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    This document outlines competencies and behaviors for intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. It discusses critically choosing and implementing interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance client capacities. It also covers applying knowledge of human behavior, person-in-environment frameworks, and using inter-professional collaboration to achieve beneficial outcomes. Examples provided discuss guardians ad litem seeking to understand relevant policies, undergoing training to advocate competently, applying social theories contextually through observation, and attending inter-agency meetings to gain scope of a child's needs when advocating in court.

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    This document outlines competencies and behaviors for intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. It discusses critically choosing and implementing interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance client capacities. It also covers applying knowledge of human behavior, person-in-environment frameworks, and using inter-professional collaboration to achieve beneficial outcomes. Examples provided discuss guardians ad litem seeking to understand relevant policies, undergoing training to advocate competently, applying social theories contextually through observation, and attending inter-agency meetings to gain scope of a child's needs when advocating in court.

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    This document outlines competencies and behaviors for intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. It discusses critically choosing and implementing interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance client capacities. It also covers applying knowledge of human behavior, person-in-environment frameworks, and using inter-professional collaboration to achieve beneficial outcomes. Examples provided discuss guardians ad litem seeking to understand relevant policies, undergoing training to advocate competently, applying social theories contextually through observation, and attending inter-agency meetings to gain scope of a child's needs when advocating in court.

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    This document outlines competencies and behaviors for intervening with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. It discusses critically choosing and implementing interventions to achieve practice goals and enhance client capacities. It also covers applying knowledge of human behavior, person-in-environment frameworks, and using inter-professional collaboration to achieve beneficial outcomes. Examples provided discuss guardians ad litem seeking to understand relevant policies, undergoing training to advocate competently, applying social theories contextually through observation, and attending inter-agency meetings to gain scope of a child's needs when advocating in court.

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    Competency 8

    Intervene with Individuals,


    Families, Groups, Organizations,
    and Communities

    Behaviors
    Critically choose and implement

    interventions to achieve practice goals and


    enhance capacities of clients and
    constituencies.
    Apply knowledge of human behavior and
    the social environment, person-inenvironment, and other multidisciplinary
    theoretical frameworks in interventions
    with clients and constituencies.
    Use inter-professional collaboration as
    appropriate to achieve beneficial practice
    outcomes.

    Behaviors Continued
    Negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and

    on behalf of diverse clients and


    constituencies
    Facilitate effective transitions and endings
    that advance mutually agreed-on goals.

    Application of Behaviors
    GALs seek to understand the policies that

    govern the program, and work accordingly


    GALs undergo a comprehensive 6 week
    training course to be ensure that they are
    confident and capable advocates
    GALs look critically at social theories and
    apply them in context
    This is done through steady observation in

    visits and interviews.

    Application Continued
    GALs attend inter-agency meetings with

    DSS and the clients school.


    Meetings may include individual education

    plans, permanency planning meetings, and


    child and family team meetings. These
    meetings allow the GAL to gain a better
    scope of the childs needs and environment.
    Advocate in court and recommend findings

    to the judge.

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