Self Reflection on SWRB Core Competency Standards

Running head: CORE COMPETENCY STANDARDS
SELF REFLECTION ON ALL TEN SWRB CORE COMPETENCY STANDARDS
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1CORE COMPETENCY STANDARDS
Practising social work with Maori
The Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers has been offering this programme in
order to fulfil the requirements of social workers (Swrb.govt.nz, 2019). The aim of the
organisation is to increase the efficiency of the social workers so that they can meet the
competency standards while practising social work with Maori (Arnold& Boggs, 2019).
I think the programme offered by the ANZASW is extremely effective in terms of helping social
workers to increase their efficiency while working with Maori. The workshop can also help the
social workers to represent the SWRB Core Competence 1 in a critical manner. Furthermore,
while practising social work with Maori, I think that social workers can get a comprehensive
overview of the historical and current background of the community. The programme provides
enough opportunity for social workers to engage themselves in a number of interactive sessions
with the members of the group. I think that social workers can learn TeRao vocabulary which is
extremely important in order to work with Maori.
The Treaty of Waitangi is regarded as an important document to the historical and political
constitution of New Zealand. The treaty was signed between Maori chiefs and the British crown.
Article two of the pact asserts the ownership of the Maori over certain areas and lands.
Competence in terms of practising with various cultural groups located in Aotearoa, New
Zealand
Acquiring cultural competence is considered as one of the important processes. The predominant
purpose of The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, is to ensure the health and
safety protection of the members (Bartley et al., 2016). Keeping that obligation in mind, the
board has created a mechanism that promotes the idea of cultural safety (Swrb.govt.nz, 2019).
The code enlisted in the guiding principle and preamble indicates the importance of showing
respect to the dignity of the people.
While practising with various ethnic and cultural groups located in Aotearoa, New Zealand,
Cultural competence can help the social workers in many ways. I think that cultural competence
is effective in terms of improving knowledge, skills and awareness. These qualities are also
necessary to make out the social, historical and political influence on health.

2CORE COMPETENCY STANDARDS
A bi-cultural nature of society in Aotearoa, New Zealand is important in which Maori and
Pakeha need to have equal rights and opportunity to contribute significantly in decision making
and policy development. In order to carry on social work in a bi-cultural setting, it is important
for the social workers to make out the Tangata whwnua status enjoyed by indigenous Maoris
who are the inhabitants of Aotearoa, New Zealand. It is important for social workers to acquire
comprehensive knowledge about the protocols and culture of Maori.
Competence in terms of working respectfully
Competence in terms of working respectfully represents the knowledge of diversity within
various cultures, including disability, ethnicity, age, gender and so on. Furthermore, it also
exhibits self-awareness which is necessary for a social worker to work inclusively along with the
difference in practice and diversity (Cournoyer, 2016).
I think that competence in term of carrying out work with dignity and respect Therefore, I want
to develop a social work practice model based on an eclectic model of practising social work.
This competence can help a social worker to a great extent to manage personal biases at the timer
of practising. I think this competence can also help a social worker to communicate and engage
with people belonging to the diverse background.
In order to work respectfully with various cultural and ethnic groups, a social worker needs to
have a comprehensive understanding of the culture of them. For example, while working with
Maoris, a social worker should have a clear understanding of the protocols of Tangata Whenua
and Te Iwi Maori.
Competence to promote human rights
Competence related to the promotion of the economic justice and human rights advocates
ensuring human, social, economic, and civil rights of the people (Greene, 2017). It also aims at
increasing self-determination among social workers. It is expected that social workers should
carry out their work in compliance with various practice standards.
In order to promote the concept of human rights and economic justice, social workers need to
acquire sufficient competency. I think competence can help social workers to understand various
challenges in terms of promoting the principles of human rights and economic justice.