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Program Information

Kate Turcotte Ph.D., LICSW
MSW Program Director,
Professor of Social Work
School of Business & Social Sciences
kate.turcotte@colby-sawyer.edu
603.526.3750

Admissions

Statement Regarding CSWE Accreditation

The Master of Social Work program at Colby-Sawyer College is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation (BOA). 

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Accreditation of a social work program by the BOA indicates that it meets or exceeds standards of program quality evaluated through a peer review accreditation process. An accredited program has sufficient resources to meet its mission and goals, and the BOA has verified that it demonstrates compliance with all accreditation standards.

Accreditation applies to all program options, which include locations and delivery methods. Accreditation provides reasonable assurance about the quality of the program and the competence of students graduating from the program.

Review our program’s accredited status in CSWE’s Directory of Accredited Programs. For more information about social work accreditation, contact CSWE’s Department of Social Work Accreditation.

Assessment

Program Assessment Process 

Colby-Sawyer's Master of Social Work uses the CSWE’s AS M5.0.1(d) accreditation-approved form to annually assess its online program. Results are published on this website.   

Assessment Process 

The MSW program’s assessment examines student grades on key discussions and assignments in the required curriculum. 

Required courses in the generalist year: 
MSW 510 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Groups and Families
MSW 521 Skills Lab I
MSW 522 Skills Lab II
MSW 530 Social Work Research & Evaluation
MSW 540 Social Work Practice with Communities & Organizations
MSW 550 Human Rights and Social Justice
MSW 580 Social Welfare Policy
MSW 700 Practicum Seminar & Preparation
MSW 701/702 Generalist Practicum & Seminar

 

Required courses in the specialist year:  
MSW 621 Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis
MSW 630 Advanced Research: Program Evaluation
MSW 680 Comparative Social Policy 
MSW 690 Capstone for Social Work
MSW 703/704

Specialist Practicum & Seminar 

 

 

MSW program engages in student assessment every academic year using student grades on key assignments across an array of courses in the program’s required curriculum. For each of the nine social work competencies two measures - from courses and practicum - are selected. The measures chosen for each competency are linked to one or more of the competency dimensions by program faculty.

Colby-Sawyer MSW students meet or exceed program benchmarks across all required EPAS competencies.

Link to form AS M5.0.1(d)