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COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION - FORM AS 4(M) 

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER鈥橲 SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM 

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

CSWE

Submitting Form AS 4 for Reaffirmation Self-Study & Candidacy Benchmarks

Form AS 4(M) A form required for Reaffirmation, Candidacy, and ongoing compliance per AS 4.0.3.  

This form is used to assist the Commission on Accreditation in the evaluation of the program鈥檚 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 updates (minimally every 2 years) its findings.

All programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education鈥檚 (CSWE) 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, that 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 determines the percentage of students that attained each outcome measure, with a minimum passing score or better, and aggregates the percentages for both/all measures together to obtain the percentage of student's competency 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鈥檚 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 update its findings at least every two years.  Upon request, programs must provide CSWE with the weblink to the published form on the program鈥檚 website where it is accessible to the public.  Data presented on the form must be collected within 2 years of the published date at all times.

Summary of the Program鈥檚 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鈥檚 competency-based assessment plan. Programs may add/delete rows to accurately reflect the number of areas of specialized practice and each measure included in the data presented.

Assessment Measures

#1: Foundation/Generalist Field Semester Evaluation
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 1-10
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of 1st and 2nd Semester, Field Practicum Site
Who assessed student competence: Field Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 鈥淓xpected Understanding and Minimally Effective Application鈥�
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#2: Integrative Assignment
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 1 and 6
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Fall/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5430
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#3: Personal Work Plan for Culturally Competent Practice
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 2
Dimension(s) assessed: Values, Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Fall/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5416
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#4: Community Analysis and Change Effort
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 3
Dimension(s) assessed: Skills, Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5431
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#5: Social Work Research Proposal
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 4
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5440
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#6: Policy Analysis Paper 
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 5
Dimension(s) assessed: Values, Skills Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Fall/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5410
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#7: Case Analysis II
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 7
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Skills Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5421
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#8: Developing Intervention Strategies
Competency(ies) assessed: Comp 8 and 10
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills
When/where students are assessed: Spring/Course embedded assignment in SWK 5432
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%

Summary of the Program鈥檚 Assessment Plan | Specialized Practice

Students are assessed using a minimum of two measures of mastery regarding the nine competencies that comprise the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education. Additional competencies by program may be added for an area of specialized practice. Listings include a summarization of the program鈥檚 competency-based assessment plan.  Programs may add/delete rows to accurately reflect the number of areas of specialized practice and each measure included in the data presented.

Area of Specialized Practice

#1: Direct Practice
Assessment Measure#1
Advance Field Semester Evaluation
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of 1st and 2nd Semester, Field Practicum Site
Who assessed student competence: Field Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 鈥淓xpected Understanding and Application鈥�
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
Capstone Paper
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/ embedded assignment in SWK 5490
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #3
Applied Research Project
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge,
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Fall/embedded assignment in SWK 5441
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #4
Policy Analysis Paper
Dimension(s) assessed: Values, Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Summer/embedded assignment in SWK 5411
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #5
Searching for knowledge to guide practice with troubled families
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/embedded assignment in SWK 5434
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#2: Program Planning and Administration
Assessment Measure #1
Advance Field Semester Evaluation
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: End of 1st and 2nd Semester, Field Practicum Site
Who assessed student competence: Field Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 鈥淓xpected Understanding and Application鈥�
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
Capstone Paper
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/ embedded assignment in SWK 5490
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #3
Applied Research Project
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge,
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Fall/embedded assignment in SWK 5441
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #4
Policy Analysis Paper
Dimension(s) assessed: Values, Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Summer/embedded assignment in SWK 5411
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
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 #5

Design Intervention Strategy

Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge, Values, Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed: Spring/embedded assignment in SWK 5451
Who assessed student competence: Instructor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9: 80%
#3: School Social Work
Assessment Measure #1
Advance Field Semester Evaluation
Dimension(s) assessed: Knowledge ,Values Skills
Cognitive/ Affective Processes