2015 EPAS Curricular Guides

Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Trauma-informed Social Work Practice

Produced by the Council on Social Work Education, 2018

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The 2015 EPAS stipulates nine competencies for the social work profession. These competencies apply to both generalist and specialized practice. The nine social work competencies are listed in the 2015 EPAS on pp. 7–9. Each of the nine social work competencies is followed by a paragraph that describes the dimensions (knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes) that make up the competency at the generalist level of practice. This paragraph describes the content that should be reflected in the generalist social work curriculum and represents the underlying content and processes that inform the behaviors. The bullet points under the paragraph descriptions in the EPAS are a set of behaviors that integrate the dimensions of the competency and represent observable components of each competency. The dimensions of the competency inform the behaviors.

The nine social work competencies are:

1.  Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
2.  Engage diversity and difference in practice
3.  Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice
4.  Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
5.  Engage in policy practice
6.  Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
7.  Assess individuals, families, groups, and communities
8.  Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
9. Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

+Council on Social Work Education. (2018). Specialized Practice Curricular Guide for Trauma-informed Social Work Practice. Council on Social Work Education, Inc. Alexandria, VA.