Land Acknowledgement

The School of Social Welfare acknowledges that the University of Kansas occupies land that has been cared for by several tribal nations.

This land acknowledgment recognizes that Indigenous people are traditional guardians of the land and that there is an enduring relationship between Indigenous peoples and these traditional territories. Our School affirms, advocates for, and supports the sovereignty of the four-federally recognized tribes of Kansas, and the other 570 federally recognized nations in the U.S.

The acknowledgment reminds us to continue our commitment to advocating for, and supporting Indigenous students, staff, and faculty while working towards decolonizing the systems of power and oppression. Please visit the Land Acknowledgment webpage for a listing of our current actions of commitment.

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes 2020-21

University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, BSW Program
Last Completed on June 1, 2021

Competency Benchmark

For all practice behaviors and their aggregate competency measure, 80% of BSW students will be rated at the level of Above Average Performance or Consistently Excels with an aggregate mean of 4.0 on a 5-point scale. On this scale, 5 = Consistently excels in implementing the practice behavior, 4 = Demonstrates above average ability in implementing the practice behavior, 3 = Dependably implements the basic elements of the practice behavior, 2 = Inconsistently implements the basic elements of the practice behavior, and 1 = Unable to implement the basic elements of the practice behavior.

Assessment is from classroom instructors and field instructors. 2008 EPAS Competencies were measured.

Competency	Competency Benchmark	Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark
Identify as a Professional Social Worker	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	93.94%
Apply Ethical Principles	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	93.41%
Apply Critical Thinking	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	88.98%
Engage Diversity in Practice	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	91.68%
Advance Human Rights/Social and Economic Justice	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	91.00%
Engage Research Informed Practice/Practice Informed Research	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	87.41%
Human Behavior Knowledge	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	85.67%
Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-being and Deliver Services	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	87.04%
Respond to Practice Contexts	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	86.70%
Practice Engagement	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	93.54%
Practice Assessment	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	89.00%
Practice Intervention	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	90.20%
Practice Evaluation	80% of students will be rated at 4.0 or above	80.16%