Knowledge and Values in a Social Work Setting

Choose a social work setting that interests you (e.g., medical, school, mental health, etc

Next, choose a local social work agency from that setting. You can use the agency where you completed your social worker interview.

Then, write a three paged paper answering the following: “As a social worker working in this social work setting, I would need to know:”

Knowledge and skills that a social worker who works in that setting needs to know to be effective

The responsibilities of a social worker who works in this setting must do

The values the social worker in this setting must abide by (e.g., NASW core values, etc)

Identify the practice level of a social worker in this setting (micro, mezzo, or macro; might be a combination of levels

Incorporate the appropriate chapter from the book and the relevant social work practice video from NASW – OH in your paper to support your responses.

The practice setting videos are in Canvas under the module “Social Work Setting Practice Videos (NASW- OH).”