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ABSTRACT
Assessment of student learning is a major activity of all academic programs, including social work. This manuscript reports one school’s efforts to further develop assessment measures related to diversity and human rights. The program assessment committee received a grant from the university provost to further the school’s assessment activities. Activities focused on engaging key stakeholders through a series of meetings to inform creation of a tool to aid in assessment. Stakeholders included faculty, field educators, advisors, students, and members of the equity and inclusion committee. The tool has been adapted for ongoing use by the field education department. Lessons from this effort are shared in order to guide additional work in assessment.
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Mary Elizabeth Collins
Mary Elizabeth Collins, A.M., Ph.D. is Professor and Department Chair of Social Welfare Policy at Boston University School of Social Work. Previously as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs she planned and implemented strategies for learning assessment in the MSW program.
Deborah Putnam
Deborah Putnam, MSW, MPH is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Pine Street Inn, the largest homeless services provider in New England, and Lecturer in Macro Practice at Boston University School of Social Work. Previously she served as Instruction Administrator and Macro Field Education Coordinator at the School.
Julia Doherty
Julia Doherty, MSW, MPH is a Program Manager at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health at the Boston University School of Social Work where she managed grant-funded projects related to systems of care for people living with HIV and financing of care for children with special health care needs. She is an alumna of the Boston University School of Social Work.