Council on Social Work Education | Technology in Social Work Education and Practice: Past, Present and Future Social Work Distance Education Conference April 15, 2016 Jo Ann R. Regan, PhD, MSW Vice President of Education Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Alexandria, VA

Council on Social Work Education | Overview of Presentation PAST AND PRESENT Discuss social work education and the current state of distance education based on CSWE Annual Survey statistics Discuss the use of technology in social work practice with a focus on ASWB regulatory and NASW/ASWB/ CSWE/CSWA practice standards for technology FUTURE Focus on social work education and practice with technology

Council on Social Work Education | OUR PAST Several studies in the past 15 years to document the prevalence and types of distance education delivery in schools of social work –Wilke & Vinton, 2006 –Vernon, Vakalahi, Pierce, Pittman- Munke & Adkins, 2009 –CSWE, 2011 –East, LaMendola & Alter, 2014

Council on Social Work Education | OUR PAST 2006: ¼ of masters programs offering some form of distance education and 19% offering at least one online course 2009: –41% BSW and 52% of MSW reported use of distance education technology in course delivery –21% indicated complete degree programs in the future

Council on Social Work Education | OUR PAST 2014 National Survey of 121 MSW Program Deans/Directors –68% (82) of MSW programs offered some type of distance education –66 offered one or more web-based courses –3 offered it totally online (60% or more) –19% said they were planning

Council on Social Work Education | CSWE Survey, BSW and 157 MSW 20 programs (5 BSW and 15 BSW) indicated it would be possible to earn a degree completely through technologically mediated instruction Most commonly used technologies: –Asynchronous internet-based –Synchronous internet-based –2-way interactive video –One-way pre-recorded video

Council on Social Work Education | CSWE Survey, 2011 Fully Online Degree Programs 8 baccalaureate programs * 9 masters programs: Boston Univ, FSU, Fordham, Humboldt State, OLLU, TX State-San Marcos reported as delivering by Developing6 Delivering2 Developing3 Delivering6

Council on Social Work Education | CSWE Survey, 2011 Blended/Hybrid Degree Programs 46 baccalaureate programs to deliver more than 50% of curriculum 48 masters programs to deliver more than 50% of curriculum Developing25 Delivering17 Developing13 Delivering30

Council on Social Work Education | PRESENT Since 2012, CSWE Annual Survey now asks whether an online program leading to a social work degree at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral level is offered Maintain a list on the CSWE website of programs offering online or distance education; although not exhaustive.CSWE website New CSWE website will be launched this year that will indicate whether you have an online/distance education program

Council on Social Work Education | PRESENT Since 2012, CSWE Annual Survey now asks whether you offer an online program leading to a social work degree at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral level We also maintain a list of programs offering online or distance education although it is not exhaustive. Representatives from accredited programs who have had their distance education components reviewed through either major change reports or reaffirmation review can have their programs added to the list

Council on Social Work Education | PRESENT Since 2012, CSWE Annual Survey now asks whether you offer an online program leading to a social work degree at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral level We also maintain a list on the CSWE website of programs offering online or distance education; although not exhaustive.CSWE website New CSWE website will be launched this year that will indicate whether you have an online/distance education program

Council on Social Work Education | Current Context of Social Work Education (as of February 2016 COA Meeting and 2015 Annual Survey) 754 Total Accredited Programs in 540 institutions –509 Baccalaureate Programs –245 Master’s Programs –15 Baccalaureate programs in candidacy –16 Masters programs in candidacy 77 Doctoral Programs Over 4,700 Full-Time Faculty

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Council on Social Work Education | 42% of social work programs

Council on Social Work Education | Undergraduate enrollment in Distance Education according to National Center for Education Statistics (December 2015): Partially Fully Online %6% %4% %5%

Council on Social Work Education | Postbaccalaureate enrollment in Distance Education according to National Center for Education Statistics (December 2015): Partially Fully Online %23%

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WHERE WE ARE NOW? Steady growth of fully and partially online programs in social work education Potential of more than 50% of fully or partially online social work education programs in next year The majority of the programs are graduate programs (both masters and doctoral) Baccalaureate programs not growing as rapidy

Council on Social Work Education | Where are we going? Competency-based accreditation standards continue and more focus on assessing delivery methods that enhance attainment of competencies MOOCs and other distance education innovations may change the way courses and/or programs are delivered Need more data on the number of types of students, areas of specialized practice, types of distance education programs Other questions/thoughts????????????

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Contact Information Jo Ann Regan, PhD, MSW Vice President of Education Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Office of Social Work Accreditation 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA