curriculum policy statement

A document that formally and officially describes the educational objectives, standards, and required outcomes of affiliated institutions. In social work in the past 50 years, many curriculum policy statements have been issued by various social work education groups. Currently, most social work educators use this term when referring to the curriculum policy statement adopted by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in 1982. This document delineates the official criteria for accrediting MSW and BSW social work programs. The statement does not prescribe any particular curriculum but does specify certain content areas to be covered and how they are to be related to each other; the purpose and values of social work; and the mission, resources, and educational content of each professional program. The curriculum policy statement is revised and updated periodically (it was last updated in 1992). See also Hollis–Taylor Report.