Field Manual for 2013-2014 - University of Maryland School of ...

Learning Objectives
The categories on the following pages are learning objectives from the statement on MACRO Field Instruction. Please
note the student's performance by checking the appropriate column. Please provide illustration of your concerns by
elaborating about the student's performance (e.g. lack of competency, inconsistency) in the space following each
section. Please refer to the Learning Objectives for MACRO Field Instruction for more detailed descriptions of each of
the following objectives.
KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES
1. Develop and understanding of social structure and
its implications for marginalized communities and
populations.
2. Develop an understanding of power structures and
power relationships.
Pass
Needs
Improvement Fail
No Opportunity
to Observe
Gain knowledge of the impact of public policy,
decisions and management implications in an area
of practice such as aging, child welfare, health,
mental health, and so forth.
2. Develop knowledge about the structure and dynamics
of groups.
3. Develop knowledge about the structure and dynamics
of families .
4. Develop knowledge of principles governing effective
communication with and on behalf of clients,
particularly with populations at risk
5. Develop knowledge of professional role (e.g. selfawareness,
professional relationships, ethical relationships,
different roles of the social worker).
6. Elaborate the ways in which individuals diverse
characteristics (e.g. social status race, ethnicity, age,
gender, sexual orientation, spirituality, and health
status) impact their abilities to access services and
effect client transactions.
7. Develop Knowledge of evidence based interventions.
SKILL OBJECTIVES
A. Ability to implement role demand and an advanced
student.
B. Ability to engage clients in a professional relationship.
C. Ability to assess the request and need for help.
D. Ability to judge the degree of urgency in the
client’s request for service.
E. Ability to recognize the impact of diversity, social and
economic injustice, and oppress-ion on social work
practice.
F. Ability to act within the agency system in response to
client need and advocate for change when needed.
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