MSW Alumni Survey 2016

The MSU School of Social Work has developed a multi-faceted Outcome Study designed to provide feedback on how well we are meeting our program objectives and fulfilling our educational mission to prepare social work practitioners for the profession of social work. Feedback from graduates of our BSW and MSW programs is a very important component of our study. You have been identified as a MSW graduate of the MSU School of Social Work. We would very much appreciate your response to this brief survey. Survey results will be used to help us identify ways in which we can better prepare social workers. Your responses to this survey will be combined with the responses of other alumni. A digital template to save and print/email is available at http://www.missouristate.edu/swk/ - you can email this survey to Linda Steinshouer [email protected] or you can fax to MSU School of Social Work 836-7688. Your name or any identification will be removed from survey communication. Personal Information 1. Degrees/majors completed at MSU:  BSW If yes within the last five years, please explore also our BSW survey http://www.missouristate.edu/swk/  MSW:  Regular Standing  Advanced Standing  Full time  Part time 2. Year of completion of degree(s) at MSU ______3. Did you find social work employment when you graduated from MSU?  Yes  No:  Have not been able to find social work employment  In another educational program  Health, family, or other personal reasons  Have been unable to find any kind of employment  Other ______4. Please list your non-social work employment experiences since graduation, beginning with your current or most recent position.

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5. Current Employment status  Full time in SWK employment  Part time in SWK employment  Employed outside of social work MSW Alumni Survey 2016

 Seeking work  Not seeking work

6. From the time you actively sought employment for a social work position, how long did it take you to secure your first job in social work?  Less than one month  1-3 months  4-6 months  7-12 months  more than one year

7. Your FIRST Social Work Position after completing your MSW:

8. Please indicate the areas in which you worked in your first social work position after graduation. Check all that apply.  Public welfare  Corrections  Physical/mental disabilities  Community/neighborhood services  Child welfare  Geriatrics  Church-related social services  Community organization  Drug or alcohol dependency  Medical social work  Families  Mental health  Employment, vocational services  Public policy  Other: ______

9. Please indicate the following areas in which you currently work or most recently worked. Check all that apply.  Public welfare  Corrections  Physical/mental disabilities  Community/neighborhood services  Child welfare  Geriatrics  Church-related social services  Community organization  Drug or alcohol dependency  Medical social work  Families  Mental health  Employment, vocational services  Public policy  Other: ______10. Have you had any promotions or upgrades in your position?  Yes  No 11. If you are with the same organization since before graduation have you had an increase in responsibility in your position?  Yes  No 12. If it was difficult to find a satisfactory social work job, please indicate the reasons. Check all that apply.  Jobs were scarce for MSWs where I wanted to live.  Although some jobs were available, they did not fit my goals and interests.  Although some jobs were available, the pay and benefits were too low.  Employers were looking for people with more experience than I had. MSW Alumni Survey 2016

 Other: ______13. Do you intend to seek social work employment in the future?  Yes  No

14. If you do not intend to seek social work in the future, which of the following most accurately describes the reason?  I have discovered that my interest and abilities lead me in different directions  Jobs are scarce where I live  Able to secure a job I prefer in another field  Other: ______

Rating of MSU program competencies 15. Overall, how well did the MSU Social Work Program prepare you?  Not Prepared  Somewhat Prepared  Prepared  Well Prepared 16. After graduation, how well prepared were you on each competency: Well Prepared Somewh Not at all Prepared at Prepared Prepared Use critical thinking skills Understand and use professional values in an ethical manner Appreciate forms of discrimination and oppression and strategies of social change Use knowledge/skills of generalist social work practice in systems of various sizes Understand and use models of human behavior in the social environment and across the lifespan Understand, analyze, formulate, and influence social policies Use research knowledge and skills to gain a better understanding of practice/ evaluate your own practice interventions Ability to communicate competently and appropriately with the people with whom you serve, as well as coworkers and other members of the professional and general community Use supervision and consultation in appropriate ways and in appropriate settings Function professionally in organizations MSW Alumni Survey 2016

17. Please Evaluate the education you obtained by content area: Extremel Useful Not very Not at all N/A y Useful Useful Useful Generalist Practice Diversity & Social Justice Direct Human Service Practice Community based practice Human Behavior in Social Environment Social welfare policy Research Generalist field placement Advanced Practice Mezzo /Macro or Group/Community Advanced Practice Micro or Direct Advanced field placement

18. Rate your impression of each of the following regarding the climate of the school social work: Strongly Agree Disagre Strongly Agree e Disagree My presence was valued I felt cautious about expressing myself to other students I felt welcomed

Faculty were helpful Staff were helpful I could obtain information when I needed it Racial and ethnic diversity was valued Different religious and spiritual perspectives were valued All sexual orientations were valued Ability differences were valued

Please provide specific comments/recommendations on the following components of the MSU Social Work Program: 19. Curriculum: MSW Alumni Survey 2016

20. Specific Courses:

21. Faculty:

22. Quality of Advising You Received:

23. Student Organization/Student Input into Program:

24. In general, how satisfied are you with your Social Work degree?

Professional Licensure and Credentials 25. Please select all of the following that describe your activities towards licensure.  I have obtained a license as an MSW level social work LMSW  I am pursing a license as a MSW level social work LMSW  I have obtained a LCSW  I am pursuing a LCSW  I am not pursuing professional licensure

26. If you have sought and achieved professional licensure or credentialing, please specify the state, date received, and level/title. ______

27. If you have not been licensed, what are your plans regarding licensure or credentialing?  Plan to apply for level I am currently eligible for.  Plan to apply when I am eligible for a higher level of licensure or credentialing. MSW Alumni Survey 2016

 Do not plan to apply. Licensure or credentialing is not particularly relevant or useful to my current work.  Already licensed. Does not apply.

28. Student debt upon graduation from the MSW program:

<9,000 10,000- 20,000- 30,000- 40,000- 50,000- 60,000- 70,000- Dollar Amount 19,000 29,000 39,000 49,000 59,000 69,000 80,000 Debt incurred while in the MSW program Debt incurred as an undergraduate Other student debt