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Social Work Exit Survey for Seniors

 
Thank you for taking this Exit Survey. This information is vital to our ongoing program development and reaccreditation process. We appreciate your honest answers to these questions.
 
Please rate your competency at performing the following practice behaviors using the criteria below:
 

 

5 = Excellent: High level of competence; behavior is well integrated into my social work practice.
4 = Above Average: Function at better-than-average competence in this area.
3 = Average: Minimum competence in this area.
2 = Below Average: Little competence; difficulty performing this practice behavior.
1 = Not Developed: Skill is not developed; unable to do this. 

 
 
  Competence #1 Identify as a professional social worker
 
1.1   1. Advocate for client access to the services of social work.
             
 
1.2   2. Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional development.
             
 
1.3   3. Attend to professional roles and boundaries.
             
 
1.4   4. Demonstrate professional demeanor in appearance, demeanor and communication.
             
 
1.5   5. Engage in career-long learning.
             
 
1.6   6. Use supervision and consultation effectively.
             
 
Competence #2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
2.1  7. Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice.
             
 
2.2  8. Make ethical decisions applying standards of the NASW Code of Ethics.
             
 
2.3  9. Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts.
             
 
2.4  10. Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.
             
 
Competence #3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
3.1  11. Distinguish, appraise and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge and practice wisdom.
             
 
3.2  12. Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation.
             
 
3.2a  13a. Demonstrate effective oral communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues.
             
 
3.2b  13b. Demonstrate effective written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues.
             
 
Competence #4 Engage diversity and difference in practice.
4.1  14. Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power.
             
 
4.2  15. Have sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups.
             
 
4.3
 		 16. Recognize and communicate understanding of the importance of difference in shaping life experiences.
             
 
4.4  17. View self as a learner and engages those you work with as informants.
             
 
Competence #5 Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
5.1  18. Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination.
             
 
5.2  19. Advocate for human rights and social and economic justice.
             
 
5.3  20. Engage in practices that advance social and economic justice.
             
 
Competence #6:Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
6.1  21. Use practice experience to inform research.
             
 
6.2  22. Use research findings to improve practice, policy, and social service delivery.
             
 
Competence #7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
7.1  23. Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation.
             
 
7.2  24. Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and environment.
             
 
Competence #8 Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
8.1  25. Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that advance social well-being.
             
 
8.2  26. Collaborate with colleagues for effective policy action.
             
 
Competence #9 Respond to context that shape practice.
9.1  27. Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends in order to provide relevant services.
             
 
9.2  28. Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services.
             
 
Competence #10 Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
10.1  Engagement 
   29. Substantively and affectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
             
 
   30. Uses empathy and other interpersonal skills.
             
 
   31. Develop a mutually agreed on focus of work and desired outcomes.
             
 
10.2  Assessment  
   32. Collect, organize and interpret client data.
             
 
   33. Assess client strengths and limitations.
             
 
   34. Develop intervention goals and objectives.
             
 
   35. Select appropriate intervention strategies.
             
 
10.3  Intervention  
   36. Initiate actions to achieve goals.
             
 
   37. Implement prevention interventions that enhance client capacities.
             
 
   38. Help clients resolve challenges.
             
 
   39. Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients
             
 
   40. Facilitate transitions and endings.
             
 
10.4  Evaluation 
   41. Critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions.
             
 

Diversity Experience

 
Diversity includes the following: age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation.
5 = Strongly Agree   4 = Somewhat Agree   3 = Neutral   2 = Disagree   1 = Strongly Disagree
11.  While at Viterbo University, I interacted with students from different race/ethnic groups or other diverse groups.
             
 
12.  I was exposed to different perspectives in my social work classes whenever we talked about diversity.
             
 
13.    My Social work courses helped me recognize intolerance/injustice for diverse individuals and groups.
             
 
14.  I was exposed to diverse populations in my social work service learning course (SOWK 275 The Social Work Profession through Service Learning).
             
 
15. I was exposed to diverse populations in my field education placement.
             
 
  While at Viterbo how many courses have you taken in the areas listed below? 
16.  Courses that included content on age, class, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and expression, immigration status, political ideology, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
             
 
17.   Foreign language courses
             
 
18.  Courses that included content on global/international issues and concerns.
             
 
 Indicate how many times you participated in the following activities while at Viterbo: 
19.  Volunteering experiences that exposed me to diverse populations.
             
 
20.  Service or other trips that exposed me to diverse populations.
             
 
21.  Presentation, symposiums, seminars, workshops or speakers that helped expand my understanding of diversity.
             
 
22.  Travel to a different country.
             
 
 23.  Open ended:  What is one thing the Social Work Program could do to improve diversity in our learning community and curriculum?
 

Field Education

 
 5 = Strongly Agree    4 = Somewhat Agree   3 = Neutral   2 = Disagree   1 = Strongly Disagree
24.  I had a clear understanding of the field education placement process.
             
 
25.  I had adequate input into my field education placement matching.
             
 
26.
 		 I applied the knowledge I learned in the classroom in field education.
             
 
27.  My field education placement was sufficiently challenging.
             
 
28.  My faculty liaison addressed my needs and concerns related to field education.
             
 
29.  The Field Education Director addressed my needs and concerns related to field education.
             
 
30.
 		 I received adequate supervision in my field placement.
             
 
31.  My field placement prepared me for professional social work practice.
             
 

Academic Experience

 
5 = Strongly Agree    4 = Somewhat Agree   3 = Neutral   2 = Disagree   1 = Strongly Disagree
32.  Social work students have sufficient opportunity to provide feedback to improve the social work program.   
             
 
33.  The Social Work Club provided an opportunity for students to organize in their interests.
             
 
34.  The Social Work Student Handbook clearly outlined student rights, responsibilities, and academic/behavioral expectations.
             
 
35.
 		 The Social Work Program group meeting/orientations were helpful to understanding requirements for the social work major.
             
 
36.  Social work professors were available outside of class if I needed or requested help.
             
 
37.  In general, social work professors responded to my emails in a timely manner (within 48 hours excluding weekends).
             
 
38.  The social work professors were knowledgeable about the subject matter they taught.
             
 
39.  Classes in the social work program were engaging.  
             
 
40.
 		 Discussion in classes helped me think critically about important social work issues.  
             
 
41.  The quality of social work instruction was consistently high across courses.
             
 
42.  My social work classes have prepared me well for beginning BSW practice.
             
 
43.  The Social Work Program created a safe and respectful learning environment.
             
 
44.  The Social Work Program helped to improve my writing ability.
             
 
45.  The Social Work Program helped improve my critical thinking skills.
             
 
46.  I would recommend the Viterbo University Social Work Program to others.
             
 
47.  Open ended:
 
47.1   The most positive aspect of my BSW academic experience was:

 
47.2   One thing I would like to recommend to the Viterbo University Social Work Program:

 
48.  Please rate this new online form
               
49.  How could this Exit Survey be improved?

 

 



 

 


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