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.
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. Upon request, programs must provide CSWE with the weblink to the published form on the program’s website where it is accessible to the public. Data presented on the form must be collected within 2 years of today’s date at all times.
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 Practicum Placement Instrument (FPPI) | |
| Competency(ies) assessed: | 1-9 |
| Dimension(s) assessed: | Cognitive and Affective Processes and Skills |
| When/where students are assessed: | May, 2023 Online |
| Who assessed student competence: | Field Faculty |
| Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: |
Students will score 50% or more correct of the total number of items |
| Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: |
80% |
| Assessment Measure #2: Foundation Curriculum Assessment Instrument (FCAI) | |
| Competencies assessed: | 1-9 |
| Dimension(s) assessed: | Knowledge |
| When/where students are assessed: | May, 2023 Online |
| Who assessed student competence: | Student Self-Reported |
| Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: |
Students will score 50% or more correct of the total number of items |
| Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: |
80% |
Assessment Data Collected during the Academic Year (2022-2023)
Combined (Total) Assessment Measurement: The Field Placement Assessment Instrument (FPPI) and the Foundation Curriculum Assessment Instrument (FCAI)
| COMPETENCY |
COMPETENCY
BENCHMARK (%)
|
PERCENTAGE OF BSW, Post Students Achieving or Exceeding Benchmark N=16 |
|
|
||
|
Competency 1:
Demonstrate
Ethical and
Professional
Behavior
|
80% | 97% |
|
Competency 2:
Engage Diversity
and Difference in
Practice
|
80% | 100% |
|
Competency 3:
Advance Human
Rights and Social,
Economic, and
Environmental
Justice
|
80% | 100% |
|
Competency 4:
Engage in
Practice-Informed
Research and
Research-Informed
Practice
|
80% | 90% |
|
Competency 5:
Engage in Policy
Practice
|
80% | 80% |
|
Competency 6:
Engage with Individuals,
Families, Groups,
Organizations,
and Communities
|
80% | 90% |
|
Competency 7:
Assess Individuals,
Families, Groups,
Organizations, and
Communities
|
80% | 100% |
|
Competency 8:
Intervene with
Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations,
and Communities
|
80% | 90% |
|
Competency 9:
Evaluate Practice with
Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations,
and Communities
|
80% | 60% |
|
Any additional
Competency(ies)
Developed by the
Program
|
Assessment Measure # 1 Field Practicum Placement Instrument (FPPI)
|
Competency |
Competency Benchmark (%) |
Percentage of BSW, Post Students Achieving or Exceeding Benchmark N=16 |
|
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior |
80% |
94% |
|
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
80% |
100% |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 100% |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 100% |
Assessment Measure # 2 Foundation Curriculum Assessment Instrument (FCAI)
|
Competency |
Competency Benchmark (%) |
Percentage of BSW, Post Students Achieving or Exceeding Benchmark N=5 |
|
Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice |
80% |
100% |
|
Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice |
80% |
80% |
|
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice |
80% |
60% |
|
Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
80% |
80% |
|
Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities |
80% |
100% |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 20% |
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