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Graduation Date

5-2026

Document Type

Portfolio

Degree

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Degree Name

Social Work

School or Department

Social Work

Abstract

This professional portfolio presents an integrated approach to social work practice that holds systems-level analysis alongside relational, client-centered engagement. Drawing from graduate coursework, residential youth work, and applied program development, it examines how policy, power, and institutional structures shape lived experience within child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This work challenges the assumption that systems operate neutrally, highlighting how practices such as “voluntary” services may be experienced as coercive in application. Across core competencies—ethical practice, trauma-informed engagement, assessment and intervention, policy practice, research-informed practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration—the portfolio emphasizes that meaningful change occurs not only through structural reform, but through how systems are enacted in real interactions. This work advances an approach to practice that prioritizes awareness, accountability, and integration, while remaining grounded in the realities of everyday human experience.

Keywords

Social Work Practice, Trauma-Informed Practice, Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Policy Practice, Program Evaluation, Integrated Practice, Social Justice

Advanced Integrated Practice: Holding Complexity with Integrity

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