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As a professional social worker, you have many opportunities to assume leadership roles. Evaluating your own skills as a supervisor and leader helps prepare you for future roles as supervisors and leaders in the field of social work. This assignment gives you the opportunity to evaluate some of your capacities as a leader and supervisor.

You will need the following resources to complete this assignment:

· Social Work Ethics and Standards

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By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and advanced generalist specialized behaviors:

C1.SP.B Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.

· Related Assignment Criterion: Utilize ethical written, oral, and electronic communication skills.

C3.SP.B Demonstrate cultural humility by applying leadership skills, ethical use of technology, critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. 

· Related Assignment Criterion: Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, cultural humility, and self-regulation to reflect on how bias, power, and privilege affect your ability to develop and manage a culturally informed working environment.

C4.SP.A Apply leadership skills, ethical use of technology and research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs in the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. 

· Related Assignment Criterion: Apply research and theory to eight domains of leadership.

C5.SP.B Apply leadership skills, critical thinking, and ethical use of technology to advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, racial, health, economic, and environmental justice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice.

· Related Assignment Criterion: Apply critical thinking and ethical use of technology to develop policies and explain how social work leaders can advocate for policies that advance human rights.

C6.SP.B Apply leadership skills, emerging technologies, empathy, self-reflection, interpersonal skills, in culturally responsive engagement strategies with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. 

· Related Assignment Criterion: Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, empathy, emerging technologies, and self-reflection in culturally responsive engagement.

C8.SP.A Apply critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and best practice engagement methods through a culturally responsive lens when utilizing evidence informed interventions with  diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. 

· Related Assignment Criterion: Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

For this assignment, conduct a self-evaluation of your skills, apply research, and develop an action plan for improvement in each of the following categories.

Complete the paper using the sections of content as identified below. Use your text, previous readings in the course, and additional scholarly articles. Also use the NASW Code of Ethics, the NASW and ASWB Best Practice Standards in Social Work Supervision, and the NASW Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice as you prepare the paper. Synthesize these resources into each section.

Develop an action plan that includes two goals for each content area, at least two objectives related to each goal, and metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness and achievement of each goal. Use the principles related to developing SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-limited) goals and objectives.

Introduction

Begin your paper by sharing a social work leadership position you would enjoy. Consider the type of agency you would like to lead and the population the agency will serve.

Developing Effective Organizational and Interpersonal and Communication Skills

· Apply leadership skills and empathy to self-reflect on your interpersonal and communication skills. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe interpersonal and communication skills needed as a social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Managing Time and Tasks Effectively

· Apply leadership skills and emerging technologies to self-reflect on your time management skills. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why managing time and tasks effectively is needed in social work leadership.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Managing Different Personalities and Conflicts

· Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and empathy to self-reflect on your ability to manage different personalities and conflicts. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why managing different personalities and conflicts effectively is needed in social work leadership.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Hiring, Performance Evaluation, Disciplinary Action, and Termination

· Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, empathy, and emerging technology to self-reflect on your ability to hire staff, conduct performance evaluations, enforce disciplinary actions, and terminate staff. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why it is important to have these skills as an effective social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Maintaining Ethics, Confidentiality, and Liability

· Apply leadership and interpersonal skills to self-reflect on your ability to practice ethically, maintain confidentiality, and protect yourself and your staff from liability issues. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why it is important to practice ethically and reduce liability as an effective social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Practicing Professional Development, Personal Reflection, and Self-Correction

· Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and emerging technology to self-reflect on your ability to engage in continuous professional development, personal reflection, and self-correction. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why it is important to engage in professional development and personal reflection as an effective social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Developing and Managing an Effective Culturally Informed Practice Including Organizational Culture and Environment

· Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, cultural humility, and self-regulation to reflect on how bias, power, and privilege affect your ability to develop and manage a culturally informed working environment. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why it is important to create and maintain a culturally informed environment as an effective social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Being a Collaborative Leader to Train Supervisees in the Ethical Use of Technology

· Apply leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and emerging technology to self-reflect on your ability to be a collaborative leader to train supervisees in the ethical use of technology. What are your strengths and areas for improvement?

· Apply research and theory to describe why it is important to use technology ethically as an effective social work leader.

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

Engage in Policy Practice

· Write at least three policies you would expect staff at the agency to follow.

· By applying critical thinking and ethical use of technology, explain how social work leaders can advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, racial, health, economic, and environmental justice with diverse clients, organizations, and communities.

Conclusion

· Conclude your paper with a self-care plan. What are you doing now for self-care and what could you improve on?

· Write at least two goals for improvement (in SMART format), two objectives related to each goal, and a method of evaluating the effectiveness and achievement of each goal.

The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:

· Utilize ethical written, oral, and electronic communication skills: Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C1.SP.B)

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· Cited resources: Minimum of five scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.

· Length of paper: Minimum of eight double-spaced pages.

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