Vital Connections Reflective Report

This week in the field at Vital Connections was slightly moderate. Although slightly moderate, I was offered a great opportunity to attend a Public Service Fair, which was held at Virginia College. During this Fair my supervisor and I shared information about the agency with some of the students that attend Virginia College. In other words, this event was similar to our agency presentations held at the end of the Spring 2016 semester. As the students went around the room visiting different agencies and seeing what they offer, it was necessary to approach each individual in a professional manner. Therefore, Competency Skill 1 was applied during this event. Under Competency Skill 1 it states a professional performance “Demonstrates professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.” In order to fulfill this professional performance, I greeted each individual before explaining Vital Connection’ services, made eye contact, and identified my position under the organization. Competency Skill 1 also states a social …show more content…
This skill states that a professional performance consists of a social worker being able to “Demonstrate the skills necessary for effective policy formulation and interpretation.” Therefore, one of the tasks required to complete this week was for me to complete different online trainings for early child care. Completing these trainings was an opportunity for me to learn the different actions required for early child care so I will know what actions to take in order to formulate and interpret these effective policies. For example, one of the trainings was teaching educators how to handle children in care who are HIV positive. This was important because being familiar with these procedures will help in eliminating the possibility for improper care for children who may enter the organization and are HIV positive. In other words, I can help eliminate a problem before it