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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

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81.25 Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
78.00 Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
78.00 Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively.
75.00 Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
75.00 Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
75.00 Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
72.00 Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
72.00 Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people.
72.00 Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
68.75 Writing Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
68.75 Learning Strategies Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
68.75 Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
62.50 Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
59.50 Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
56.25 Systems Analysis Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
56.25 Active Learning Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
56.25 Instructing Teaching others how to do something.
56.25 Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others.
50.00 Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.



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