Gatekeeping for Small Baccalaureate Social Work Programs

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deana F. Morrow
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Due Process ◽  
Field Instruction ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program

This article provides an overview of the gatekeeping process, including Council on Social Work Education (CWSE) requirements for gatekeeping, with an emphasis on small baccalaureate social work programs. Gatekeeping criteria, including admission to the social work major, admission to field instruction, and approval for graduation are reviewed. Also, criteria for the development and monitoring of termination policies are highlighted as well as legal considerations relative to due process, program liability, and serving students with disabilities. A sample gatekeeping policy used in one small baccalaureate social work program is provided.

Council on Social Work Education

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Watkins ◽  
Jessica Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Development Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) provides leadership in social work education through faculty development, research, and accreditation of baccalaureate and master's social work programs. As of February 2012, 689 social work programs were accredited by CSWE. These programs represent an estimated 7,500 faculty members and 82,000 students at the baccalaureate and master's levels. CSWE promotes continued educational innovation and relevancy through setting accreditation standards, which are regularly revised by volunteer representatives from the social work education and practice community and approved by the CSWE Board of Directors.

Safety Education: A Study of Undergraduate Social Work Programs

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Faria ◽  
Mary Agnes Kendra
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Client Violence ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education

The literature on client violence against social workers calls for social work education programs to teach students how to protect themselves and minimize the risk of verbal and physical harm. Although the social work literature cites examples of content that should be taught, there is little information on whether safety education is covered in academic programs and, if so, what exactly is taught. This study focused on nineteen baccalaureate programs and determined the extent to which they teach safety education. The study also identified the minimum safety education content that should be taught in baccalaureate social work programs.

Solving Social Work Assessment Issues: A Program Evaluation

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Damon Ginther ◽  
Mary Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Work Assessment ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program

Social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) conduct ongoing program assessment to routinely assess student outcomes relative to educational activities. To assist faculty in this effort, this article presents one undergraduate program's holistic social work program evaluation model (SWPEM). The arrangement of each of the SWPEM's eight evaluative elements is reviewed, and its administration procedures are outlined. Arguments for and barriers to program evaluation using the SWPEM are reviewed, and this faculty's experiences with the SWPEM model are discussed.

scholarly journals Social Work Education Canada’s North

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Douglas Durst ◽  
Nicole Ives
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Northwest Territories ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Work Program

The Faculty of Social Work program at the University of Regina is a broker for two social work programs north of the 60th parallel reaching the northern residents of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestry. In addition, for over 30 years, the University of Regina partners with the First Nations University of Canada where a specialized Bachelor of Indian Social Work is offered and now a Master of Aboriginal Social Work. This paper presents the background to the Northern Human Service/BSW program at Yukon College in Whitehorse, Yukon and the Certificate of Social Work at the Aurora College in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Infusing Content on the Physical Environment into the BSW Curriculum

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell Kahn ◽  
Susan Scher
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Foundation Program ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program

In August 1999, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) delegate assembly passed a major platform on environmental policy. The NASW now mandates that social workers take a proactive stand on environmental exploitation and environmental justice issues in all facets of their professional activities. This requires social work education to provide a more comprehensive view of the environment to include the physical as well as the social. The authors are faculty members of the Ramapo College Social Work Program, which has infused environmental content into all aspects of its BSW Curriculum. This article will describe how Ramapo incorporated such content into the liberal arts foundation, program prerequisites, and professional foundation areas of human behavior in the social environment (HBSE), research, practice, field, and policy. This model is offered as a guide to assist other social work programs in developing content on the physical environment in the BSW curriculum.

BPD is Launched: A History of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Part I.

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-59
Author(s):  
Leslie Leighninger ◽  
Paul H. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
Social Work Program

The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), which presented its fifteenth annual conference in Philadelphia in October 1997, has a long history, extending long before the first conference, held at a convent in Nazareth, Kentucky, in 1983. The organization was formed in the mid-1970s in order to represent the interests and enhance recognition of undergraduate social work education and practice. As undergraduate programs grew in number and influence, BPD grew as well and came to be recognized as the voice of undergraduate education within the social work profession. The following history places the formation of BPD in the context of earlier efforts to speak for undergraduate education and highlights the association's flexibility of structure, emphasis on interaction with other organizations, and diversity in leadership and membership.1

Assessment of Social Work Program Outcomes: The Baccalaureate Educational Assessment Project

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy W. Rodenhiser ◽  
Victoria V. Buchan ◽  
Grafton H. Hull ◽  
Marshall Smith ◽  
Cathy Pike ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program

This article describes the use of the Baccalaureate Educational Assessment Project (BEAP) to assist programs and faculty in meeting the challenging tasks of assessing program outcomes. The BEAP is a package of evaluation instruments that help social work programs assess student outcomes, as required by Council on Social Work Education accreditation standards. The article discusses the evolution of the BEAP model and considers its relevance in helping social work programs assess student outcomes. An overview of some of the data available to programs is provided along with a description of how these may be used for program assessment. The article concludes by describing how programs can become involved in using the BEAP and discussing future considerations.

scholarly journals Service Learning as a Transition into Foundation Field

10.18060/29 ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy P. Kropf ◽  
Mininder Tracey
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Field Placement ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program

Service learning is a pedagogical method to bridge classroom and community experiences for students. Although social work education has historically emphasized this connection through internship experiences, service learning can fill a different function within the curriculum. This article proposes a service learning experience to assist graduate students with the transition into their foundation field placement. Beneficial outcomes of using service learning as an educational bridge are discussed for students, faculty, and the social work program.

scholarly journals Now You See It, Now You Don't: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Classroom Incivility in a Social Work Program

10.18060/1932 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela R. Ausbrooks ◽  
Sally Hill Jones ◽  
Mary S. Tijerina
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Classroom Behaviors ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program ◽  
Classroom Incivility

Classroom incivility is identified as a concern in the higher education literature; however, the extent to which these concerns apply to social work education has not been empirically addressed. This initial, exploratory study examined the perceptions of classroom behaviors in a small convenience sample of faculty and students in one social work program. Quantitative results indicated that faculty tended to perceive incivility as generally less serious and frequent than did student participants. Qualitative findings suggested that while faculty believed they were addressing incivility, students did not. Students expressed the desires for instructors to be more aware of behaviors, especially distracting use of electronic devices, and to take stronger actions to enforce guidelines. Social work programs may need to consider developing uniform policies for addressing incivility as well as helping faculty to find more effective ways to address the problem. Future research is needed with larger, more representative samples.

A Practical Guide for Developing Effective Technical Standards in Social Work Programs

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Marie Huff ◽  
John Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Behavioral Attributes ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education

Social work educators are increasingly faced with concerns about students who do not possess the technical standards (basic skills, values, and abilities) of the social work profession. This article discusses the purpose of technical standards, which ensure that social work programs admit, retain, and graduate students who possess the physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral attributes required for success. The history of technical standards, concerns about their use, and the growing need for technical standards are also addressed. Finally, practical advice on developing technical standards for social work education and examples of one university's standards are offered.

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