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ABSTRACT
Field education is the most challenging aspect of social work education and there are unprecedented challenges currently measuring good practice with quality outcomes. Thus, it’s important to have competency-based key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess social work professional practice. This study is a national, mixed-methods Delphi research study with three rounds. Round 1 required participants (N=46) to provide open-text qualitative responses on how to assess students’ competency on placement, meeting core social work values and ethics. In round 2, participants’ responses (N=59) were analyzed in relation to AASW Practice Standards. The final round, consensus was obtained from participants (N=71) with 31 KPIs receiving participant agreement. Establishing national agreed-on KPIs is an essential step in maintaining consistency across diverse placement sites.
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Gerard Jefferies
Gerard Jefferies Lecturer in Social Work at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Cindy Davis
Cindy Davis is the former Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and currently the discipline lead of social work at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Jonathan Mason
Jonathan Mason is the Course Coordinator for the Level 4 Master of Clinical Psychology (post-registration) and co-director of the Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Disability at Cairnmillar Institute.