CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
LAST COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 1, 2012
Form AS4 (B) Duplicate and expand as needed. Provide table(s) to support self -study narrative
addressing the accreditation standards below.
This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program’s compliance with the
accreditation standards below:
4.0.2 The program provides summary data and outcomes for the assessment of each of its
competencies, identifying the percentage of students achieving the benchmark.
4.0.4 The program uses Form AS 4 (B) and/or AS4 (M) to report assessment outcomes to its
constituents and the public on its website and routinely up-dates (minimally every 2 years) these
postings
All Council on Social Work Education programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students
are assessed on their mastery of the competencies that comprise the accreditation standards of the Council
on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice that all social workers
are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work
programs for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the
program to represent mastery of that particular competency. Details on the items used as measures for
each competency are found in the assessment plan.
COMPETENCY
Identify as a
Professional
Social Worker
Apply Ethical
Principles
COMPETENCY BENCHMARK
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS
ACHIEVING BENCHMARK
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in using communications skills
differentially across client populations,
colleagues, and communities.
Eight measures of Communication are found on
the GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 95, 90, 87, 89, 97, 97, 97, 100 for
valid items. The range of N for valid responses =
36 to 40 on these items.
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of students will have BSW entry level skills
in using supervision and consultation
appropriate to social work practice.
Three measures of Supervision are found on the
GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 93%, 95% and 98% for valid
items. The range of N for valid responses = 40 on
these items.
Upon completion of field, 85% of the
students will have at least BSW entry level
skills in understanding the value
base of the profession and its ethical
standards and principals, and practicing
accordingly.
Four measures of Ethical Standards are found on
the GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 98%, 95%, 95%and 98%
respectively for valid items. N=39-40 for valid
responses on these items
Apply Critical
Thinking
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in critical thinking within the context of
professional social work practice.
Four measures of Critical Thinking are found on the
GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 93%, 98%,98%and 95% respectively
for valid items. N=40 for valid responses on these
items.
Engage
Diversity in
Practice
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of students will have BSW entry level skills
in practicing without discrimination and with
respect, knowledge, and skills related to
client status.
Three measures of Cultural Competency and
Diversity are found on the GPS. The percentage of
students meeting the benchmark of at least entry
level BSW skills, as reported by their supervising
social work field instructors, are 95%, 100% and
95% for the valid items. N=40 for valid responses on
these items.
Advance Human
Rights/ Social
and
Economic
Justice
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in understanding the forms and
mechanisms of oppression and
discrimination and applying strategies of
advocacy and social change that advance
social economic justice.
Three measures of Advocacy are found on the GPS.
The percentage of students meeting the benchmark
of at least entry level BSW skills, as reported by
their supervising social work field instructors, are
97%, 98%, and 100% for valid items. N=38-40 for
valid responses on these items.
Engage
Research
Informed
Practice/
Practice
Informed
Research
Upon completion of field, 85% of the
students will have BSW entry level skills in
evaluating research studies, applying
research findings to practice, and evaluating
their own practice interventions.
Three measures of research are found on the GPS.
The percentage of students meeting the benchmark
of at least entry level BSW skills, as reported by
their supervising social work field instructors, are at
100%, 97, 97% respectively for valid items. N=37-38
for valid responses on these items
Apply Human
Behavior
Knowledge
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in using theoretical frameworks
supported by empirical evidence to
understand individual development and
behavior across the life span and the
interactions between individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities.
Five measures of Theory are found on the GPS. The
percentage of students meeting the benchmark of at
least entry level BSW skills, as reported by their
supervising social work field instructors, are 100%,
92%, 95%, 97%, and 97% respectively for valid
items. N=38 to 39 for valid responses on these
items.
Engage Policy
Practice to
Advance WellBeing and
Deliver
Services
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in analyzing, formulating and
influencing social policies.
Three measures of Social Policy are found on the
GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 100%, 94%, 93% for the remaining
two valid items. N=30-39 for valid responses on
these items. Note there were several skills with less
than 90% of students measured.
Respond to
Practice
Contexts
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills understanding and interpreting the
history of the social work profession and its
contemporary structures and issues
Three measures of Social Work Context are found
on the GPS. The percentage of students meeting
the benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills,
as reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are 95%, 92% and 89% respectively
for valid items. N=36 to 39 for valid responses on
these items.
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of students will have BSW entry level skills
in functioning within the structure of
organizations and service delivery systems
and seek necessary organization change.
Six measures of Organizations and Community
are found on the GPS. The percentage of
students meeting the benchmark of at least entry
level BSW skills, as reported by their supervising
social work field instructors, are 98, 95, 92, and
97% for the remaining valid items. N=37 to 40 for
valid responses on these items.
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in identifying social work practice
considerations for working with people living
in rural areas.
Practice
Engagement,
and Assessment
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in applying the knowledge and skills of
generalist social work practice with systems
of all sizes.
Practice
Intervention
and Evaluation
Upon completion of the field practicum, 85%
of the students will have BSW entry level
skills in identifying client system strengths
and solution focused interventions within
generalist social work practice.
Four measures of Rural Areas are found on the
GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, are three items at 97% and one at
95% for valid items. N=37-38 for valid responses
on these items.
Fifteen (15) measures of Generalist Practice Skills
are found on the GPS. The percentage of
students meeting the benchmark of at least entry
level BSW skills, as reported by their supervising
social work field instructors, range from 89% to
97% for valid items. The range of N=32-40 for
valid responses on these items. Note: Less than
90% of students were measured in two of these
skills.
Three measures of Interventions are found on the
GPS. The percentage of students meeting the
benchmark of at least entry level BSW skills, as
reported by their supervising social work field
instructors, two are 97% and 100% for valid items.
N=38-39 for valid responses on these items.