{"id":2485,"date":"2024-09-10T09:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-deltastate.pantheonsite.io\/nursing-health-sciences\/?page_id=2485"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:35:10","slug":"social-work-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live-deltastate.pantheonsite.io\/nursing-health-sciences\/school-of-nursing\/social-work-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Work Accreditation Assessment Data"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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<\/div><div class=\"slide-bg-overlay\" style=\"background-color: #0a0a0a;\"> &nbsp; <\/div><\/div><div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h1>Social Work Accreditation Assessment Data<\/h1><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--\/container--><div class=\"video-texture \"> <span class=\"ie-fix\"><\/span> <\/div><\/div> <!--\/swiper-slide--><\/div><div class=\"nectar-slider-loading \"> <span class=\"loading-icon none\">   <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;30&#8243; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]Per the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), all programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education\u2019s Board of 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 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). These holistic competencies reflect the dimensions (knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive &amp; affective processes) of social work practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training.<\/p>\n<p>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 provide the percentage of students achieving the competency benchmark in the spring of 2026. An aggregated percentage at or above the competency benchmark is considered achievement of that competency. The program will adjust its curriculum to strengthen content in competency areas with scores below the benchmark.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; line_thickness=&#8221;1&#8243; divider_color=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;50&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;2830&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Board of Accreditation (BOA)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Department of Social Work Accreditation (DOSWA)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Baccalaureate and Master\u2019s Social Work Program Accreditation<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2022 EPAS<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Form AS B5.0.1(d) | Public Reporting of Assessment Outcomes<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Delta State University<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>BSW Program<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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Summary of Plan<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Competency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instrument<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Instrument:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Expected Level of Achievement for Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Competency:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Expected Level of Achievement for Competency<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 1:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 2:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 3: <\/strong>Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and<\/p>\n<p>Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 4: <\/strong>Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 5: <\/strong>Engage in Policy Practice<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 6: <\/strong>Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">75%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 7: <\/strong>Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\">80%: Combined ratings of student competency of at least 4 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Instrument 2: SWEAP DSU SCORE Instrument<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">70%: Ratings of student competency of at least 3.0 out of 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Competency 8: <\/strong>Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities<\/td>\n<td>Instrument 1: SWEAP BSW Field Instrument at Final Point<\/td>\n<td 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The reaffirmation of its accreditation was approved in November of 2022. This accreditation cycle will end in October of 2029 when the program will again seek reaffirmation with the CSWE Board of Accreditation. For more information, visit <a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/accreditation\/. 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