Consider the concept of SMART goals. SMART is an acronym for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

In this Discussion, you build your skills developing SMART goals by focusing on key social work core competencies and aligning them with your internship tasks.

Internship: Inpatient residential for mental health

• Review the expected behaviors on the Learning Agreement for the two core competencies listed below:
  • Social Work Core Competency 4: Engaging practice informed research and research informed practice
  • Social Work Core Competency 5: Engaging policy practice
• Develop two SMART goals (one for Social Work Core Competency 4 and one for Social Work Core Competency 5) that will help you demonstrate the expected behaviors for those competencies.
• Explain how the tasks of a social work intern align with social work core competencies and your SMART goals.