PRC Social Worker study plan

Map the major practice methods (casework, group work, community organizing, administration) into a one-page comparison of purpose, worker role, and typical setting.

Sequence the generalist helping process from engagement through termination into a 10-step flowchart, labeling assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and closure.

Write three behaviorally specific service goals from three short client vignettes you draft yourself, then critique each goal for measurability.

Define 12 core practice terms (engagement, contracting, resistance, transference, empowerment, and similar) with one client example each in a personal glossary.

Compare six intervention approaches (cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused, task-centered, motivational, psychodynamic, and family systems) on target problem, key techniques, and evidence base.

Outline the phases of crisis intervention and apply them in writing to two self-written crisis scenarios.

List trauma-informed practice principles and identify two concrete worker behaviors that enact each principle.

Differentiate group work stages and specify two leader tasks appropriate to each stage.

Draft 15 original multiple-choice items on practice methods and score your own accuracy before checking answers.

Chart developmental milestones across infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and later life into a single timeline with two practice implications per stage.

Diagram the ecological/systems perspective (micro, mezzo, macro) and apply it in writing to one family scenario you construct.

Explain person-in-environment and strengths perspective in plain language, then show how each would change a worker's assessment questions.

Summarize three theories of oppression, privilege, or identity development and link each to a practice behavior.

Build a 20-item self-quiz on life-span development and score it.

Construct a chronological timeline of major social welfare policy eras and at least two landmark programs per era.

Profile eight core programs (income support, health coverage, child welfare, housing, disability, aging, mental health, and workforce) by eligibility, funding, and delivery level.

Apply a policy-analysis framework (goals, eligibility, benefits, financing, delivery, and unintended effects) in writing to one current program.

Identify the legislative and judicial landmarks that shape mandated reporting and client confidentiality.

Match 15 service needs to the most appropriate program or referral pathway and justify each match in one sentence.

Distinguish the roles of supervisor, field instructor, and student in field placement and describe how each supports learning.

Draft a sample learning contract with three measurable learning objectives, activities, and evaluation methods.

Write one process recording of a simulated interview, separating observation, feeling, interpretation, and planned next steps.

Explain how to translate a practice theory into a specific field activity, giving two worked examples.

Prepare a structure for using supervision: agenda setting, presenting a dilemma, requesting specific feedback, and following up.

Describe how to give and receive constructive feedback in field seminar using two scripted exchanges you write.

Connect documentation, mandated reporting, and record-keeping duties to the standards that govern field practice.

Review two simulated field dilemmas and write the ethically sound next step with a rationale for each.

Distinguish among the core ethical principles (service, social justice, dignity and worth, human relationships, integrity, competence) and give one practice example of each.

Apply a stepwise ethical decision-making model in writing to three self-written dilemmas involving confidentiality, boundaries, and dual roles.

Reconcile the duty to protect with client self-determination in two written scenarios, stating the standard you would follow.

Compile a personal error log from weeks 1-6 and rank your five weakest content areas by missed-question frequency.

Complete two timed mixed-topic practice sets of at least 60 items each and record per-domain accuracy.

Re-teach each of the five weakest areas in a five-minute written summary without notes.

Convert every missed item from weeks 1-7 into a one-line rule or cue card.

Draft a test-day plan covering pacing, flagging strategy, and handling of unfamiliar question wording.