School of
Social Work

BSW Outcomes

 

Summary of the Program's Assessment Plan
Generalist Practice

All students are assessed using a minimum of two measures on their mastery of the nine competencies that comprise the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education and any additional competencies programs may choose to add. Summarize the program’s competency-based assessment plan. Programs may add/delete rows to accurately reflect the number measures included in the data presented.

 

Assessment Measure #1: Field Instruction Learning Plan

Dimension(s) assessed:

Active demonstration of competencies in field settings

When/where students are assessed:

Conclusion of field education hours; Final Learning Plan evaluation

Who assessed student competence:

Field Instructors/Director of Field Education

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

70% score on all learning activities for each competency

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competency 10

70% score on all learning activities for each competency

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

70% of students will achieve the competency benchmark

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum

scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competency 10

70% of students will achieve the competency benchmark

Assessment Measure #2: BSW Seminar Portfolio

Dimension(s) assessed:

Oral and written integration/application of

competencies in assignments

When/where students are assessed:

Conclusion of SOWK 489, BSW Seminar; Summary portfolio document evaluation

Who assessed student competence:

BSW Program Director

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score

indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:

70% score on all learning activities

for each competency

Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competency 10

70% score on all learning activities for each competency

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:

70% of students will achieve the competency benchmark

Competency Benchmark (percent of students the

program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competency 10

70% of students will achieve the competency benchmark


Assesment of Student Learning Outcomes
Andrews University
Baccalaureate Social Work Program
Last Completed December 2023
 

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 its most recent year of summary data and outcomes for the assessment of each of the identified competencies, specifying the percentage of students achieving program benchmarks for each program option.

4.0.3 The program uses Form AS 4(B) and/or Form AS 4(M) to report its most recent assessment outcomes for each program option to constituents and the public on its website and routinely up- dates (minimally every 2 years) its findings.

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.

COMPETENCY COMPETENCY
BENCHMARK

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS
ACHIEVING BENCHMARKS
   

Program Option #1
(Andrews University Main Campus; live classroom)
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and
Professional Behavior		 70% 85.1%
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and
Difference in Practice		 70% 86.5%
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and
Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice		 70% 85.4%
Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed
Research and Research-informed Practice		 70% 82.5%
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice 70% 83%
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals,
Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities		 70% 87%
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations, and Communities		 70% 82.6%
Competency 8: Intervene with
Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities		 70% 88%
Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with
Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and
Communities		 70% 88.5%
Competency 10: Demonstrate a Christian Social
Work Perspective		 70% 90.5%
Competency 11: Apply Trauma-Informed
Perspectives		 70% 84.2%

 

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