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MSW Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

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.

CSWE Form AS-4: 2019 - 2020 (updated December 2020)

Student Learning Outcomes Reports 

 

Appendix G, part 1

USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Program

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

 

UPC Ground Campus: Generalist and Specialized Departments

Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 Semesters

Competency

Competency

Benchmark

Percentage of Assessments Achieving Benchmark

Generalist

AMHW

CYF

SCI

Competency 1:


Demonstrate Ethical and Professional
Behavior

90%

87.3%

100%

99.3%

98.7%

Competency 2:


Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

90%

87.5%

98.4%

100%

100%

Competency 3:


Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

90%

100%

99.1%

92.9%

100%

Competency 4:


Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

90%

100%

100%

96.7%

100%

Competency 5:


Engage in Policy Practice

90%

100%

100%

88.8%

100%

Competency 6:


Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

99.5%

100%

99.2%

100%

Competency 7:


Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

95.4%

71.9%

100%

 

Competency 8:


Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

98.4%

63.4%

100%

100%

Competency 9:


Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

100%

100%

99.6%

100%

 

 

VAC: Generalist and Specialized Departments
Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 Semesters

Competency

Competency

Benchmark

Percentage of Assessments Achieving Benchmark

Generalist

AMHW

CYF

SCI

Competency 1:


Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

90%

98%

97.2%

97.6%

96%

Competency 2:


Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

90%

95.5%

98.2%

99%

96.7%

Competency 3:


Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

90%

99.4%

92.7%

95.7%

100%

Competency 4:


Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

90%

97.1%

95.8%

98.3%

95.2%

Competency 5:


Engage in Policy Practice

90%

99.8%

89.3%

92.3%

100%

Competency 6:


Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

94%

100%

99.8%

97.2%

Competency 7:


Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

94.8%

82.4%

99.7%

100%

Competency 8:


Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

94%

76.5%

100%

100%

Competency 9:


Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

97.7%

95.2%

95.9%

98.2%

 

 


Appendix G, part 2

USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Program

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

 

Overall Assessment Findings: Generalist and Specialized Departments

Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 Semesters

 

Competency

Competency

Benchmark

Percentage of Assessments Achieving Benchmark

Generalist

AMHW

CYF

SCI

Competency 1:


Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

90%

94.5%

98.6%

98.3%

97.1%

Competency 2:


Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

90%

92.8%

98.3%

99.4%

98.3%

Competency 3:


Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

90%

99.6%

94.7%

94.6%

100%

Competency 4:


Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

90%

98.2%

97.1%

97.7%

97.2%

Competency 5:


Engage in Policy Practice

90%

99.9%

92.4%

91.1%

100%

Competency 6:


Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

95.9%

100%

99.5%

98.6%

Competency 7:


Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

95%

78.6%

99.8%

100%

Competency 8:


Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

95.5%

71.7%

100%

100%

Competency 9:


Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

90%

98.6%

96.5%

97.3%

98.6%

 

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