Building a Competency-Based Curriculum in Social Work Education. Issue 1 (1st January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bracy, Wanda
• Is Part Of: Journal of teaching in social work. Volume 38:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 17
• Publication Date: 2018-01-01
• Subjects: Competency-base education -- curriculum alignment -- curriculum development; Social work education -- Periodicals; Social work education -- United States -- Periodicals; 361.32071
• DOI: 10.1080/08841233.2017.1400496
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0884-1233

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The focus on competency in social work education makes the development of a competency-based curriculum critical. This article describes an approach to curriculum building taking into account the integration, coherency, and integrity of such a curriculum. A presentation of how performance outcomes are fundamental to the relationship between the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standard competencies and the assignments designed to assess their attainment is presented. A demonstration of how the alignment of the components of a course reveals integrity in the curriculum is portrayed. How these aspects coalesce to build a competency-based curriculum is illustrated, and how this curriculum fulfills accreditation requirements is presented. The article concludes with the benefits and a cautionary note on this approach to curriculum building in social work education.