OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE (UNIT/DEPARTMENTAL) STRATEGIC PLAN: SOCIAL WORK AY (Date Prepared: 06/10/2014) VISION STATEMENT

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1 OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE (UNIT/DEPARTMENTAL) STRATEGIC PLAN: SOCIAL WORK AY (Date Prepared: 06/10/2014) VISION STATEMENT In line with the OLC vision, the Department of Social Work seeks to educate students to be part of social change processes that more equitably distribute scarce economic and social resources as part of making life better for members of the Oglala Lakota People on the Pine Ridge Reservation. MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Social Work s mission is to facilitate students to develop the necessary ethics, skills and knowledge to (1) enter beginning professional social work practice, and (2) over time move into leadership roles within tribal, state, and federal organizations that focus on the health and well-being of the Lakota people DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC GOALS One Year STRATEGIC GOAL 1: To continue developing the competency based approach to social work education. Objective 1.1: Create a competency matrix for social work curriculum STRATEGIC GOAL 2: To continue developing the competency based approach to chemical dependency education. Objective 2.1: Create a competency matrix for the CD Curriculum. STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Implement a comprehensive evaluation of program curriculum. Objective 3.1: Finalize integration of syllabi, competencies and assessment matrices. DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGIC GOALS Five year STRATEGIC GOAL #1 To develop a strong program to leave to new faculty when current current faculty retire. STRATEGIC GOAL #2 To create a smooth transition in program delivery as faculty retire. 1

2 OLC Strategic Goal 1 Goal 1: Oglala Lakota College will produce graduates who demonstrate excellence in their chosen areas of study and fields of endeavor. Departmental Strategic Goals 1-3 STRATEGIC GOAL 1: To continue developing the competency based approach to social work education. Objective 1.1: Create a competency matrix for social Work curriculum STRATEGIC GOAL 2: To continue developing the competency based approach to chemical dependency education. Objective 2.1: Create a competency matrix for the CD Curriculum. STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Implement a comprehensive evaluation of program curriculum. Objective 3.1: Finalize integration of syllabi, competencies and assessment matrices. STRATEGIC GOAL 1: To continue developing the competency based approach to social work education. Objective 1.1: Create a competency matrix for social Work curriculum Strategies Criteria Assessment Tools Results Use of Results Strategy 1: Determine what practice behaviors are taught in which courses. CSWE defined 10 competencies and 41 practice behaviors Assessment matrix STRATEGIC GOAL 2: To continue developing the competency based approach to chemical dependency education. Objective 2.1: Create a competency matrix for the CD Curriculum Strategies Criteria Assessment Tools Results Strategy 2: Use of Results Determine what global State of South Dakota 12 core Assessment Matrix 2

3 criteria and core functions are taught in what CD courses functions and 46 global criteria STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Implement a comprehensive evaluation of program curriculum. Objective 3.1: Finalize integration of syllabi, competencies and assessment matrices. Strategies Criteria Assessment Tools Review Activities and Discussion program assignments in a content across course serve as syllabi for foundation for vertical higher level integration courses. Results Use of Results Program Expenses Faculty & Administrators Previous Year Dollar Amount % Hard Money Current Year Dollar Amount % Hard Money Dollar Amount Next Year % Hard Money Support Staff Temporary or Adjunct Faculty & Field Staff Fringe Supplies & Services Travel , Student Financial Aid Technological Resources Other (Specify) TOTAL

4 SOCIAL WORK ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: AY OLC Strategic Goal: Oglala Lakota College will produce graduates who demonstrate excellence in their chosen areas of study and fields of endeavor. Departmental Strategic Goal: To continue developing the competency based approach to social work education. Departmental Strategic Objective: The social work department will produce graduates who demonstrate excellence mastering competencies. Intended Course/Program Outcome Criteria Assessment Method(s) Results Use of Results Competency: Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. Multiple Assessment Matrix Competency: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments Competency: Respond to contexts that shape practice. Multiple Assessment Matrix Multiple Assessment matrix 4

5 Assessment Plan The Social Work Department assessment plan has several components for the assessment of core competencies and assessment of student retention. The Department is looking both at individual courses and assignments and across the curriculum to ensure a comprehensive and high-quality social work education. To these ends, the Department will, as a faculty: Review pass rates for all courses o Standard is 80% of students receive a grade of C or better, for all courses o Courses with less than 80% pass rates will be reviewed for causative factors o Matrix will show pass rates for each course for each year, and comments will be added after faculty review o Course pass rates will be reviewed the semester following the offering of the course (with the exception of the academic year, where all courses will be reviewed in the fall of 2014) o Pass rates below the standard will be reviewed with a particular eye to possible retention issues Review artifacts (culmative assignments, please see pages below) o Artifacts will be collected with each class offered and reviewed as per the schedule o Artifacts will be reviewed each fall o Review will focus on evidence of meeting the competency Revise course content as needed Revise program expectations as needed Review SWEAP assessment results (this process has just begun, and no data is as yet available), again with regard to evidence of achievement of core competencies At present, the Social Work Department has: Revised the assessment matrix Determined culmative assignments for collection of artifacts and begun collection of artifacts Revised the curriculum o Students have expressed and demonstrated the need for a professional writing course, and Sowk 213 has been added (beginning Spring 2015) to meet this need o HBSE has been redesigned (HBSE I now offered through Psy, HBSE II is offered in spring 2015 and is being revised o Sowk 303 syllabus is being revised o Sowk has shown low pass rates; course curriculum is being reviewed and revised o Sowk syllabus is being reviewed and revised o Other courses have recently been reviewed and revised and are currently undergoing general annual instructor review and minor revision as needed Revised the plan of study format to make it more accessible and usable for students and center counselors Additional next steps in the process: Faculty will review strategic plan objectives and revise as necessary Faculty will develop a specific strategic plan to address retention of students 5

6 Faculty will reinstitute the student orientation (required of all students entering the program and held the week before Fall classes begin) A field practicum orientation will be developed (required of all students entering the field practicum and held the week before Fall classes begin) Development of a course syllabus template a master template upon which each course s master syllabus will be founded Development a rubric template and of assessment rubrics for all assignments for all courses 6

7 Assessment Matrix, Academic Year Core Competencies 2.1.1: Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly Advocate for client access to the services of social work % personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional development Attend to professional roles and boundaries Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication Engage in careerlong learning Use supervision and consultation % 7

8 2.1.2: Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice Recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice Make ethical decision by applying standards of NASW Code of Ethics and, as applicable, the IFSW/IASSW Ethics in Social % Work, Statement of Principles Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions 8

9 2.1.3: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments Distinguish, appraise, and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including research-based knowledge, and practice wisdom Not offered Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, and evaluation 443 Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues Not offered 9

10 2.1.4: Engage diversity and difference in practice Recognize the extent to which a culture s structures and values may oppress, marginalize, % alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups Recognize and communicate their understanding of % the importance of difference in shaping life experiences View themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work as informants 10

11 2.1.5: Advance human rights and social and economic justice Understand the forma and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination % Advocate for human rights and social and economic justice Engage in practices that advance social and economic justice : Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research Use practice experience to inform scientific inquiry 443 & reinforced Use research evidence to inform practice

12 2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and % evaluation Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and environment 343 & reinforced 80% 2.1.8: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services Analyze, formulate, and advocate for policies that 303 advance social well-being Collaborate with colleagues and clients for effective policy action

13 2.1.9: Respond to contexts that shape practice Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends to provide relevant services Provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes in service delivery and practice to improve the quality of social services % 13

14 (a)-(d): engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (a): Engagement Substantively and affectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Use empathy and other interpersonal skills Develop a mutually agreedon focus of work and desired outcomes 14

15 2.1.10(b) Assessment Collect, organize, and interpret client data Assess client strengths and limitations Develop mutually agreedon intervention goals and objectives Select appropriate intervention strategies 15

16 2.1.10(c): Intervention Initiate actions to achieve organizational goals Implement prevention interventions that enhance client capacities Help clients resolve problems Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients Facilitate transitions and endings (d): Evaluation Social workers critically analyze, monitor, and evaluate interventions

17 Core Competencies Artifacts for Assessment 2.1.1: Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly, group project, legislative testimony 443, project presentation 2.1.2: Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice, ethics assignment # 1 & # 2 416, ethics paper 2.1.3: Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments 303, policy analysis, grant assignment, by-laws/constitution analysis 2.1.4: Engage diversity and difference in practice, ethics assignments # 2, oppression paper 2.1.5: Advance human rights and social and economic justice 303, policy analysis, legislative testimony, constitution paper 2.1.6: Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research, ethics paper 443, research project (literature review, results, discussion) 2.1.7: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment 343, assignments to be developed 2.1.8: Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services 303, policy analysis, legislative testimony 2.1.9: Respond to contexts that shape practice, qualitative/quantitative methods assignments leadership assignment 17

18 (a)-(d): engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities (a): Engagement o, coalition paper (b) Assessment o, group project (c): Intervention o, journals (d): Evaluation o, critical thinking logs Assessment of artifacts to begin in Fall 2014, and are scheduled as follows (by core competency): Year one (Fall, 2014): o 2.1.1, professional identity o 2.1.2, ethics o 2.1.6, research Year two: o 2.1.3, critical thinking o 2.1.7, HBSE o , engage, assess, intervene, evaluate Year three: o 2.1.4, diversity o 2.1.5, human rights and social and economic justice o 2.1.8, policy practice o 2.1.9, contexts that shape practice 18