Master of Social Work Feasibility Survey for Prospective Students. For Online/Hybrid Program

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1 Master f Scial Wrk Feasibility Survey fr Prspective Students Fr Online/Hybrid Prgram Dear Survey Participant, The Central Regin Partnership f Mental Health Directrs is interested in funding an Online/Hybrid Master f Scial Wrk Prgram in rder t address the shrtage f qualified mental health clinical staff that prvide services in Mental Health Systems and t prvide a streamlined methd where existing emplyees may have access t a MSW prgram while remaining emplyed. Pssible mdels fr a hybrid n line prgram include: a 2 year prgram with 8 week academic sessins, 2 curses per sessin, tw 3 mnth summer blck full time internship placements, and face t face sessins ne Saturday a mnth during cursewrk; a 3 year prgram with 16 week academic sessins, 2 3 curses per sessin, internship placements 2 3 days a week during secnd and third academic years alng with cursewrk, and face t face sessins n 2 full weekends per semester. We wuld like yur input n the mdels and n the n line frmat f the prgrams. Please take a few minutes t cmplete this feasibility survey and let us knw yur thughts and interest in an n line hybrid MSW prgram. Thank yu fr yur time and interest in cmpleting this survey. DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS HYBRID PROGRAM SURVEY In what type f agency r system are yu currently wrking? Check all that apply: Behaviral Health Care Services Health Care, Hspital Services Frensics, jail, prisn services Child Welfare Services Educatin Services Other, please explain: What cunty are yu frm? In what field f practice d yu hpe t wrk?

2 Internet Access and Skills Yes N Nt Sure Are yu familiar with the Internet r Wrld Wide Web? D yu knw hw t dwnlad items frm the Internet r Wrld Wide Web? Can yu access high speed Internet ( and the Wrld Wide Web) at least three times a week? Have yu taken an nline curse r seminar befre? On a scale f 1 5 where 1= nt at all capable and 5= very capable, hw wuld yu rank yurself: Cmputer Skills I am capable f learning new technlgies. I am a cmpetent Internet user. I am capable f using standard wrd prcessing sftware, such as Micrsft Wrd I am capable f managing files n a cmputer. I am capable f using discussin bard frums and/r chat rms. I can dwnlad new sftware when necessary. Dn t knw On a scale f 1 5 where 1= strngly disagree and 5= strngly agree, hw wuld yu rank the fllwing: Online Learning Dn t knw I prefer nline curses because f: my gegraphical distance frm universities. my persnal r wrk schedule. the need fr freedm t cmplete cursewrk at time and place f my chsing. difficulty ging t campus t cmplete curses. I anticipate needing technical supprt t cmplete an nline prgram I am willing t learn using an nline frmat I will nt be able t further my educatin withut access t an nline hybrid MSW prgram

3 On a scale f 1 5 where 1= strngly disagree and 5= strngly agree, hw wuld yu rank the fllwing: Availability Dn t knw I can get t campus during the evenings. I can get t campus n weekends. I can attend face t face meetings n campus 2 weekends a semester. (Fri, Sat, Sun) I can attend face t face meetings n campus ne Saturday a mnth. I can attend nline virtual class meetings n weekday evenings. I can attend nline virtual class meetings n weekend evenings. I can attend nline virtual class meetings during the day n weekdays. I can attend nline virtual class meetingsduring the day n weekends. I can take 2 classes every 8 weeks. I can take 2 3 classes during 16 week semesters. I wuld prefer t cmplete my degree in 2 yrs by taking curses year rund. I wuld prefer t cmplete my degree in 3 yrs by taking summers ff. I prefer t speed up my curses by cmpleting curses in 8 weeks. I prefer t take curses in the traditinal 16 week semester. I can attend a 2 day rientatin n campus at the beginning f an MSW prgram. On a scale f 1 5 where 1= strngly disagree and 5= strngly agree, hw wuld yu rank the fllwing: Field Placement Dn t knw I can travel up t 50 miles fr my field placement. I am willing t cmplete tw 3 mnth lng, full time summer internships. I am willing t cmplete 2 August May, 2 3

4 day per week, internships alng with my cursewrk. If I culd chse, I wuld prefer full time summer blck internships (withut ther simultaneus classes). If I culd chse, I wuld prefer August May part time internship placements (with ther simultaneus classes). On a scale f 1 5 where 1= strngly disagree and 5= strngly agree, hw wuld yu rank the fllwing: Financial Needs Dn t knw My emplyer will supprt me financially with cmpleting an MSW Prgram. My emplyer will supprt me with flex time r time ff (paid r unpaid) t earn my MSW. I will need schlarships/stipends in rder t be able t cmplete the MSW Prgram. I will need financial lans/aid t cmplete the MSW Prgram. I will nt need financial assistance t cmplete the MSW Prgram Language Skills Yes N Nt Sure Are yu bilingual (speak a secnd language ther than English)? If yu speak a secnd language, what is the language? Are yu fluent (speaking, reading, writing) in a language ther than English? D yu expect t practice scial wrk in anther language? Are yu interested in an n line hybrid prgram that features bilingual/bicultural scial wrk curses? If yu are fluent in Spanish (speaking, writing, & reading), wuld yu be interested in taking a bilingual (Spanish) scial wrk practice curse? Interest in Online/Hybrid MSW Prgram Yes N Nt Sure Wuld yu be interested in applying t attend a hybrid nline MSW prgram yurself? Are there individuals in yur agency r cmmunity that wuld be interested in applying t attend a hybrid nline MSW prgram? Hw wuld yu best describe yur future ambitins? Check all that apply: Wrking in an administrative psitin

5 Wrking in direct practice with clients and their family members Wrking in a state gvernment r legislative ffice Wrking in a Leadership psitin Other r Unknwn I am interested in using an nline learning frmat because: What else wuld yu like t knw abut an n line hybrid prgram? Thank yu fr taking the time t cmplete this survey!