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COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION – FORM AS 4(M)
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE MASTER’S SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM 
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Form AS 4(M) 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 Commission on Accreditation 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 (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 (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.   

Summary of the Program’s Assessment Plan | Generalist Practice
Assessment Measure #1: Field Education Evaluation of Student Performance
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Values, Skills, and Cognitive & Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed:SW 596 (final practicum seminar course in the final 7 week term in generalist curriculum)
Who assessed student competence:Field Instructors
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:3 of 4 on each professional behavior
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: Generalist Exit Exam
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Values, Skills, and Cognitive & Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed:Last 7-week term in generalist curriculum
Who assessed student competence:MSW Faculty
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:70%
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’s Assessment Plan | Specialized Practice 

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, that reflect the area of specialized practice. Summarize the program’s 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: Clinical Mental Health & Addictions
Assessment Measure #1: Field Evaluation of Student Performance
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Values, Skills, and Cognitive & Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed:SW 696 (final practicum seminar course in the final 7- week term of specialized curriculum)
Who assessed student competence:Field Instructors
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:3 of 4 on each professional behavior
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: Specialized Curriculum Exit Exam
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Values, Skills, and Cognitive & Affective Processes
When/where students are assessed:Last 7-week term in generalist curriculum
Who assessed student competence:MSW Faculty
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:70%
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) 

Program Option #1: Clinical Mental Health & Addiction

COMPETENCYCOMPETENCY
BENCHMARK (%)
(GENERALIST)		COMPETENCY
BENCHMARK
Clinical Mental Health
& Addictions		PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING BENCHMARK
Generalist Practice

n = 12
Area of Specialized Practice #1
Clinical Mental Health & Addictions

n = 22
Competency 1:
Demonstrate Ethical
and Professional
Behavior		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(100% + 98%)
99%
(99% + 95%)
97%
Competency 2: Engage
Diversity and Difference
in Practice		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(100% + 100%)
100%
(99.5% + 100%)
99.75%
Competency 3:
Advance Human Rights
and Social, Economic,
and Environmental
Justice		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(100 % + 93%)
97%
(99% + 100%)
99.5%
Competency 4: Engage
in Practice-informed
Research and
Research-informed
Practice		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(88% + 58%)
73%
(97% + 95%)
96%
Competency 5: Engage
in Policy Practice		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(84% + 92%)
88%
(98% + 95%)
97%
Competency 6: Engage
with Individuals,
Families, Groups,
Organizations, and
Communities		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(95.5% + 75%)
85%
(100% + 100%)
100%
Competency 7: Assess
Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations,
and Communities		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(85% + 83%)
84%
(99.3% + 91%)
95%
Competency 8:
Intervene with
Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations,
and Communities		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(94.4% + 92%)
93%
(100% + 82%)
91%
Competency 9:
Evaluate Practice with
Individuals, Families,
Groups, Organizations,
and Communities		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence
inclusive of 2 or
more measures		80% of students will
demonstrate
competence inclusive of
2 or more measures		(89.5% + 60%)
86%
(97% + 82%)
90%

Updated 1.87.24
Form AS 4(M)

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