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 July 1, 2021

University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, MSW Program
Last Completed on July 1, 2021

Competency Benchmark

This form is used to assist the COA in the evaluation of the program’s compliance with Accreditation Standards stated below.

4.0.2: The program provides summary data and outcomes for the assessment of each of its competencies, identifying the percentage of students achieving each benchmark.

4.0.4: The program uses Form AS 4 (B) and/or Form AS4 (M) to report its most recent assessment outcomes to constituents and the public on its website and routinely up-dates (minimally every 2 years) these postings.

All Council on Social Work Education programs measure and report student learning outcomes. Students are assessed on their mastery of the competencies which comprise the accreditation standards of the Council on Social Work Education. These competencies are dimensions of social work practice which all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. A measurement benchmark is set by the social work programs for each competency. An assessment score at or above that benchmark is considered by the program to represent mastery of that particular competency.

Competency	Competency Benchmarks	Competency Benchmark	Percent of Students Achieving Benchmark Generalist/Foundation n=72	Percent of Students Achieving Benchmark Clinical Area of Specialization/Concentration n=175	Percent of Students Achieving Benchmark Macro Area of Specialization/Concentration n=9*
Identify as a Professional Social Worker	80%	90%	89%	94%	100%
Apply Ethical Principles	80%	90%	90%	92%	78%
Apply Critical Thinking	80%	90%	86%	90%	89%
Engage Diversity in Practice	80%	90%	87%	91%	78%
Advance Human Rights/Social and Economic Justice	80%	90%	90%	91%	78%
Engage Research Informed Practice and Practice Informed Research	80%	90%	86%	90%	89%
Human Behavior Knowledge	80%	90%	83%	90%	78%
Engage Policy Practice to Advance Well-being and Deliver Services	80%	90%	86%	81%	78%
Respond to Practice Contexts	80%	90%	77%	87%	78%
Practice Engagement	80%	90%	93%	94%	67%
Practice Assessment	80%	90%	83%	91%	78%
Practice Intervention	80%	90%	87%	89%	89%
Practice Evaluation	80%	90%	90%	91%	89%

*Percentages based on data from small samples are suspect. We do not believe that the percentages of our nine (9) macro students accurately reflect their competencies.