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E-Portfolio
Garretson;I am currentlyasenior at UTCin the social work program. just graduated from UTC with honors. I am from Nashville, Tennesseeand am Iam looking forward to moving back to Nashville to get my Master's degree. I am a very easy going person and very intellgent whenI'm not having a blonde moment. I have made been on the National Dean's list five semesters in a row and am looking forward to beingon it my last for the past two semesters at UTC. and half years. Social justice is my main goal as a social worker or student (right now). worker.
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Objective #8 #8 Team Work
Function as a professional, collaborative, and supportive team member in implementing agency mission and functions.
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Garretson, e-poster PDF.ppt.pdf
Objective #7 #7 Evidence Based Practice and Research
Apply appropriate strategies for analyzing, formulating, influencing, and advocating for desired changes at all levels of government, and demonstrate a commitment to the principles of social and economic justice.
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Objective #6 #6 Social Work History
Apply a range of social work theories and evidence-based interventions with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities in all types of settings.
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Objective #5 #5 Human Rights/Economic and SocialJustice
Understand and appreciate the history of the social work profession in the context of contemporary social policy and practice and utilize this knowledge to inform practice.
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Objective #2 #2Critical thinking
Synthesize and integrate varied sources to inform decisions and create solutions and appropriate problem-solving strategies congruent with the social work knowledge base.
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Contribute to the service-centered focus of the university in promoting intellectual, ethical, social, and cultural professional growth to enrich one’s own life and the lives of others and in preparation for functioning professionally in a variety of entry-level practice settings.
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I chose to share my comments about howI view myleadership role in my BSW program. I think being able to understand how you view yourself as a leader, will allow you to get along with different peoples leadership styles. I think that you have to honestly evaluateyourself soyou cancontribute fully byknowingyour strengths and weaknesses. I think by doing this assignment I have learned a lot more about where I stand as a leader.
"Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics"
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Apply an understanding of the effects of interpersonal, social, and institutional oppression and discrimination in assessing and planning change in service delivery systems an organizations.
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I chosethe Down syndrome power point I did my junior yearbecause I feel that it demonstratesmy understanding of the effects of interpersonal, social, and institutional oppression and discrimination in assessing and planning change in service delivery systems and organizations. My classmate Misty and I conducted an interview with a mother of a Down syndrome child. She made me a lot more aware of what Down syndrome is and how it has affected her life in many ways. People with a mental illness are oppressed everyday and the only way to prevent it is to educate people about what mental illness is.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,
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Function as a professional, collaborative, and supportive team member in implementing agency mission and functions.
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Last Julymy peers and I helped conduct thePPEHRC (Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign) which was held in Atlanta, Ga. There we worked as a team to educate people about their rights and shared some stories about people's human rights being violated. Our class also held the first truth commission in Chattanooga, TN. I attached the different committees we had which helped makethe truthcommission a success.
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senior year whichhas comments on it from my field instructor. I feel that it demonstratesthe effectiveness of evidence-based interventions, generalist practice activities and client situations in the context of political and social policy by applying both quantitative and qualitative evaluation andeffective writing skills to a variety of practice settings. Through research I receivedinformation about how mental illness affects people,which willassist me in my journeyas a professional social worker in the mental health profession.
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Apply appropriate strategies for analyzing, formulating, influencing, and advocating for desired changes at all levels of government, and demonstrate a commitment to the principles of social and economic justice.
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I chose to use my processes recording from my junior year and my process recording from my senior whichhas comments on it from my field instructor. I feel that it demonstratesthe effectiveness of evidence-based interventions, generalist practice activities and client situations in the context of political and social policy by applying both quantitative and qualitative evaluation andeffective writing skills to a variety of practice settings. Through research I receivedinformation about how mental illness affects people,which willassist me in my journeyas a professional social worker in the mental health profession.
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Apply a range of social work theories and evidence-based interventions with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities in all types of settings.
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I chose my policy brief from my policy IIclass. I feel that it shows an appreciation for the history of the social work profession and the relationship between social welfare policies and the social work profession to inform the context of current generalist practice.
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Understand and appreciate the history of the social work profession in the context of contemporary social policy and practice and utilize this knowledge to inform practice.
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I chose my research briefB paper, becauseI felt thatit showsmy understanding of human rights and social justice, by engaging in systematic social change to alleviate economic deprivation and oppression by applying change strategies to begin the process of achieving a just society in a global community.I have apersonal interest in social policy and affecting social policy on alocal, state andnational level. I think you have to be able toeffectively assess and evaluate policyto be awell-rounded Social Worker.Policy affects everything we do soI feel that you have to know howto applyit to practice.
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace within the storm.
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Apply strategies for continous self-evaluation including supervision and consultation, and feedback from peers and other sources for self development.
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I chose to putcomments by my peers aboutmy first draft of mye-portfolio to show that I canapply strategies for continuous self-evaluation including supervision and consultation, and feedback from peers and other sources for self development. I feel that by showing the commentsfrom peers about myfirst draft andhowI have taken their feedback into consideration to better my e-portfolio now. I really enjoyed their feedback because their input has helped me make my e-poster better.
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Demonstrate professional behavior congruent with the social work Code of Ethics and apply strategies to effectively identify, address, and resolve ethical conflicts in professional practice.
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I chose to put my Impact paper in my e-portfolio becauseI feel itdemonstrates professional behavior congruent with the social work Code of Ethics, and applies strategies to effectively identify, address, and resolve ethical conflicts in professional practice. This paper was completed my senior year, during my field seminar class,in the Social Work BSW program at UTC. I feel that this is the best paper to portray the appropriate objectives stated.I enjoyed writing my impact paper because it made me analyze myself and think about my personal values.
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Synthesize and integrate varied sources to inform decisions and create solutions and appropriate problem-solving strategies congruent with the social work knowledge base.
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I chose to put my literature review and myfield learning agreementin my e-portfolio because I feel that these papers synthesize and integrate varied sources to inform decisions and create solutions and appropriate problem-solving strategies congruent with the social work knowledge base. This paper was completed my junior in the Social Work BSW program at UTC. I feel that this is the best paper to portray the appropriate objectives stated.
I learned a lot frommy literature reviewpaper, because I had to do research on peer reviewed articles on the topic of my choice. I chose Down syndrome as my topic because I wanted to learn more about the disorder and how it affects individuals and families. I feel that doing this paper it gave me a better understanding of appropriate problem]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:49 +0000 mod http://garretson.pbwiki.com/Program+Obj+1 no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited Program Obj 1 Objective #1 Cultural Competence
Apply culturally competent evidence-based practice skills adaptable to meet the needs of individuals and groups with diverse backgrounds by utilizing understandable language and multi-culturally sensitive communication skills.
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I chose to put my immersion assignment paper in my e-portfolio. I feel that this paper shows culturally competent evidence-based practice skills that are adaptable to meet the needs of individuals and groups with diverse backgrounds by utilizing understandable language and multi-culturally sensitive communication skills. This assignment was completed my junior year in the Social Work BSW program at UTC. I feel that this is the best paper to portray the appropriate objectives stated.
I learned a lot from doing this assignment with my classmates. This project demanded a lot of trust in one another because we all had our own section of the project to do. This paper also demanded that we had good communic]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:37 +0000 mod http://garretson.pbwiki.com/Objective+5 no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited Objective 5 Understand and appreciate the history of the social work profession in the context of contemporary social policy and practice and utilize this knowledge to inform practice.
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briefB paper paper, becauseI felt thatit showsmy understanding of human rights and social justice justice, by engaging in systematic social change to alleviate economic deprivation and oppression by applying change strategies to begin the process of achieving a just society in a global community.I have apersonal interest in social policy and affecting social policy on alocal, state andnational level. I think you have to be able toeffectively assess and evaluate policyto be awell-rounded Social Worker.Policy affects everything we do soI feel that you have to know howto applyit to practice.
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace within the storm.
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feel itdemonstratesprofessional itdemonstrates professional behavior congruent with the social work Code of Ethics Ethics, and applies strategies to effectively identify, address, and resolveethical resolve ethical conflicts in professional practice. This paper was completed my senior year, during my field seminar class,in the Social Work BSW program at UTC. I feel that this is the best paper to portray the appropriate objectives stated.I enjoyed writing my impact paper because it made me analysis analyze myself and think about my personal values.
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and integrates a integrate varied sources to inform decisions and create solutions and appropriate problem-solving strategies congruent with the social work knowledge base. This paper was completed my junior in the Social Work BSW program at UTC. I feel that this is the best paper to portray the appropriate objectives stated.
I learned a lot frommy literature reviewpaper reviewpaper, because I had to do research on peer reviewed articles on the topic of my choice. I chose Down syndrome as my topic because I wanted to learn more about the disorder and how it affects individuals and families. I feel that doing this paper it gave me a better understanding of appropriate problem-solving strategies congruent with the social work knowledge base. This assignment has improved my problem]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:27:07 +0000 mod