Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

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

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY BACCALAUREATE SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM

ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

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. 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.

Summary of the Program’s 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’s competency-based assessment plan. Programs may add/delete rows to accurately reflect the number measures included in the data presented.

Measurement #1: Final Field Evaluation

2025-2026 Academic Year

Competencies 1-9 = Program Learning Outcomes

Practice Behaviors identified by each Competency= Student Learning Outcomes

Assessment Measure #1: Final Field Evaluation (Real Simulated Practice)
Dimension(s) assessed:	Skills, Knowledge, Behaviors, Values, Cognitive/Affective reactions
When/where students are assessed:	SW 473: Social Work Internship
Who assessed student competence:	Field Agency Supervisor
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:	Students must score 3 or above: 0-Unsatisfactory Performance; 1-Below Average; 2-Average; 3-Good; 4-Exceptional
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:	70%

COMPETENCY 1: DEMONSTRATE ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR- 95%

Practice Behaviors	0 Unsatisfactory Performance	1 Below Average	2 Average	3 Good	4 Exceptional	Percentage of students who met the Benchmark
1. Make ethical decisions by applying the standards of the NASW Code of Ethics, relevant laws and regulations, models for ethical decision-making, ethical conduct of research, and additional codes of ethics as appropriate to context;			1	3	17	95%
2. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication;		1		5	15	95%
3. Use technology ethically and appropriately to facilitate practice outcomes; and				7	14	100%
4. Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior			2	5	14	90%

COMPETENCY 2: ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE- 100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

Good

Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Advocate for human rights at the individual, family, group, organizational, and community system levels; and

100%

2. Engage in practices that advance human rights to promote social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.

100%

COMPETENCY 3: ENGAGE ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (ADEI) IN PRACTICE –97.5%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

3 Good

4 Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the individual, family, group, organizational, community, research, and policy levels; and

100%

2. Demonstrate cultural humility by applying critical reflection, self-awareness, and self-regulation to manage the influence of bias, power, privilege, and values in working with clients and constituencies, acknowledging them as experts of their own lived experiences.

95%

COMPETENCY 4: ENGAGE IN PRACTICE-INFORMED RESEARCH AND RESEARCH-INFORMED PRACTICE-100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

3 Good

4 Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs; and

100%

2. Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work.

100%

COMPETENCY 5: ENGAGE IN POLICY PRACTICE- 100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

3 Good

4 Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Use social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect the delivery of and access to social services; and

100%

2. Apply critical thinking to analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.

100%

COMPETENCY 6: ENGAGE WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES 100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

Good

4 Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Apply knowledge of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as interprofessional conceptual frameworks, to engage with clients and constituencies; and

100%

2. Use empathy, reflection, and interpersonal skills to engage in culturally responsive practice with clients and constituencies.

100%

COMPETENCY 7: ASSESS WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES-100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

3 Good

Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Apply theories of human behavior and person-in-environment, as well as other culturally responsive and interprofessional conceptual frameworks, when assessing clients and constituencies; and

100%

2. Demonstrate respect for client self-determination during the assessment process by collaborating with clients and constituencies in developing a mutually agreed-upon plan.

100%

COMPETENCY 8: INTERVENE WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES-95%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

3 Good

4 Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Engage with clients and constituencies to critically choose and implement culturally responsive, evidence-informed interventions to achieve client and constituency goals; and;

95%

2. Incorporate culturally responsive methods to negotiate, mediate, and advocate with and on behalf of clients and constituencies.

95%

COMPETENCY 9: EVALUATE PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES-100%

Practice Behaviors

Unsatisfactory

Below Average

Average

Good

Exceptional

Percentage of students who met the Benchmark

1. Select and use culturally responsive methods for evaluation of outcomes; and

100%

2. Critically analyze outcomes and apply evaluation findings to improve practice effectiveness with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

100%