COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION – FORM AS 4(B)
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Spring 2023
Form AS 4(B): A form required for Reaffirmation, Candidacy, and ongoing compliance per AS 4.0.3.
Submitting Form AS 4 for Reaffirmation Self-Study & Candidacy Benchmarks
This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program’s compliance with the accreditation standard below:
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 programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s Commission on Accreditation (COA) are required to measure and report student learning outcomes. 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 (EPAS) and any additional competencies programs may choose to add. These holistic competencies reflect the dimensions (knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive & affective processes) of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training.
Programs determine a percentage-based benchmark for each competency and determine an outcome-measure benchmark (minimum score) for each measure. The competency benchmark (which can differ for each competency) represents the minimum percent of students the program expects to have achieved the outcome measure benchmarks in both/all measures for each of the nine competencies. The program then determines the percentage of students that attained each outcome measure (e.g., minimum score or higher), and aggregates the percentages for both/all measures together to obtain the percentage of students demonstrating competence inclusive of two (2) or more measures. The result of aggregating both/all outcome measure percentages provides the percentage of students achieving the competency benchmark. An aggregated percentage at or above the competency benchmark is considered achievement of that competency. If the program has more than one program option, the program must report data for each program option, and also an aggregate of all program options combined to determine an overall percentage of students across all program options achieving the competency benchmark.
Posting Form AS 4 for Ongoing Compliance with AS 4.0.3
Per the requirement of CSWE COA’s recognizing body, the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and accreditation standard 4.0.3, programs must post this form publicly on its website and routinely up-date (minimally every 2 years) its findings.
Summary of the DSU BSW Program’s Assessment Plan | Generalist Social Work Practice
All DSU BSW students are assessed using a minimum of two measures on their mastery of the nine competencies that comprise the 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education. The DSU BSW Program’s competency-based assessment plan is summarized below followed by a table providing the Spring 2023 Assessment Results of the DSU BSW Program using the two Assessment Measures noted below.
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Assessment Measure #1: Social Work Education Assessment Program (SWEAP) Field Instrument |
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| Competency(ies) assessed: | All 9 CSWE Competencies |
| Dimension(s) assessed: | All Dimensions of Each CSWE Competency |
| When/where students are assessed: | Spring 2023 DSU BSW Individual Student Field Placements |
| Who assessed student competence: | DSU BSW Approved Field Instructor for the Student’s Field Placement |
| Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: | 80% (3 on 5-point Scale) |
| Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: | 80% of Spring 2023 DSU BSW Senior Cohort of 15 Students |
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Assessment Measure #2: DSU BSW Senior Competency Observation Rubric and Evaluation (SCORE) |
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| Competency(ies) assessed: | All 9 CSWE Competencies |
| Dimension(s) assessed: | All Dimensions of Each CSWE Competency |
| When/where students are assessed: | SWO 481 Integrative [Field] Seminar |
| Who assessed student competence: | All DSU BSW Faculty (3) |
| Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: | 80% (3 on 5-point Scale) |
| Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: | 80% of Spring 2023 DSU BSW Senior Cohort of 15 Students |
DSU BSW Program’s Assessment Data Collected during the Spring of 2023
| COMPETENCY | COMPETENCY BENCHMARK (%) | PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK |
| Educational Delivery Method: Face-to-Face | 80% | Aggregate
1 Program Option 15 = (Number of students) |
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical
and Professional Behavior |
SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 98% |
95.5% |
| Competency 2: Engage Diversity
and Difference in Practice |
SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 98% |
95.5% |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice | SWEAP: 100%
SCORE: 100% |
100% |
| Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research
and Research-informed Practice |
SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 98% |
95.5% |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice | SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 98% |
95.5% |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | SWEAP:93%
SCORE: 100% |
96.5% |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | SWEAP: 100%
SCORE: 100% |
100% |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 98% |
95.5% |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | SWEAP: 93%
SCORE: 96% |
94.5% |
Approximately 95% of all DSU BSW Seniors in SWO 481 Integrative [Field] Seminar and SWO 475 [Senior] Field Instruction met the 80% Benchmark set for meeting all 9 CSWE Competencies. These results indicate that DSU BSW seniors who graduated 2023 have successfully mastered and demonstrated the required CSWE competencies during their senior field placements and are prepared for generalist social work practice. These seniors are eligible to take the licensure exam at the LSW level in Mississippi and all other states in the U.S. For more information about social work licensure, please visit: Home | Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists (ms.gov)
the DSU BSW Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The reaffirmation of its accreditation was approved in November of 2022. This accreditation cycle will end in October of 2029 when the program will again seek reaffirmation with the CSWE Board of Accreditation. For more information, visit https://www.cswe.org/accreditation/.
Delta State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award The Bachelor of Social Work degree. Delta State University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. As indicated in the DSU Undergraduate Catalog, the Department of Social Work also awards an in-house certification in Child Advocacy Studies Training (CAST) as well as the BSW degree. Questions about the accreditation of Delta State University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
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