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Graduation Date

Spring 5-8-2026

Document Type

Portfolio

Degree

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Degree Name

Social Work

School or Department

Social Work

Abstract

This portfolio represents my professional development throughout the Master of Social Work program at the University of Montana. Grounded in systems and ecological perspectives, trauma-informed practice, and the Just Practice framework, this work demonstrates the integration of clinical, mezzo, and macro social work practice across diverse settings, including therapeutic residential care, collegiate wellbeing, assisted living, and substance use treatment.

Through direct practice experiences, policy analysis, program evaluation, advocacy, and community engagement, this portfolio highlights the development of competencies aligned with the Council on Social Work Education’s Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Particular emphasis is placed on relationship-centered practice, justice-oriented advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and work within rural and complex systems of care.

This portfolio also explores the intersections of personal positionality, professional identity, and theoretical orientation, illustrating how lived experience, relational accountability, and systems awareness shape social work practice. The included narrative, appendices, and presentation materials reflect a commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and integrative approaches that support individual, family, organizational, and community wellbeing.

Subject Categories

Environmental Studies | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Justice | Social Work

Master of Social Work Portfolio - Rooted in Relationship: A Journey Toward Integrated, Justice-Oriented Social Work Practice

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