The purpose of this discussion board is to permit you to struggle with measuring an ambiguous outcome. When MSW students graduate from our program, we want to ensure that they are "competent" and are

The purpose of this discussion board is to permit you to struggle with measuring an ambiguous outcome.  When MSW students graduate from our program, we want to ensure that they are "competent" and are "ready" to practice MSW-level social work.  This assignment will count toward the asynchronous portion of your class participation grade.

1.  By Thursday, October 3th at 11:59pm, please post specific ways in which the SSW could assess whether students reached "competence."  Please post specific ways in which the SSW could assess whether students were "ready" to practice in the field.  What specific items can we ask?  How do we ask them?  When do we ask them?  Who do we ask them of?  What can someone observe?  When, where, how?  What records can we pull?  When, where, how?