Academic Needs Assessment for Macro Social Work Education

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Welcome,andthankyouforparticipatinginthisneedsassessmentsurvey!Weareconductingthissurveybecausewewanttolearnmoreaboutthestateofmacrosocialwork

educationinourschool.The2012RothmanReportillustratedthestateofmacroeducation

onacountry-widescale,butwewanttoknowwhatshappeninghereinourschool

community.

Weaskthatyoubeashonestaspossiblewhenanswering.Werestrivingtogettherichest

informationwecaninordertobeaswell-informedaswecan.Whiletheresultsmaybe

presentedtoourschoolcommunity,yournamewillneverbeused.Thissurveyshouldtake

roughly15minutesofyourtime.

Again,thankyou!

Macrosocialworkfocusesonlargersystems,suchascommunitiesandorganizations.It

comprisesavarietyofpracticesi.e.communityorganizing,programplanning

anddevelopment,policyanalysisandadvocacy,educationaloutreach,andsoforth.

Somewordsthatidentifysocialworkmethodsasmacroinnature:

Communityorganizing

Planning

Development

Macro

Administrative

Leadership

Management

Policy

Does your school have a named formal macro method or concentration?

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If Yes,whatisitcalled?______________________

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IfNo,doesitofferanothermeansofmacrostudyi.e.acertificateprogram,courses,etc.___Yes___No

If Yes,pleasebrieflydescribeit:________________________________________________________________________

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concentration

___1-2___3-4___5-6___more

Pleasenamesomeofthem:__________________________________________________

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Please rate your satisfaction level with the number and quality of macro coursesoffered to you?

___ Very Satisfied ___ Satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Unsatisfied ___ Very

unsatisfied

Please use this space to add any more information about the curriculum as it relates

to macro social work:

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Does your school have a formal macro department?___ Yes ___ No

How many macro faculty members are currently in your program?

___ 0 ___ 1-2 ___ 3-4 ___ 5 or more

How many are full-time/tenured?_____

How many are adjunct?_____ I don't know____

Please use this space to add any more information about the faculty as it relates to

macro social work:

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Do you feel that your professors value macro social work?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Some do/some don't

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What do you feel classroom discussions are more focused on?

___ Macro ___ Clinical

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What do you feel classroom discussions are more focused on?

___ Macro ___ Clinical

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Do you feel that assigned academic readings include enough macro social work

topics to give students an understanding of what macro social work is?

___ Yes ___ No

Please describe: ________________________________________________________

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What are the major text books you use? _____________________________________

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Do you feel that your professors as a whole value and encourage macro social

work?

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In what ways do they and what ways don't they?

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Please use this space to add any more information about your classroom

experience as it relates to macro social work:

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Are macro field placements made available to students?___ Yes ___ No

If Yes, do you feel that your macro placement(s) gives you sufficient macro

training and experience? ___ Yes ___ No

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Are macro field placements encouraged?___ Yes ___ No ___ N/A


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Describe any experiences, both positive and negative, you had with receiving or not

receiving a macro placement:

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Please use this space to add any more information about field placement as it

relates to macro social work:

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Do your deans/top administrators have macro-focused training?

___ Yes ___ No ___ I dont know

Please use this space to add any more information about administration as it relates

to macro social work:

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Please use this space for any comments, positive or negative, about this survey and ways it

can be improved.

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