Submit a 4- to 5-page paper in which you:
Identify three new (to you) advanced practice skills and explain how you utilized them during your internship (I counsel children and adolescents between 5-21).
Explain how two tasks/activities performed in your internship have prepared you for the transition into a social work career. Provide specific examples.
Review your Advanced Practice Skills Checklist (from Week 3) and your Field Instructor’s evaluation. Identify three advanced practice behaviors that could benefit from more training or practice. Explain how or where you will look to obtain this training.
Reflect on your professional social work experience. In what ways have you changed or grown (think about cultural competence, clinical competence, professional demeanor)?
Identify your professional development plan, stating three SMART goals you will establish during the course of 3 years. For example:
In 1 year…
In 2 years…
In 3 years…