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Requirements for CTEs are as follows:
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1. APA style
2. Typed, double-spaced, 12 font size
3. One (1), but no more than two (2) full pages
4. Page numbers in upper right-hand corner with students’ last name as running head
5. Cover page including student’s name, course/semester, essay number and date
centered in middle of cover page
6. Reference page
CTE Purpose
Critical essays address the following competencies
• Competency 1
• Competency 2
• Competency 3
• Competency 4
• Competency 7
The assignments above are designed to help students begin demonstrating the following
social work
competencies and behaviors:
Competency One: Demonstrate Professional and Ethical Behavior
1) Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and
regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and
additional codes
of ethics as appropriate to context
2) Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in
practice situations
3) Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic
communication
4) Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes
5) Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior
Competency Two: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
1) Apply and communicate understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in
shaping life
experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels
2) Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own
experiences
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3) Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in
working with diverse clients and constituencies
Competency Three: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental
Justice
1) Apply their understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human
rights at the individual and system levels
Competency Four: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
1) Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery
Competency Seven: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities
1) Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients
and
constituencies
In their essays, students should consider the following as
they examine their feelings
about the readings:
• The social work values presented in the readings
• Challenges of working with the identified population(s)
• Ethical questions raised by the readings
• The student’s reaction(s) to the readings
Recommended Format
> 1st paragraph – Summary of Reading
> 2nd and following paragraphs
– Social Work Values presented
– Challenges of working with this population
– Ethical questions raised
> 2nd to the last paragraph
– Your reaction to the reading
> Last Paragraph – Conclusion
Students have the opportunity to critically evaluate and synthesize the readings, including
numerical data,
observable facts as well as qualitative information in the assigned books. It is important that students also
consider the following whilst formulating their essays:
• Diverse and underserved population(s)
What data defines them as diverse or underserved compared to other groups and the relevance of
various fields of practice (Empirical and
Quantitative Skills & Critical Thinking)
• Characteristics and challenges of working with the identified population(s) (Empirical and
Quantitative Skills & Critical Thinking)
• Social work values, principles and ethics presented in the readings
Cite from text,
bibliography or other professional sources (Social Responsibility)
• Theoretical frameworks that help to explain observed phenomena
See text – Social work & social welfare: An introduction, bibliography at end of syllabus or other
professional sources (Critical Thinking)
• Include a diverse population/field of practice and should reflect critical thinking, discourse
and
integration, syntheses about the content, issues and themes presented by the authors. It should
not be “book reports” or summaries.
• Values, principles and/or ethics must be reflective of the NASW Code of Ethics and one or more
theoretical frameworks