Council on Social Work Education Accreditation
The Missouri Western State University social work program is in compliance with the 2022 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) and is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Click here to view the accreditation standards.
CSWE’s Board on Accreditation (BOA) is responsible for developing accreditation standards that define competent preparation and ensuring that social work programs meet these standards. In accordance with the requirements of CSWE’s recognition body, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and COA reviews.
Accreditation status for the Missouri Western social work program may be viewed here. Review and reaffirmation for the Missouri Western social work program is conducted every eight years and is next scheduled for 2031.
Accreditation and Educational Outcomes
As mentioned, the Council on Social Work Education’s 2022 EPAS adopts a competency-based education framework identifying the nine social work competencies accompanied by a set of behaviors for each competency. Following the nine social work competencies, the EPAS describes five elements of an integrated program design: 1. Program mission (EPAS 1.0) 2. Anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (EPAS 2.0) 3. Explicit curriculum (EPAS 3.0) 4. Implicit curriculum (EPAS 4.0) 5. Assessment (EPAS 5.0).
The program faculty members have formulated a competency-based curriculum which includes the five elements of the educational policies and accreditation standards and which are conceptually linked to one another (CSWE, 2022). This plan involves using a curriculum design that begins with the outcomes, expressed as the expected competencies, programs develop the substantive content, pedagogical approach, and educational activities that provide learning opportunities for students to demonstrate the competencies. Per CSWE requirements, program assessment data is collected annually and is displayed on this website.
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-31-23)
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-1-22)
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-31-21)
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 2-21)
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 4-26-19)
