GSS Accreditation and Competency
The Fordham Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) B.S.W., M.S.W. and Ph.D. in Social Work programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Students are assessed on their mastery of the competencies that comprise the Council’s accreditation standards. These competencies are dimensions of practice that all social workers are expected to master during their professional training. An assessment score at or above that benchmark set by the social work program represents mastery of that particular competency. We report all data from our social work accreditation assessments to the Council and use it to continuously review and improve our program and learning environment.
B.S.W. Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
| Comptency | Competency Benchmark | Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Center | Westchester | All Campuses | ||
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior | 80% | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice | 80% | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice | 80% | 83.34% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice | 80% | 86.16% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice | 80% | 70.00% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 76.67% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80.46% | N/A | N/A |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 66.16% | N/A | N/A |
Note: BASW students were not attending classes on the Westchester Campus.
M.S.W. Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
| Competency | Competency Benchmark (Generalist) | Competency Benchmark (Area of Specialized Practice) | Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist Practice | Specialist | |||
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior | 80% | 80% | 97.19% (n = 512) | 97.36% (n = 508) |
| Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice | 80% | 80% | 97.83% | 96.43% (n = 541) |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice | 80% | 80% | 91.63% (n = 640) | 92.41% (n = 543) |
| Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice | 80% | 80% | 82.99% (n = 402) | 92.36% (n = 648) |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice | 80% | 80% | 89.02% (n = 589) | 91.83% (n = 526) |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 96.92% (n = 558) | 96.38% (n = 498) |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 87.83% (n = 391) | 91.71% (n = 755) |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 92.70% (n = 486) | 88.16% (n = 456) |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 79.19% (n = 513) | 93.90% (n = 650) |
M.S.W. Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (LC + WC)
| Competency | Competency Benchmark (Generalist) | Competency Benchmark (Area of Specialist-Advanced Integrated Generalist Practice) | Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist Practice | Specialist | |||
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior | 80% | 80% | 98.98% (n = 170) | 97.51% (n = 248) |
| Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice | 80% | 80% | 97.85% (n = 239) | 95.06% (n = 276) |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice | 80% | 80% | 90.99% (n = 238) | 89.79% (n = 213) |
| Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice | 80% | 80% | 84.14% (n = 169) | 90.77% (n = 303) |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice | 80% | 80% | 93.18% (n = 226) | 90.60% (n = 212) |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 97.20% (n = 217) | 95.45% (n = 241) |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 91.68% (n = 192) | 92.57% (n = 315) |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 92.67% (n = 183) | 92.33% (n = 227) |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 83.79% (n = 316) | 93.07% (n = 348 |
**Please note: Due to COVID-19, all Lincoln Center and Westchester students attended class in an online environment for the 2020-2021 academic year. As a result, data for these campuses was combined.
M.S.W. Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Online)
| Competency | Competency Benchmark (Generalist) | Competency Benchmark (Area of Specialized Practice) | Percentage of Students Achieving Benchmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generalist Practice | Specialist | |||
| Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior | 80% | 80% | 95.55% (n = 342) |
96.79% (n = 260) |
| Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice | 80% | 80% | 97.79% (n = 387) |
97.68% (n = 265) |
| Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice | 80% | 80% | 91.53% (n = 403) |
95.20% (n = 330) |
| Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice | 80% | 80% | 81.08% (n = 233) |
94.42% (n = 345) |
| Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice | 80% | 80% | 83.26% (n = 362) |
93.52% (n = 314) |
| Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 96.51% (n = 341) |
97.40% (n = 257) |
| Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 83.23% (n = 199) |
91.36% (n = 440) |
| Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 91.41% (n = 303) |
83.80% (n = 229) |
| Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities | 80% | 80% | 73.66% (n = 316) |
94.96% (n = 348) |