- Discuss what leadership means to you in your role as a social work student and a future practitioner.
- Discuss the importance of being an effective. competent social work leader, and practicing sound leadership skills at the macro or micro level.
- Discuss how this can impact how the profession is viewed by other disciplines with whom we work with on a regular basis.
- Discuss your thoughts and insights on two leadership concepts you learned about.
- Which has had the most impact on you, and why?
- How will you integrate these concepts into your educational program and career?
- Consider the “Five Components of Emotional Intelligence” in the Goleman article.
- Discuss one area that presents the most significant challenge for you and why.
- How do you plan to grow in this area?
- Discuss one area that presents the most significant challenge for you and why.
- What is the importance of introducing leadership concepts to students at the beginning of the MSW program?
- What recommendations do you have for strengthening the leadership content in this course?
Format
When I first read over the assignment, I initially was going to write a paper on leadership. However, I have recently been trying really hard to step outside of my comfort zone and decided to try something new with this project. I am not a very creative person, and writing papers is what I am used to. Paper writing is straightforward and doesn’t require much creativity. After I started in the assignment in paper format, I came to the realization that in order to be an effective social work leader, I have to become comfortable with trying new things. This led me to creating a website instead, and I am so glad! I had a lot of fun with this assignment.