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Council on Social Work Education Accreditation Standards

Competency Assessment Outcomes

 

JULY 1, 2012

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 Benchmark
Identify as a Professional Social Worker Mean of 3.0 
On a 4.0 Scale		 96%
Apply Ethical Principles Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 96%
Apply Critical Thinking Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 89%
Engage Diversity in Practice Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 100%
Advance Human Rights/Social and Economic Justice Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 79%
Engage Research Informed Practice/Practice Informed Research Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 92%
Apply Human Behavior Knowledge Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 88%
Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-Being and Deliver Services Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 90%
Respond to Practice Contexts Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 82%
Practice Engagement Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 90%
Practice Assessment Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 83%
Practice Intervention Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 99%
Practice Evaluation Mean of 3.0
On a 4.0 Scale		 100%

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