{"id":2551,"date":"2018-05-30T13:19:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T13:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/?page_id=2551"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:16:27","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/sample-page\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Work Program Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\">Council on Social Work Education Accreditation<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 大象传媒 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. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/accreditation\/policies-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">o view the accreditation standards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CSWE\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/About-CSWE\/Governance\/Commissions-and-Councils\/Commission-on-Accreditation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Board on Accreditation (BOA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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\u2019s recognition body, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chea.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation administers a multistep accreditation process that involves program self-studies, site visits, and COA reviews. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accreditation status for the 大象传媒 Western social work program may be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/accreditation\/directory\/?keyword=missouri+western+state+university\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">viewed here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Review and reaffirmation for the 大象传媒 Western social work program is conducted every eight years and is next scheduled for 2031.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"line-height: 1.5\" data-fontsize=\"16\" data-lineheight=\"24px\">Accreditation and Educational Outcomes<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/Assessment-of-Student-Learning-Outcomes-2022-EPAS-Last-completed-July-1-2025-1.pdf\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-1-25).<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/06\/Assessement-of-Student-Learning-Outcomes-Last-completed-6-30-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 6-30-25)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2023\/07\/Learning-Outcomes-with-Assessment-Plan-7-31-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-31-23)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2022\/07\/Assessment_of_Student_Learning_Outcomes_Last_Completed_7-1-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-1-22)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2021\/07\/Student-Learning-Outcomes-8-1-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 7-31-21)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2021\/02\/Student-Learning-Outcomes-2019-2020.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 2-21)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2019\/04\/Learning-Outcomes-4-26.docx\">Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (Last Completed 4-26-19)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 4px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:900px;\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Social Work\" title=\"SocialWork\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/08\/SocialWork.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/08\/SocialWork-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/08\/SocialWork-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/08\/SocialWork.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordion-2551-1 .fusion-panel:hover, #accordion-2551-1 .fusion-panel.hover{ background-color: #f9f9f9 } #accordion-2551-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#cccccc; border-width:1px; background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3); }.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box{ color: #ffffff;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title a .fa-fusion-box:before{ font-size: 13px; width: 13px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title a{font-size:18px;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #333333;border-color: #333333;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title a:hover, #accordion-2551-1 .fusion-toggle-boxed-mode:hover .panel-title a { color: #3a3a3a;}.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title .active .fa-fusion-box,.fusion-accordian  #accordion-2551-1 .panel-title a:hover .fa-fusion-box { background-color: #3a3a3a!important;border-color: #3a3a3a!important;}<\/style><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\"><div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion-2551-1\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"182fd4a05d5199135\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2551-1\" data-target=\"#182fd4a05d5199135\" href=\"#182fd4a05d5199135\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Social Work Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"182fd4a05d5199135\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.missouriwestern.edu\/undergraduate\/science-and-health\/health-professions\/social-work-bsw\/#requirementstext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view the course requirements in the MWSU Course Catalog.<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"7137d50e2f36411a0\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2551-1\" data-target=\"#7137d50e2f36411a0\" href=\"#7137d50e2f36411a0\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Sample Degree Plan<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"7137d50e2f36411a0\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\r\n\r\nMapping your degree plan is important. Consult with your academic advisor to create a plan and monitor it regularly.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/ug\/HP\/SW\/SP-BSW-Social-Work.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.S.W. Social Work<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default fusion-toggle-no-divider fusion-toggle-boxed-mode\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"f883780fe69b94671\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-2551-1\" data-target=\"#f883780fe69b94671\" href=\"#f883780fe69b94671\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Resources<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"f883780fe69b94671\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialworkers.org\/\"><strong>National Association of Social Workers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/\"><b>Council on Social Work Education<\/b><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.mo.gov\/socialworkers.asp\"><b>大象传媒 Committee for Social Workers<\/b><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ksbsrb.ks.gov\/\"><strong>Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aswb.org\/\"><strong>Association of Social Work Boards<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/grandchallengesforsocialwork.org\/publications\/\"><strong>Grand Challenges for Social Work<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voiceworksinstitute.com\/\"><strong>Voiceworks Institute<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-widget-area fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-widget-area-1 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {color:#333333;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget h4 {font-size:13px;}.fusion-widget-area-1 .widget .heading h4 {font-size:13px;}<\/style><div id=\"ct_jquery_3level_accordion_menu_widget-7\" class=\"widget \"><div class=\"menu-social-work-container\"><ul id=\"ct_jquery_3level_accordion_menu_widget-7-menu\" class=\"ctAccordion skin-SimpleLines\"><li id=\"menu-item-2874\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-2874\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/\">Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2566\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/sample-page\/mission-goals\/\">Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2877\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2877\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/sample-page\/licensure\/\">Licensure<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2557\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2557\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/sample-page\/accreditation\/\">Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1656\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1656\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2025\/07\/Student-Handbook-2025-2026.pdf\">Student Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1657\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1657\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/171\/2026\/01\/BSW-and-MSW-Field-Manual-2025-2026.pdf\">Field Education Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1653\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1653\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/missouriwestern.tevera.app\/#\/logon\">Program Database<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2905\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/sample-page\/organization-of-student-social-workers\/\">Organization of Student Social Workers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3357,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551\/revisions\/3357"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/social-work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}