to client needs and<br />

identifies the impact <strong>of</strong> the local resource system upon clients and upon the agency;<br />

Relates social work expertise in community resources to social work purposes and models <strong>of</strong> helping and<br />

relates the local community resources system to broader issues <strong>of</strong> social problems, policy, and program;<br />

Comprehends the generic base <strong>of</strong> community and inter-organizational practice and is aware <strong>of</strong> the specialized<br />

knowledge, theory and skills required <strong>for</strong> advanced practice with communities and between organizations;<br />

c) With a Group<br />

Understands the role <strong>of</strong> groups in social work;<br />

Identifies <strong>for</strong>mal and in<strong>for</strong>mal groups within the agency and their ramifications <strong>for</strong> clients, staff, and others<br />

involved with the agency;<br />

Describes types <strong>of</strong> client groups sponsored by the agency, ways in which they help clients, and factors<br />

associated with group success;<br />

Analyzes his/her practice with groups using concepts from theories <strong>of</strong> groups and group practice;<br />

Comprehends the generic base <strong>of</strong> group practice and is aware <strong>of</strong> the specialized knowledge, theory, and skills<br />

required <strong>for</strong> advanced work with groups;<br />

d) With Families<br />

Describes families served by the agency and demonstrates understanding <strong>of</strong> concepts <strong>of</strong> family functioning by<br />

using them in family assessment and intervention;<br />

In specific case situations, describes the transactions between individual members and the family as a whole;<br />

the nature <strong>of</strong> the transactions between the family and community, the relationship between the family and the<br />

agency, the degree to which the agency is able to meet family needs;<br />

Analyzes his/her practice by using family concepts and family practice theory;<br />

Comprehends the generic base <strong>of</strong> family practice and is aware <strong>of</strong> the knowledge, theory and skills required <strong>for</strong><br />

advanced work with families;<br />

e) With Individuals<br />

Understands the biological, psychological, social, and political factors that interact to influence individuals’<br />

psychosocial functioning and their ability to cope with problems in living;<br />

Describes individuals served by the agency and the impact upon them <strong>of</strong> their transactions with their families,<br />

groups, community, community institutions, and with the agency<br />

Analyzes his/her work with individuals using theories <strong>of</strong> individuals behavior and individual change taught in<br />

the Foundation curriculum;<br />

Identifies the generic base <strong>of</strong> practice with individuals and is aware <strong>of</strong> the specialized knowledge, theory and<br />

skill that are required <strong>for</strong> advanced practice with individuals;<br />

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