Graduate Survey

In the following survey, please rate how well Meredith College Social Work Program has prepared you for each item by checking the response closest to your opinion.
 
1) Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work practice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
2) Practice within the values and ethics of the social work profession.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
3) Demonstrate professional use of self.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
4) Practice with understanding, respect, and appreciation for diversity.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
5) Understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination and use
strategies of change that advance social and economic justice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
6) Demonstrate a working understanding of the current structures of the social work
profession within the context of its history.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
7) Apply the knowledge and skills of generalist social work practice with systems
of all sizes.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
8) Use effectively knowledge of bio-psycho-social variables (Human Behavior in the
Social Environment content) that affect individual development and behavior.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
9) Use theoretical frameworks to understand the interactions among individuals and
between individuals and social systems that include families, groups, organizations
and communities.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
10) Analyze the impact of social policies on client systems, social workers and agencies.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
11) Evaluate research studies and apply findings to practice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
12) Evaluate own practice interventions.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
13) Use communication skills differentially with a variety of client populations,
colleagues, and members of the community.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
14) Use supervision appropriate to generalist practice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
15) Function effectively within the structure and service delivery systems of a social
welfare agency and, when appropriate, seek organizational change.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
16) Overall - indicate the extent to which the social work curriculum prepared me for
a career in generalist social work practice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
17) Overall - indicate the extent to which the social work program offered a supportive
and challenging learning setting where students developed the knowledge, skills and values
for socially responsible practice.
    Excellent   Good    Adequate    Poor   Very Poor 
18) Based on what you learned in the social work program, indicate the extent to which you
were prepared for advanced professional study.
    I was well prepared
    I was adequately prepared
    I was poorly prepared
    I do not plan to pursue an advanced professional study
19) What do you consider to be the major strengths of the social work program at Meredith?
20) In which areas did the program not prepare you adequately for practice?
21) What recommendations would you make to improve the social work program?

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