Summary of Results for Outcome Measures and Benchmarks of the MSW Concentration Year
AY 2014-2015
COMPETENCY
Competency #1:
Identify as a
professional social
worker and conduct
oneself accordingly
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
1a Practice personal reflection and self-correction for
professional development
1b Attend to professional roles and boundaries
1c Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior,
appearance, and communication
MEASURE
Learning Plan:
COURSE
780
Goal 7b
BENCHMARK
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
1d Use supervision and consultation
Number
Competency #2:
Apply social work
ethical principles to
guide professional
practice
Number
Competency #3:
Apply critical
thinking to inform
and communicate
professional
judgments
Range of Scores
n=26
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
Range of Scores
n=26
5-7
3a Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources
of knowledge, including research-based knowledge,
and practice wisdom within a Family Health
Perspective
3b Analyze models of assessment, prevention,
intervention and evaluation within a Family Health
Perspective
3c Demonstrate effective oral and written
communication in working with individuals,
families, groups, organizations, communities and
colleagues within a Family Health Perspective
Results (# 80% and Above)
100% (26/26)
Learning Plan:
Goal 1e
780
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Case Consultation
100% (26/26)
80% of student cohort will
780
score at 80% or above.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=30
42-100%
93% (28/30)
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COMPETENCY
Competency #4:
Engage diversity and
difference in practice
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
4a Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures
and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or
create or enhance privilege and power within a
Family Health Perspective
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 within a Family Health Perspective
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
n=26
6-7
5a Understand and be able to articulate the forms and
mechanisms of oppression and discrimination from
a Family Health Perspective
5b Advocate for human rights and social/economic
justice from a Family Health Perspective
5c Engage in practices that advance social and
economic justice from a Family Health Perspective
Number
Range of Scores
n=26
5-7
6a Use practice experiences to inform scientific inquiry
Competency #6:
6b Use research evidence to inform practice within a
Engage in researchFamily Health Perspective
informed practice and
6c Develop and apply scientific methods to social
practice-informed
research and evaluation activities within a Family
research
Health Perspective
MEASURE
COURSE
BENCHMARK
Learning Plan:
780
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Goal 3d
Results (# 80% and Above)
100% (26/26)
Learning Plan:
Goal 4h
780
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Evaluation of
Professional
Skills/Program
Evaluation
100% (26/26)
80% of student cohort will
780
score at 80% or above.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=27
0-100%
93% (25/27)
2
COMPETENCY
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
PRACTICE BEHAVIOR
7a Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the
processes of assessment, intervention and evaluation
within a Family Health Perspective
7b Critique and apply knowledge to understand person
and environment within a Family Health Perspective
Number
Range of Scores
n=26
5-7
8a Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that
advance social well-being within a Family Health
Perspective
8b Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective
policy action
Number
Range of Scores
n=26
5-7
9a Discover, appraise, and attend to changing contexts
to provide relevant services within a Family Health
Perspective
9b Provide leadership in promoting changes in service
delivery and practice to improve service quality
within a Family Health Perspective
MEASURE
COURSE
BENCHMARK
Learning Plan:
Goal 2a
780
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 6d
100% (26/26)
780
80% or more of the student
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Social Justice
Project
100% (26/26)
780
80% of student cohort will
score at 80% or above.
Number
Range of Scores
Results (# 80% and Above)
n=25
88-100%
100% (25/25)
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 with FHP
10b Use empathy and other interpersonal skills
10c Develop a mutually agreed-on focus of work and
desired outcomes with FHP
Number
Range of Scores
n=26
10l Facilitate transitions and endings
Number
Learning Plan:
780
Goal 4a
Learning Plan:
Goal 4b
Learning Plan:
Goal 4c
100% (26/26)
80% or more of the student
780
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 4e
Range of Scores
100% (26/26)
80% or more of the student
780
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
5-7
n=26
5-7
10m Critically analyze, monitor and evaluate
interventions with FHP
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=26
6-7
10h Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals
10i Implement prevention interventions that enhance
client capacities with FHP
10j Help clients resolve problems with FHP
10k Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients
Number
COURSE
Range of Scores
n=26
5-7
10d Collect, organize, and interpret client data
10e Assess client strengths and limitations with FHP
10f Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and
objectives with FHP
10g Select appropriate intervention strategies with FHP
Number
MEASURE
100% (26/26)
80% or more of the student
780
cohort will achieve 5 or
above on the sub-score.
Results (# 80% and Above)
Learning Plan:
Goal 4d
100% (26/26)
780
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=26
5-7
100% (26/26)
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