Summary of Results for Outcome Measures and Benchmarks of the MSW Foundation Year
AY 2014-2015
COMPETENCY
Competency #1:
Identify as a
professional social
worker and conduct
oneself accordingly
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
MEASURE
Learning Plan:
1a Advocate for client access to services
Goal 3e
Number
Range of Scores
n=20
4-7
1b Practice personal reflection and self-correction for
professional development
1c Attend to professional roles and boundaries
1d Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior,
appearance, and communication
1e: Engage in career-long learning
1f Use supervision and consultation
Number
Competency #2:
Apply social work
ethical principles to
guide professional
practice
COURSE
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 9b
Range of Scores
n=20
5-7
2a Recognize and manage personal values in a way that
allows professional values to guide practice
2b Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the
NASW Code of Ethics; principled decisions
2c Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts
2d Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at
principled decisions
BENCHMARK
95% (19/20)
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
100% (20/20)
Learning Plan:
Goal 1c
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=20
5-7
100% (20/20)
1
COMPETENCY
Competency #3:
Apply critical
thinking to inform
and communicate
professional
judgments
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
3a Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources
of knowledge, including research-based knowledge,
and practice wisdom
3b Analyze models of assessment, prevention,
intervention and evaluation
3c Demonstrate effective oral and written
communication in working with individuals,
families, groups, organizations, communities and
colleagues
Number
Competency #4:
Engage diversity and
difference in practice
n=20
4-7
4a Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures
and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or
create or enhance privilege and power
4b Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the
influence of personal biases and values in working
with diverse groups
4c Recognize and communicate their understanding of
the importance of differences in shaping life
experiences
4d View themselves as learners and engage those with
whom they work as informants
Number
Competency #5:
Advance human
rights and social and
economic justice
Range of Scores
Range of Scores
n=35
80-100%
5a Understand the forms and mechanisms of
oppression and discrimination
5b Advocate for human rights and social/economic
justice
5c Engage in practices that advance social and
economic justice
MEASURE
COURSE
BENCHMARK
Learning Plan:
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Goal 2c
Results (# 80% and Above)
Process Recording
95% (19/20)
80% of student cohort will
740
score at 80% or above.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 3a
100% (35/35)
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=20
5-7
100% (20/20)
2
COMPETENCY
Competency #6:
Engage in researchinformed practice and
practice-informed
research
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
6a Use practice experiences to inform scientific
inquiry
6b Use research evidence to inform practice
Number
Competency #7:
Apply knowledge of
human behavior and
the social
environment
Competency #8:
Engage in policy
practice to advance
social and economic
well-being and deliver
effective social work
services
Competency #9:
Respond to contexts
that shape practice
Range of Scores
n=19
5-7
7a Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the
processes of assessment, intervention and evaluation
7b Critique and apply knowledge to understand person
and environment
Number
Range of Scores
n=35
82-100%
8a Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that
advance social well-being
8b Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective
policy action
MEASURE
COURSE
BENCHMARK
Learning Plan:
Goal 6a
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Case Presentation
100% (19/19)
80% of student cohort will
740
score at 80% or above.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 7a
100% (35/35)
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=20
4-7
95% (19/20)
9a Discover, appraise, and attend to changing contexts
to provide relevant services
9b Provide leadership in promoting changes in service
delivery and practice to improve service quality
Learning Plan:
Goal 3d
740
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=20
4-7
95% (19/20)
3
COMPETENCY
Competency #10:
Engage, assess,
intervene, & evaluate
with individuals,
families, groups,
organizations, &
communities
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
10a Substantively and effectively prepare for action
with individuals, families, groups, organizations,
and communities
10b Use empathy and other interpersonal skills
10c Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and
desired outcomes
Number
740
Goal 4a
Range of Scores
Learning Plan:
Goal 4d
95% (19/20)
80% or more of the student
740
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 4f
Range of Scores
100% (20/20)
80% or more of the student
740
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
4-7
n=20
5-7
10m Critically analyze, monitor and evaluate
interventions
BENCHMARK
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Range of Scores
n=20
10l Facilitate transitions and endings
Number
Learning Plan:
Learning Plan:
Goal 4b
n=20
4-7
10f Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and
objectives
10g Select appropriate intervention strategies
10h Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals
10i Implement prevention interventions that enhance
client capacities
10j Help clients resolve problems
10k Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients
Number
COURSE
Range of Scores
n=20
5-7
10d Collect, organize, and interpret client data
10e Assess client strengths and limitations
Number
MEASURE
95% (19/20)
80% or more of the student
740
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 4e
100% (20/20)
80% or more of the student
740
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=20
5-7
100% (20/20)
4
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