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ABILITY STATEMENTS1IDENTIFY AS A REFLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERStudents will demonstrate awareness of the potential influence of their actions and wordsas a professional social worker upon individuals, families, groups, organizations andcommunities. Students will demonstrate the ability to reflect on practice decisions and activities,using self-correction to assure continual professional development.[EPAS 2.1.1: Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly, and OriginalAbilities #1 (Professional use of self) and #8 (World of work)]Foundation LevelKnowledge:• Knows the history and mission of social work as a profession• Differentiates social work professional roles from those of personal roles and otherprofession’s roles• Understands professional roles and boundaries regarding behavior and selfdisclosurein professional contexts• Understands the need for professional supervision or consultation• Possesses awareness of own strengths and weaknesses related to social workpractice and has a beginning understanding of own personal biases andvulnerabilities and awareness of how those might impact work with clients or clientsystems• Understands concepts of transference, counter-transference, and power in humanservices relationshipsValues:• Identifies with the profession—allows professional values guide to social workpractice• Is committed to enhancing strengths and improving skills• Values constructive criticismSkills:• Is flexible and adaptable in assuming various social work roles as they relate toneeds of clients, systems, or communities• Can effectively cope with change• Maintains professional demeanor, appearance, behavior and communication inwork roles and settings• Adheres to appropriate boundaries with clients• Advocates for client access to the services of social work• Makes use of regular professional supervision and consultationhttp://msass.case.edu/downloads/academic/Student_Handbook.pdf Page 11
Advanced LevelKnowledge:• Understands own personal biases and vulnerabilities and is aware of how thosemight impact work with clients or client systems in a specialization area of socialwork practice• Knows the importance of self-care and work/life balanceValues:• Is committed to lifelong learning• Is respectful of the mutual impact of the change process on the worker and theclient• Recognizes the contributions of others’ skills, knowledge, values and resources inthe change process• Is committed to sharing appropriate knowledge, values and skills with other lessexperienced professionals or professionals in other disciplinesSkills:• Is able to accommodate own needs, strengths and weaknesses to the organizationalstructure; manages authority relationships in a professional manner• Can identify and modify personal and professional barriers to effective practice• Seeks and uses regular, appropriate supervision for social work practice• Engages in appropriate self-care and maintains appropriate work/life balance2ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICEGraduates will advocate for human rights and social and economic justice as one of theirprimary responsibilities.[EPAS 2.1.5 Advance human rights; social & econ. justice; 2.1.8 Engage in policy practice.(Original Ability #7, Advocate for Social Justice.)]Foundation LevelKnowledge:• Knows the history, mission and values of the social work profession• Knows the process of developing laws and social policies at the federal, state, andlocal levels• Understands key social policies affecting the poor, oppressed and disenfranchised• Understands basic categories of human needs and goals of health and socialservices to meet those needs• Knows basic social policy change strategies• Knows a range of advocacy strategiesValues:• Is committed to using knowledge and skills to improve the lives of individuals andthe communityhttp://msass.case.edu/downloads/academic/Student_Handbook.pdf Page 12
Page 1 and 2: MSSAStudentand FacultyManual2012-20
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTSWELCOME TO MSASS!
Page 5 and 6: From the University ...............
Page 7 and 8: CASE AND MSASS OVERVIEWCase Western
Page 9 and 10: Convenient Facilities:Degree Progra
Page 11: 2. Advocate for Social, Economic, a
Page 15 and 16: Foundation LevelKnowledge:• Criti
Page 17 and 18: Assessment:‣ Can ask relevant que
Page 19 and 20: • Knows the requirements of infor
Page 21 and 22: • Develops skills in engaging per
Page 23 and 24: • Evaluates own practice effectiv
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Page 27 and 28: Involving service users and other c
Page 29 and 30: PersonalCommunity(Davidson, 1986)pr
Page 31 and 32: • Community-based practice social
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Page 37 and 38: Community and Social Development at
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Page 41 and 42: PROGRAMS AND OPTIONS FOR STUDYTwo-Y
Page 43 and 44: The Part-Time Program may be comple
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writing, to the Associate Dean for
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• Treating the person in a prefer
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Testing dates are noted on the acad
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SOCIAL WORK LICENSINGWhen MSASS stu
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MSASS TUITIONNew students accepted
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For additional information about th
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Case Western Reserve University has
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Escort ServiceCase student escort s
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is disclosure to school officials w
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Data on retention and graduation ra
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The college years mark a time when
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Guidelines for Reserves1. Requests
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• Option to time release of quizz
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Computer LabThe MSASS Computer Lab
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Students must be in good academic s
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the form (it would be helpful to ke
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UNIVERSITY POLICIESALCOHOL USE AND
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There are certain circumstances whe
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• incest• sexual assault with a
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FINDING YOUR WAY…Academic Calenda
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OFFICES OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, STUDEN
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MANDEL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONGrover
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CURRICULUM “GO TO” PEOPLECONCEN
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http://msass.case.edu/downloads/aca
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Claudia J. Coulton, PhD(Case Wester
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Eva Kahana, PhD(University of Chica
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Diana Morris, PhD(Case Western Rese
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Zoe Breen Wood, MSW(Virginia Common
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College Station (216-791-1600) T-W:
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Marc’s Coventry (216-320-1000) M-
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