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MSW Portfolio
Sara J. Murphy
This portfolio presents a comprehensive reflection of my development throughout the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at the University of Montana. It highlights the integration of knowledge, skills, values, and cognitive and affective processes across ten core social work competencies. Through critical self-reflection, I ... Read More
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Professional Portfolio: Becoming a Justice-Centered Practitioner
Akemi Nakagawa
This professional portfolio reflects my learning through this program, including the knowledge and skills I have developed, how my learning has been shaped by the people I have learned from and alongside, and what I will carry forward into future practice. I share my developing ... Read More
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3 Years of School in 30 Hours
Nicholas Thanh Morrow Nguyen
The academic, professional, and personal development throughout the Master of Social Work program within the University of Montana demonstrates natural progression when getting a masters degree early in the years of professional development. The portfolio examines how coursework, field practicums, supervision, and critical self-reflection contributes ... Read More
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A Guide to Growing Broad: : Expanding the Notion of Social for Mental Health, Natural Resources, and the Infinite Intersections of How to Care for the World
Leah D. Nuese-Yaker
This MSW portfolio narrative examines the expanding boundaries of social work practice at the intersection of human and ecological systems. Organized as a series of interconnected personal essays structured around river metaphors, the portfolio argues that social work's anthropocentric foundations limit the profession's capacity to ... Read More
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Embodied, Relational, and Rooted: A Social Work Portfolio
Deneen Pancari
This portfolio reflects my professional and personal growth over the past three years of the University of Montana!s (UM!s) Online Master of Social Work (MSW) Program and showcases my understanding of advanced social work competencies (University of Montana School of Social Work, n.d.). My background ... Read More
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MSW Portfolio: A Comprehensive Showcase of Academic Work and Achievements
Emma Elizabeth Piskolich
Social work practice carries significant professional responsibility. As political systems evolve and new research continues to emerge, it is essential for practitioners to remain committed to ongoing learning and professional development. The nature of social work involves serving vulnerable and impacted populations, which requires that ... Read More
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MSW Portfolio
Natalie Lynn Pitkin
This portfolio reflects my development as a social work professional throughout the Master of Social Work program at the University of Montana. My experiences in child welfare, family support, and inpatient behavioral health have shaped my understanding of social work as a profession that requires ... Read More
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MSW Portfolio
Trebor J.C. Riddle
Introduction
My development throughout the Master of Social Work program at the University of Montana has been guided by a longstanding understanding that social work is more than direct service. This belief was central to my decision to pursue an MSW rather than a master’s ... Read More
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Restoring Joy: A Systems Approach to Postpartum Support and Advocacy
Brinn M. Rogers
Rooted in the profound lived experience of motherhood, this portfolio represents a professional evolution from offering grassroots peer support to designing advanced, systemic interventions for postpartum women. Driven by the belief that a mother’s struggle is often a reflection of her environment's failure to support ... Read More
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Practicing What I Value: Growth and Identity in Social Work
Janelle Diane Schmit
This portfolio showcases my growth as a social worker during the MSW program, highlighting both my academic accomplishments and practicum experiences. It contains artifacts that illustrate my proficiency in the key areas of social work practice. Guided by my personal and professional values, my work ... Read More
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Hi Friend! MSW Portfolio of Community Building and Advocacy
River Gerard Segar
This MSW Portfolio emphasizes the importance of being rooted in community and demonstrates how to engage in community building in a way that helps center marginalized voices. This portfolio also highlights advocacy in the United States for transgender people and asserts the need for increased ... Read More
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Standing in the Middle: Planting Seeds of Liberation
Halle V. Smith
This portfolio documents the development of an ecologically grounded and theoretically integrated social work practice across two years of practicum with the Crime Victim Advocate (CVA) program in Missoula, Montana. Drawing on ecofeminism, Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory (ICRT), and trauma-informed practice (TIP), the author frames ... Read More
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Practicing in Broken Systems: An Advanced Integrated Social Work Portfolio
Andrew Tomt
This portfolio documents my development as an advanced integrated social worker within behavioral health and crisis response systems. Grounded in the ten CSWE competencies, it illustrates my progression from foundational generalist practice to a more complex, systems-oriented approach that integrates ethical decision-making, trauma-informed care, research-informed ... Read More
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Decarceration & Voting Rights Advocacy
Sophie E. Trudgeon
Portfolio detailing my MSW practicum placement at Catalyst MT under the Justice Initiative and the growth that accompanied it.
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MSW Portfolio
Hannah N. Vasquez
This portfolio documents my development as a Master of Social Work student, demonstrating integration of relational, trauma-informed practice with systems-level analysis. Drawing on coursework and practicum experiences, it illustrates competency across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. Selected artifacts highlight the application of theoretical ... Read More
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