Discussion 2: Social Interest and Professional Development

Discussion 2: Social Interest and Professional Development

The work involved in program evaluation requires a good deal of discipline and focus from the evaluator because of the standards, competencies, and codes of ethics required by the human services profession. Although evaluation is not specifically a profession, since evaluators are not licensed or certified, those who engage in the process of evaluation are professionals with extensive training and knowledge related to the various roles, responsibilities, and concerns of human services. Many human services program evaluators are themselves certified human services professionals and belong to various human services professional organizations. The existence of such certifications and involvement lend credibility and strength to the human services profession as a whole.

In this Discussion, you explore the various areas of human services delivery and identify areas of particular interest to you. You consider your possible future career as a human services professional and the impact you could have on the field of human services. You also explore the merits of professional human services organizations and entities for certification.

To prepare for this Discussion:  

• Review the article “A Critical Call for Connecting Students and Professional Associations.” Think about how becoming more involved in professional associations could be beneficial to your own future as a human services professional.
• Review the article “Going Beyond Training: Theory and Practice in Managing Learning.” Reflect on how you can continually be learning and growing in your field of work.
• Explore the Council for Standards in Human Service Education website listed in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider the importance of having a credential for achieving your goals as a human services professional.
• Explore the Center for Credentialing & Education website listed in this week’s Learning Resources. Consider the different types of human service credentialing available, the responsibilities of each position, and how working for such credentials could improve your ability to be an effective human services professional.
• Reflect on what you have studied and considered throughout this course. Focus on the various areas of human services and identify the areas in which you can see yourself working.

With these thoughts in mind:

• Do a brief description of one area of human services delivery in which you are especially interested and why you are interested in that area. Then, explain how you might impact this area in the future as a human services professional. Finally, explain how affiliation with a professional organization and/or becoming a HS-BCP might contribute to the impact you hope to make. Be specific and provide examples.Loading… Skip to Main Content
  

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  Title:

  A critical call for connecting students and professional associations.

  Authors:

  Simon, Shirley R.. School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, US, ssimon@luc.edu  Webster, Joyce A.. Jewish Child and Family Services, Chicago, IL, US, joycewebster@gmail.com  Horn, Karen. Hillside East Academy, Chicago, IL, US, kdgreenm@yahoo.com

  Address:

  Simon, Shirley R., School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, 820 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, US, 60611, ssimon@luc.edu

  Source:

  Social Work with Groups: A Journal of Community and Clinical Practice, Vol 30(4), 2007. pp. 5-19.

  NLM Title Abbreviation:

  Soc Work Groups

  Page Count:

  15

  Publisher:

  US : Haworth Press

  Other Publishers:

  United Kingdom : Taylor & Francis

  ISSN:

  0160-9513 (Print) 1540-9481 (Electronic)

  Language:

  English

  Keywords:

  students, professional associations, connections, Master of Social Work students, Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups

  Abstract:

  This article describes a model aimed at facilitating connections between students and professional associations. It assesses efforts to link Master of Social Work (MSW) students and the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG), and delineates the rationale, underlying assumptions, process, impact, and critical factors. Suggestions are offered for creating and enhancing connections between these two constituencies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

  Document Type:

  Journal Article

  Subjects:

  *Graduate Students; *Professional Organizations; *Social Casework; *Social Workers; Social Work Education

  PsycINFO Classification:

  Professional Education & Training (3410)

  Population:

  Human

  Age Group:

  Adulthood (18 yrs & older)

  Format Covered:

  Electronic

  Publication Type:

  Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal

  Release Date:

  20071022

  Correction Date:

  20100322

  Digital Object Identifier:

  http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1300/J009v30n04_02

  Accession Number:

  2007-14483-002

  Number of Citations in Source:

  16

  Database:

  PsycINFO

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