Concentration Specifics The concentration in Community Based Family Practice (CBFP) places an emphasis on assisting students to develop the knowledge and skills to apply evidence-based, holistic, multi-theoretical, multi-systemic methods of working with people in the context of family and community. Research has found that multiple strategies are necessary to successfully address the issues of poverty and substance abuse that the citizens of the region frequently encounter. CBFP is grounded in the belief that we are all connected and part of a larger system. Graduates learn to work across systems in order to identify and meet needs and create positive synergy for growth and change. In the concentration year of the RU MSW program, students will demonstrate the following EPAS Competency and practice behaviors (Revision 2015): 2.1.1 CBFP1. Develop, manage, and maintain autonomous professional relationships with clients and client systems. 2.1.2 CBFP1. Successfully address ethical dilemmas that arise in community-based family practice by applying a recognized model of ethical decision-making and consulting. 2.1.3 CBFP1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of multiple theoretical perspectives and apply them to client situations. 2.1.4 CBFP1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of diversity and intersectionality in shaping the life experiences of client systems in local communities. 2.1.5 CBFP1. Use knowledge of the effects of oppression, discrimination, or historical trauma on clients and client systems to guide practice. 2.1.6 CBFP1. Critique existing research that can be applied to community-based family practice. 2.1.7 CBFP1. Apply social work theories to clients and client systems in the family-community continuum. 2.1.7 CBFP2. Recommend and evaluate interventions that enhance the connection between people and their communities. 2.1.8 CBFP1. Communicate to stakeholders (e.g. funders, clients, family members, community members, legislators) the implication of policies and policy change in the lives of clients. 2.1.9 CBFP1. Tailor practice to small cities and rural areas. 2.1.9 CBFP2. Engage in, facilitate, and strengthen civic engagement. 2.1.10(a) CBFP1. Develop a culturally responsive client-centered working alliance. 2.1.10(a) CBFB2. Attend to the interpersonal dynamics and contextual factors that both strengthen and potentially threaten the working alliance.
Concentration Specifics The concentration in Community Based Family Practice (CBFP) places an emphasis on assisting students to develop the knowledge and skills to apply evidence-based, holistic, multi-theoretical, multi-systemic methods of working with people in the context of family and community. Research has found that multiple strategies are necessary to successfully address the issues of poverty and substance abuse that the citizens of the region frequently encounter. CBFP is grounded in the belief that we are all connected and part of a larger system. Graduates learn to work across systems in order to identify and meet needs and create positive synergy for growth and change. In the concentration year of the RU MSW program, students will demonstrate the following EPAS Competency and practice behaviors (Revision 2015): 2.1.1 CBFP1. Develop, manage, and maintain autonomous professional relationships with clients and client systems. 2.1.2 CBFP1. Successfully address ethical dilemmas that arise in community-based family practice by applying a recognized model of ethical decision-making and consulting. 2.1.3 CBFP1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of multiple theoretical perspectives and apply them to client situations. 2.1.4 CBFP1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of diversity and intersectionality in shaping the life experiences of client systems in local communities. 2.1.5 CBFP1. Use knowledge of the effects of oppression, discrimination, or historical trauma on clients and client systems to guide practice. 2.1.6 CBFP1. Critique existing research that can be applied to community-based family practice. 2.1.7 CBFP1. Apply social work theories to clients and client systems in the family-community continuum. 2.1.7 CBFP2. Recommend and evaluate interventions that enhance the connection between people and their communities. 2.1.8 CBFP1. Communicate to stakeholders (e.g. funders, clients, family members, community members, legislators) the implication of policies and policy change in the lives of clients. 2.1.9 CBFP1. Tailor practice to small cities and rural areas. 2.1.9 CBFP2. Engage in, facilitate, and strengthen civic engagement. 2.1.10(a) CBFP1. Develop a culturally responsive client-centered working alliance. 2.1.10(a) CBFB2. Attend to the interpersonal dynamics and contextual factors that both strengthen and potentially threaten the working alliance.
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