MSW Alumni Survey

Instructions The Master of Social Work program has developed various instruments to help us determine how well we are meeting our program objectives and fulfilling our educational mission to prepare competent social work practitioners for social work practice with children, families and vulnerable adults. Your answers will give us valuable information on how to improve the program and the graduate social work curriculum. The results of this survey will be tabulated for inclusion in our annual program outcomes report that is available on our website (https://www.asurams.edu/academic-affairs/collegeofprofstudies/social-work/degrees/msw.php), as required by our accrediting body, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). As a graduate of the Master of Social Work program at Albany State University, we would very much appreciate your response to this survey.

OPTIONAL:

The personal information below will be deleted from the final report.

Part I: Demographics

1. Gender
2. Race
4. Currently Living
5. Did you have a disability while a MSW student?

Part II: Professional Credentials and Activities

6. I am currently licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).

If you answered yes to the question above, please enter the State Where your License was issued below:

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7. I am currently licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

If you answered yes to the question above, please enter the State Where your License was issued below:

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9. Please check any of the following professional activities you are currently engaged in:

Part III: Employment

10. Since completion of your MSW degree, have you obtained paid employment as a social worker?

If your response to this question is no, then skip to Question 25

11. How many years have you been employed as a social worker since earning your MSW degree?
12. Please describe your current primary employment status:
13. Is the MSW degree required for your current primary employed position?
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16. Are you still working in the FIRST paid primary position you worked at after earning your MSW degree or have you switched to another social work position?
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18. Please specify the PREDOMINANT ethnicity of the clients that you currently serve in your primary social work employment.

19. Please specify clients of OTHER ethnicities that you might also serve in your primary social work employment (check all those that apply).

20. Please specify the socioeconomic status of the clients you serve in your primary social work position.
21. Do you have other paid employment besides your primary social work employment?
22. How many hours per week do you spend at your secondary positions?
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24. What is the amount of student debt that you had upon graduating from the MSW program (check any box that applies)?

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25. (For graduates not employed in social work): What were the reasons that you did not gain employment in social work when you graduated with your MSW degree (please check all that apply):

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26. (For graduates not employed in social work): Do you intend to seek social work employment in the future?

PART IV: SATISFACTION WITH THE MSW PROGRAM AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

28. How well do you believe the MSW program prepared you for your FIRST post-MSW paid employment in social work?
29. In general, how well do you believe the MSW program prepared you for a career in social work?

30. Please place a check in the column that you are in agreement with.

30a. My presence was valued
30b. I felt cautious about expressing myself to the faculty.
30c. I felt cautious about expressing myself to other students.
30d. I felt welcomed.
30e. Faculty were accessible.
30f. Staff was accessible.
30g. Faculty were helpful.
30h. Staff was helpful.
30i. I could not obtain information when I needed it.
30j. Racial and ethnic diversity was valued.
30k. Different religious and spiritual perspectives were valued.
30l. Female students were valued.
30m. Male students were valued.
30n. All sexual orientations were valued.
30o. Ability differences were valued.
30p. Student input and feedback on the MSW program was welcomed.
31. How satisfied are you with your career choice of social work?
32. If you were to do it again, would your attend Albany State University to obtain your MSW degree?

33. Please select the option that reflects how valuable MSW courses were in your practice:

33a. Achieving Justice in a Diverse World
33b. Human Behavior and the Social Environment
33c. Direct Practice Methods
33d. Social Welfare Policies and Programs
33e. Theory & Practice with Families and Groups
33f. Theory & Practice with Communities and Organizations
33g. Research in Social Work
33h. Foundation Field Seminar I
33i. Foundation Field Experience I
33j. Foundation Field Seminar II
33k. Foundation Field Experience II
33l. Family Dynamics Through the Life Cycle
33m. Evaluation of Practice
33n. Assessment & Practice with Children and Adolescents
33o. Assessment & Practice with Families
33p. Assessment & Practice with Vulnerable Adults
33q. Legal & Ethical Issues in Child and Family Policy
33r. Specialized Field Seminar I
33s. Specialized Field Experience I
33t. Specialized Field Seminar I
33u. Specialized Field Experience II
33v. School Social Work
33w. Family Violence Across the Lifespan
33x. Grief & Loss in Social Work Practice
33y. Social Work Practice with Older Adults
33z. Social Work with Abusing & Neglecting Families
33aa. Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology
33cc. Social Work Practice with Substance Abusing Families
33bb. Social Work with Groups
33dd. Social Work Practice with Military Families
33ee. Crisis Intervention and Traumatology
33ff. Supervision in the Social Services
33gg. Service Learning: Trinidad & Tobago
33hh. Special Topics

PART VI: CONCLUSIONS

Please provide us with any comments on the strengths of the MSW program or suggestions you have to make improvements. We value your opinions.

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