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Student Learning Outcomes Plan

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Master’s of Social Work Program

Summary of Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Plan: Generalist Practice

All generalist students at the UNC School of Social Work 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. Generalist students are assessed using our practicum education competency evaluation and the generalist outcomes assessment.

Assessment Measure No. 1: Practicum Education Instrument
Competency(ies) assessed:1-9
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Skills,
Values, Cognitive
and Affective
Processes
When/where students are assessed:Practicum
Placement Final
Semester
Who assessed student competence:Practicum
Instructors, with
input from student,
will complete the
generalist outcome
evaluation.
Practicum faculty
will approve.
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:4 out of 5 (80%)
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:
85%

 

Assessment Measure No. 2: Generalist Outcomes Assessment
Competency(ies) assessed:1-9
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge
When/where students are assessed:SOWO 510/EBP
and Program
Evaluation –
Generalist
Outcomes
Assessment
Final Generalist
Class
Who assessed student competence:SOWO 510
Instructors (Lead
Instructor-Melissa
Lippold)
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:4 out of 5 (80%)
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-9:
85%

 

Summary of Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Plan: Specialized Practice

All specialization students at the UNC School of Social Work 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. Specialization students are assessed using our practicum education competency evaluation and the specialization outcomes assessment.

Area of Specialized Practice #1: Evidenced Informed Practice

Assessment Measure No. 1: Practicum Education Instrument
Competency(ies) assessed:1-9
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge, Skills,
Values, Cognitive
and Affective
Processes
When/where students are assessed:Practicum
Placement

Final Semester
Who assessed student competence:Practicum
Instructors, with
input from student,
will complete the
generalist outcome
evaluation.
Practicum faculty
will approve.
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:4 out of 5 (80%)
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-3
and 6-9:
85%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 4 and
5:
85%

 

Assessment Measure No. 2: Specialization Outcomes Assessment
Competency(ies) assessed:1-9
Dimension(s) assessed:Knowledge
When/where students are assessed:Final Semester
SOWO 810 –
Evaluation of
Social
Interventions

Specialization
Outcomes
Assessment
Who assessed student competence:SOWO 810
Professors (Lead
Instructor- Todd
Jensen)
Outcome Measure Benchmark (minimum score indicative of achievement) for Competencies 1-9:4 out of 5 (80%)
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 1-3
and 6-9:
85%
Competency Benchmark (percent of students the program expects to have
achieved the minimum scores, inclusive of all measures) for Competencies 4 and
5:
85%