Liberty University SOWK Comprehensive Exam
1. Social Work Values: - Service
- Integrity
- Social justice
- Importance and centrality of human relationships
- Competence
- Dignity and worth of individual
2. Perspectives: - Strengths perspective
3. Theories:
4. Competencies:
5. Professional Identity: 1. Advocate for client access to the services
of social work
2. Practice personal reflection and self-correction
3. Professional roles and boundaries
4. Professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication
5. Engage in career-long learning
6. Use supervision and consultation
6. Ethical Practice: 1. Recognize and manage personal values in a way
1/
, that allows professional values to guide practice
2. Make ethical decisions, apply standards of Code of Ethics
3.Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts
4. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions
7. Critical Thinking: 1. Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple
sources of knowledge, including research based knowledge, and
practice wisdom
2. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and
evaluation
3.Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working
with all popu- lations
8. Diversity in Practice: 1. Culture's structures and values may oppress,
margin- alize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power
2.Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal
biases and values in working with diverse groups
3.Recognize and communicate their understanding of the importance
of difference in shaping life experiences
4.View self as learner and engage those who they work with as
informants
2/
1. Social Work Values: - Service
- Integrity
- Social justice
- Importance and centrality of human relationships
- Competence
- Dignity and worth of individual
2. Perspectives: - Strengths perspective
3. Theories:
4. Competencies:
5. Professional Identity: 1. Advocate for client access to the services
of social work
2. Practice personal reflection and self-correction
3. Professional roles and boundaries
4. Professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication
5. Engage in career-long learning
6. Use supervision and consultation
6. Ethical Practice: 1. Recognize and manage personal values in a way
1/
, that allows professional values to guide practice
2. Make ethical decisions, apply standards of Code of Ethics
3.Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts
4. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions
7. Critical Thinking: 1. Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple
sources of knowledge, including research based knowledge, and
practice wisdom
2. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and
evaluation
3.Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working
with all popu- lations
8. Diversity in Practice: 1. Culture's structures and values may oppress,
margin- alize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power
2.Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal
biases and values in working with diverse groups
3.Recognize and communicate their understanding of the importance
of difference in shaping life experiences
4.View self as learner and engage those who they work with as
informants
2/
