Section II focuses on micro social work practice. Micro social work practice is defined as practice with individuals (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2018). According to Miley, O’Melia, and Dubois, 2017, micro practice focuses on fostering changes within personal functioning, in social relationships, and in the ways people interact with social and institutional resources (pp 8-9). 

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Professional competencies drive social work practice. Social work student interns and medical social workers ascribe to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) professional competencies before, during, and after engagement with families. In addition to CSWE competencies, however, other doctrines with which to be aware are important. For example, and especially because the Chen scenario involves an international student from Thailand, social workers may consider the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) ethical principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The following sections each contain a table containing a core principle, on the left, and synthesizes ways the principle may be operationalized in the vignette, on the right. Because Achara is an international student, social workers may consider the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Ethical Principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The following sections each contain a table with a core principle, in the left column, and synthesizes ways the principle may be operationalized in the vignette in the right column.