In the context of social work practices, which of the following skills supports the engagement competency?

A. The contracting, empathic, and questioning skills
B. The working and evaluating skills
C. The ending skills
D. The preparing, beginning, and exploring skills


ANS: D
PG: 12
Feedback: The seven phases of social work practice extend the four competencies outlined in the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards: engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate (Council on Social Work Education, 2015). The preparing, beginning, and exploring skills support the engagement and some of the assessment competencies; the assessing and contracting skills support the assessment competency; and the working and evaluating, and the ending skills support the intervention and evaluation competencies.

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